protrash63

Pretty much rust free. I believe it has been in AZ the whole time. Found an insurance card that expired in 9/93 in the glove box.

Cowl tag. I dont know how to blow this up!

Out in the shop today as Im about to do suspension work on the 64 Suburban in the background of the car pic above. The engine number matches the vin tag, so its original. Musta been painted somewhere along the line. I think I have a pic of the cowl tag, I know its 'D' paint code with '728' trim code. Also has the remote manual pass mirror. Pretty plain besides the AC system.

Ok, finally got this pic to download this morning.....here is the stuck boat anchor under the hood!😄 Cleaning out the trunk I found many gaskets and oil etc....Ive also read that the 63 401's were painted silver and black. Im wondering if someone was working on or maintaining this engine as there is rtv on the water pump cover. Appears to have new valve cover gaskets..''and the spark plugs had blue paint on them. Most people dont paint dead engines, lol. Since the pic I have sprayed carb cleaner and found the intake is red underneath...also the trans has red overspray on the bellhousing portiion. Would these be clues to anything about an engine swap in the past? Please chime in if you have an idea. As stated before, Im going to focus on the suspension items first and slowly decipher what the story is on the drive train. Thanks for checking in!!

Looks killer to me.....I love understated colors. Sounds like its been well loved with lots of attention.

Thanks! I have been looking at Rivs for the last year and and have passed on quite a few for different reasons. I went and looked at this and it is basically complete, although pretty crispy. AC car with manual windows and silver interior. I think Im going to start from the bottom up and do suspension stuff first while slowly looking at the mechanical stuff. Engine is soaking with PB blaster, trans fluid, and Marvel mystery oil.

Sure does have paint.......'D' silver cloud. The car has never been painted as far as I can tell....posted a pic in the intro section but here it is in my shop now. So faded that it looks like primer. May have had a door skin on the pass side...not sure.

Hahahaha!!! I actually cleaned up the trunk in about 30 minutes...Ive had that wire brush for 20 years now...cant believe its still going.

Good suggestion. I completed a 1966 Chevy PU about a year ago. I added grounds to every light bucket on the truck and they all glow brightly with zero issues as soon as I tested them. The grounding thru the housings is a real pain to track down sometimes.

Thanks T.... I never seem to find stuff like this although the car has some other large obstacles to overcome such as a stuck engine and trans with the stinkiest fluid Ive ever smelled. lol

Hey everyone! Drug home a 63 and in doing searches kept getting references to this site and therefore joined. This car will be toyed with in between other projects and I have just started cleaning up things...3 bags of garbage yanked out so far. This car was last registered in AZ in 1993 and has been sitting in the desert for a while.... thought you all mite like to see a nice trunk floor. Unbelievable!

Cant over stress how important tires are to the vehicle. You arent going anywhere without them. In the Phoenix area when summer starts rolling in and we are hitting 100*s the freeways are littered with blowouts. I see this every year. My .02

Saw this thread and in my search for rear suspension bushings and parts ran into this set up. It will make the purists heads melt but for customs its totally cool. https://www.bcfab.com/63-65-Buick-Riviera-Link-Kit_p_1711.html Custom 63-65 link kit for all out builds....hmmmm!

Newbee here but done a few brake systems on my trucks....also didnt see it mentioned in the previous responses. Is the ms/cyl depth and pushrod length correct? sometimes there are differences... Something to check anyway.

Hi! Posting from Mesa AZ..........against my better judgement I drug home a crispy desert fresh 63 Riv which I will start slowly fixing in between my other car projects. Many google searches kept leading to this forum and Im hoping I can get dialed in on some parts as I go.