KishanP

Hey Guys, first thank you for all the advice it truly was helpful! Sorry for not posting earlier, I am in my last year of college as well as working for an engineering consulting company so my plate is kind of full and I know this project is going to take years so there is no rush for me. I had also done research beforehand and pretty much everything was telling me the car is too heavy but I just really loved the car and was hoping on the small chance that you guys might have suggestions on how to lose weight and make the project feasible. But my ultimate goal is to build/convert a classic car to electric, so logic wins in this case and my best option is to sell the car and use the profit to buy a rolling chassis that fills my requirements and have a solid foundation. So, I went home for spring break and got fresh pictures of the car and you should see it for sale soon if your interested! Side note: I saw the car in person for the first time in a long time and realized I was a little dumb/clouded, this car is MASSIVE :), It would've been so inefficient to move this much metal around, I just was too connected to the car haha! Thanks again for the support and I will keep you guys updated!!!

I have had this 66 Buick Riviera just sitting around for 3 years and recently got the idea to convert it to electric and make it my daily use car. I want to convert it to electric because I am a young electrical engineer so I have plenty foundational and real life knowledge in electronics, but don't have any experience rebuilding engines or working on cars in general. (I do plan on keeping everything and possibly rebuilding the engine, carb, etc later) The main problem I am initially running into is not being able to find any weight statistics besides curb weight. I really need the chassis weight, GVWR, and any other part weights if available. I know this is very unlikely since its such an old car and I will most likely just have to end up removing everything and weighing it myself, but if you all know any info let me know! I have included some pictures of when I found it and its current state. Thank You!

I have had this 66 Buick Riviera just sitting around for 3 years and recently got the idea to convert it to electric and make it my daily use car. I want to convert it to electric because I am a young electrical engineer so I have plenty foundational and real life knowledge in electronics, but don't have any experience rebuilding engines or working on cars in general. (I do plan on keeping everything and possibly rebuilding the engine, carb, etc later) The main problem I am initially running into is not being able to find any weight statistics besides curb weight. I really need the chassis weight, GVWR, and any other part weights if available. I know this is very unlikely since its such an old car and I will most likely just have to end up removing everything and weighing it myself, but if you all know any info let me know! I have included some pictures of when I found it and its current state. Thank You!