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Look at this thread on V8Buick.com. http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32962
Larry
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Is it NOS or used?
Larry
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I have a 64 Electra convertible with the 401. The light cover is available from Cars in New Jersey. I can't help you with the antenna switch. I would agree with the restore to original if at all possible. How is the chrome?
Larry
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In Chicago this weekend the zone ads for new Buicks included and additional $500 rebate for AARP members. The ads also states you only need to be 50 to join AARP. As far as I can tell Buick is actively going after the more senior market and is happy there. This is where they have made their bread and butter over the years and there must me a "if it isn't broke don't fix it" attitude there. Bring on the Blackhawk.
Larry
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I did this conversion to my 64 Riv right before Flint last summer. My car is a pleasure only and I don't think it will ever be 400 pt judged. I do however restore it to be as correct as possible. The brakes issue is a different matter. If you drive any of these cars, dual master brakes, halogen headlights and radial tires are a safety issue. I have lost the brakes twice in first gen Rivs. Lose a back tire and wheel at highway speeds and see how well your emergency brake works. The second time I was backing a friends boat into the water when the left front brake hose popped. I dropped into D and pulled out of the launch ramp. With an all drum system there is NO need for a proportioning valve. They are only needed if you go to front disc brakes.
It cost me less than $100 bucks to do the dual master conversion, I am not worried about points, but my safety and my families safety when they are with me. If the rest of your system is in great shape the conversion may not give you anything but a little piece of mind.
Larry
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What's a 64 option code A8? My option list doesn't show any "A" options.
Larry
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<img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Mine finally game today, and in great condition. I was sort of expecting it to be damaged and that would have been the reason it was late. Fourteen days does seem excessive, but my ROA magazine is similiarly delayed for whatever reason. I hope we can get a definitive answer to the delays from the post office.
Larry
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Still waiting for mine outside Chicago.
Larry
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I'm not sure what year are on my 64 Riv. I have a set of steel wheels and the bolt on turbine wheel covers for it if I ever get a chance to get the covers cleaned up and repainted. I have the 71 and up caps on it. It was harder finding the 64 steel wheels with the 3.5" hub than the covers.
Larry
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The registration ring is not that important. You have to remove it to get any of the wheels to fit a 64 with the 3 1/2" wheel hub. My 64 Electra convertible came with a set of 66 wheels with the registration ring removed. Backspacing is more important.
Larry
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There is no rim code for a 65 Road Wheel. The spec's for the wheel are 15 X 6 5 on 5 bolt circle. The center hole cap is 2" and backspacing is 3 3/8th". The web color is dark grey metallic satin and the part number is 1233377. You can also use 66-70 rims with rim codes of 802 and 853 but the center cap hole will be 2 1/8". Do not use the 71 to 78 wheels rim codes 895 because of lack of registration ring and or different backspacing. I got this information from the Riview, the ROA magazine, Vol 16 #1 Nov/Dec 99.
Larry
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When will we see the October Bugle?
Larry
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My 64 part book shows grp# 9.65 part # 980869 All, Reverberator Unit, Radio, must be used with RR Seat speaker. I have a reverb unit in my 64 Riv that I added a couple of years ago. It does plug into the wiring harness at the radio and mounts over the rear axle. If I recall right I had to make a couple of splices when installing. I have a knob that mounts under the dash that turns it on and off. It does have a unique sound.
Larry
Larry
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Can someone identify the year/application for a vacuum gauge. It is part #565357 4. JAN 16 is also stamped next to the part number. It is mounted in a chrome cup with the same part number as the cup my tach sits in. I am wondering if someone put the gauge in a Buick tach cup.
thanks
Larry
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I had a similiar problem with my 69 but only at idle. The supply hose to the heater core never got hot. If I raced the engine I had better flow and would feel some heat. This all happened when I was flushing the system. When the car was in motion I had all the heat I wanted. Mine too wanted to run around 150 degrees. Mine is a 9K original mile car and is not driven much.
Larry
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Try Clark's Corvair for the interior. Your local NAPA should have the water pump and carb kits. I don't know of any source for moulded hoses. I bought my NOS hoses from two diffent vendors over a two year period. I would have bought more if they had them. Cars in NJ had many first gen Riv parts too.
Larry
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Is National Drive Your Classic To Work Day a recognized classic car function? Depending on your plate and insurance you may be in violation of both. Now there maybe a shop on the way to work that you need to visit but in general all of the "old car" policies I have seen strictly prohibit driving it to work. Their risk assessment and pricing exclude this type of driving. That is why they want a "newer" car for each driver in the household.
Larry
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1963 SS code is Bronze Mist.
Larry
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Does anybody kneo of any problem towns on the way to Flint where we may be hassled in our cars? I'm thinking of having YOM plates, maybe no turn signals on older cars or any other reason to hassle us. I bring this up because on Friday night after a local drive night there was a County Sheriff running a safety check. They were looking for DUI's, no insurance, open liquor and stuff like that. No problems there, but it got me to thinking about the trip to Flint.
Larry
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Check on the data tag on the firewall. Should be a two letter code like VV.
Larry
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Does anyone have a 64 Window sticker for a car delivered to NE Illinois? I am looking for dealer codes and shipping costs for a 64 Riviera.
thanks
Larry
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Cool site Chip, a great reference.
Larry
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I have one out of a 64 Electra convertible that worked fine when I pulled it out. Does yours have air? This one doesn't have the return line for it. cotact me at dasgroup@yahoo.com if interested.
Larry
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My roster came yesterday and in good shape. Now if only the June Bugle would show up.
Larry
60's ac/delco part # help
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I have a manifold vacuum gauge part # 565337 4 or 565357-4. It is an AC Delco part and fits in the same housing at the tach for the first gen Rivs. I am trying to figure out the exact application for it. Any help is greatly appreciated.