Nick_S

Doug in Ohio has a 63 or 64 electra convertible parts car if you need anything.

WOW!!! Congrats to Doug and his boys for the award!! Who'd have though a Buick would capture the top honors at that large of a show?!

Holy Blast from the past Batman!!!! this thread is way old, guys! I wonder if he ever got the stud removed?

Take it back and have him put the correct neck back on. A core upgrade doesn not require a filler replacement.

I'm happy to see at least ONE Buick Club Memeber went to bid on it... I wonder what the young whippersnapper who ran it to 475k is going to do with it?

This was Beautiful...

I havent done it in a while but you need to take off the hood, fan, pulley, 6 bolts on the radiator, hoses, AND the water pump. I dont think there is enough clearance to weasel it out betweent the 40 shroud and the pump.

Having done this swap a few times with the 430 and 455's I can say out of all the options, an overdrive trans swap is the best and most cost effective. The gear vendors add on unit will not work within the confines of the Riviera X=frame, and may pose a trouble with eliminating the center bearing. I prefer to use 700r4 cores from 87-93 GM cars, mainly corvettes and camaro due to the better stock calibrations. In the past, my total inventment in the trans/rebuild, new convertor and a trans cooler was under $1000. YOu may or may not have to cut the driveshaft, I dont remeber the length of the 400 or 375 but i think they were close. You'll also need to set up the TV cable and adjust it properly....very important! If the engine is bone stock internally, a 3.08 (which i think was stock in Rivi's) is the lowest you should go with a 700r4. a 2.73 will drop the rpm too low in 4th gear around town. 3.08 and 3.23 are excellent. On the upside, the off the line performance is great because the 700 has a 3.06 first gear AND the overdrive will put your 430 at a happy 1900 rpm at 70-ish mph - it was a 700 rpm decrease on the one car over the 3 spd. It also had gains of 4-7mpg dependant on the terrain and speed. SO! parts list 700r4 from 87-93 GM Convertor Lockup kit TV cable and bracket TCI or Trans Dapt Trans mounting plate (mounts chev trans to BOP) Slip yoke and maybe a conversion U-joint Avoid the Holley EFI - it nice if you have one of their exact engine configurations or you're a whiz at tuning EFI cars / stick with tuning the carb and reading the plugs along ith all the other old hand tricks previously mentioned in this post! Good luck!!

Do you need a rectangle one or and ovalish one? Seybold had one pf each last time I called for parts - 440-835-1193

there is a single tan wire with a black stipe on it with a single connector - over on the passenger side of the cowl. you disconnect that and set the time, then reconnect.

My own first car is a 1969 Chevelle SS 2dr hardtop. My first vehicle I drove regularly after I was licensed was a 1989 Suburban 1/2 ton.

call Doug in Ohio, 440-835-1193

red wheels.

and that part looks like some sort of early "aftermarket" exhaust tip.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'll race my Stutz sedan against a Buick with Dynaflow any day of the week! </div></div> How about a Buick with a 3spd manual? Wanna go on "Pinks!" ?