Rivman

George, I have never seen one of those rotors with the Max Track, so I am NO help with how it is put together. But I did a Google search for the number listed in the ’81 book, 6274216, and it came up showing the part number available. I didn’t check into it any further, but if you want to see if it is “actually” available, and it “actually” fits, here is a link to the website. Brake Disc For GM 6274216 Good Luck, let us know how it turns out.

Thanks for reminding me Tom, I have a book that has an effective date of May 1981. It does show the number you posted was superseded.

You might try one of these ... They are available all over the place and work for removing and installing. If that is not an option, I try to use a large/wide pry bar. That way it kind of spreads out the prying and isn't as likely to cause dents.

How about here ... Cars ... Rocker Panel Molding Fastener

I was able to identify that my GS did NOT come with the H2 package two ways. First the steering wheel turns are more than the steering box that comes with the package, and second, I was able to identify that the springs were Not the H2 springs. I found tags on two of my springs, one front and one rear, and found the part numbers were for the standard suspension. Yes, the steering box and springs could be changed to add the H2 package.

Great collage Mike! You even caught a shot of me in the background ...

Just an FYI ... I checked with David a while back, he did say he had some good fenders but he didn't really want to, or trust, shipping them. So, for me being in NC picking them up would be a pretty long trip, and for you, being in Seattle, it would be HUGE.

I have the ROA roster from 2017, when Dave was an ROA member, it does have his email address on it. IM me if you want it, and I will give it to you.

GREAT recap of your travels, and the meet Mike!

From what I have learned, yes, a lap joint is better than say a butt joint. I would say it isn’t as usable on newer, thinner sheet metal used today, if at all, but on the heavier steel used years ago it works well. Doing it that way the metal is less likely to warp when welding it in place. He might want to treat the underside with something to keep it from corroding too. Is your body man going to be able to blend his touch-ups in, or is it going to require a complete repaint?

I rejected Seamist Green as a possibility because it wasn't on the ROA site (I'm so trusting). I'll agree that it is visually closer. How common were special order paint cars? It looks like the ROA lists only the "standard" colors that were available on the Riviera, the others on the 1972 Buick color chart are left off. I know one member that has a Fire Red '72, not a "standard" color, but an "available" color. His body tag doesn't list it as an SCO car, it just has the 75 code for Fire Red.

Emerald Mist? How about Seamist Green? The chart below shows it was available on Riviera at an extra charge, maybe it was special ordered? I posted both pages because the color looks different on each one. It might have been an SCO car? Seamist Green is not listed on the ROA site, maybe because it was an optional extra cost color?

That looks great Bob! I can’t believe our mutual friend can’t be satisfied?

Well actually there are others out there with MORE than I have, and several others that have much NICER examples than I too. I bet at least your mother in law has the space to keep adding horses, I really don’t need to be adding anything with the lack of space I already have.

The low production numbers of the bench seat were discussed a little bit on your “Guides To Purchasing” thread a while back. As many of these as I have looked at/into over the years, I have seen very few.

Yes, they do!!! And yes, they are!!!

Yep, still thinking about it, that is part of my 100-year plan. Not sure I’ll ever get there, but still contemplating it. So no, no clues yet.

Both are 1995, neither of them has a sunroof, and both are high mile cars, one at 177K, and the other at 237K. The higher mile car has a leather bench seat too, a pretty stripped version.

Yes, she is VERY understanding, and I haven’t even put all of them in my name. Oh yea, the insurance company loves me every August. These are a couple more left to me by another member. He bought them with high miles, took good care of them, and even had some paint touch up work done. They both need some attention, but once again I’m not sure exactly what I am going to do with them … yet, I just needed to get them moved from where they were.

Na, I don’t think so. Neither of these meet his requirements. Both are ‘95s, and neither one has a sunroof.

Yep, I probably do, or at least an 11-step program … in the opposite direction.

Here I am trying to DOWNSIZE, and look what followed me home this weekend … I got down to nine, but now back up to eleven. Still working on downsizing, just a couple more in the mix to work on now.

As usual, Gordon knows what he is talking about here. I was kind of lucky with my ’72 GS. I checked with the Sloan Museum, and ’72 was one of the years they had records for. But, even having the microfilm, they could not give me the detail I was looking for. They did clarify some things ordered on the car, but my main goal was to find the color it was painted because it was an SCO car. That is not listed on the microfilm, it just shows 001, meaning it was SCO, so they were no help with that. There were a couple other items they could not identify too, so it shows even with the records, we can’t find out everything about them.

It kind of depends on what you are looking to purchase? If it is small items that will fit into the USPS "priority mail" boxes, you could buy whatever it is, and have the seller ship it the day before you are scheduled to arrive? The priority boxes are supposed to be 1-3 day delivery, and are usually pretty reliable. I'm not sure if it would work that good for larger items, but that could be the way to go for things that will fit? I'm not real sure how the "missed delivery" might work, you might be able to get the Air B'n'B to mark it "return to sender" and the seller would get it back? Hope that helps,

Don't give it a second thought, we all know that is what he does, "NIT PICK," especially when it suit his needs!