Guest Kevin Bayerlein Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Maybe some air in the tires, too. Have you done anything to it since '06?It's coming along nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sayessa Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Warning--the images you're about to see are disturbing. Those with heart conditions or delicate sensibilities should look away. :eek:This is what happens when a 65 sits in the rainy part of Washington State for the better part of 20 years. Currently tearing him apart and assessing the amount of items/time/money we need to rebuild him. Engine was just torn apart last weekend, so while we save up for parts we'll start tackling the body work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kevin Bayerlein Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I was there except I was lucky rough to find a rust free car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sayessa Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Wow, yeah yours is in rough shape too. Lucky on the rust though! It's killing our progress right now, but seeing yours keeps my hope alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kevin Bayerlein Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I see your in SoCal, I am in San Diego if you need anythingHave some parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sayessa Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I need a LOT of parts... As soon as I figure out the PM thing I'll send you my email address. I go to the San Diego area several times a year; it's beautiful down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Sayessa (your name?)To use the "PM thing" click on the persons handle, you'll get a menu. From the menu choose Private Message. Click on it, easy from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just Matt Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) old GM Headquarters Building in Detroit Edited June 15, 2013 by just Matt I'm dumb, and called it the Fisher Building... (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slosteve Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Matt, nice photo. I like the way your Riv sits. :cool: Edited June 12, 2013 by slosteve (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewatersky Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 hey Matt - cool pic. nice location !one day i'll get to Detroit - i doubt my Astro Riv will be with me at the time tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4cruz Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 My 65 ... or as my grandson so lovingly calls it ... the BatMobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool57 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 My 65 ... or as my grandson so lovingly calls it ... the BatMobile[ATTACH=CONFIG]197524[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]197525[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]197526[/ATTACH]Very nice! Is that a Glory Grill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4cruz Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Hey Sam, thanks for the thumbs up on my Riviera. Sorry I do not know the brand name of the billet grill. It was already on the vehicle when I purchased it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just Matt Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 ...that looks like the north entrance to old GM Building on East Grand Blvd.Oh crap. I'm an idiot. You're right, it's the old GM Building, now called Cadillac Place. I knew it was the old GM headquarters, but obviously I need to study up on the names of the Detroit landmarks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slosteve Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 My 65 ... or as my grandson so lovingly calls it ... the BatMobile So Richard, do you have photos of your 65 posted elsewhere on this site? I'd like to see some more of it. Sorta like riske' photo's eh? You see a little and you want to see more! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4cruz Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 So Richard, do you have photos of your 65 posted elsewhere on this site? I'd like to see some more of it. Sorta like riske' photo's eh? You see a little and you want to see more! :cool:slosteve, sorry nope, those are the only ones I have posted here. I'll be taking her out tomorrow so I'll snap a few shots and post back. Any certain poses you interested in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fenwick Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 My new License plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rivi1967 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 My Riviera 1967. Came from TNT Autosales, NY. Now in Finnsnes, Norway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Great car. It's amazing how well a 66 / 67 looks with just the addition of a set of wheels. Great custom with the wheels; pure stock if you put on the originals.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PRDDETROIT Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Here are some pics of my 63. We converted it to a 65 drivetrain. Motor, Trans, rearend and a 3 inch drop suspension in 5 days. I just got back to my home in LA yesterday at 4:30am after a 2300 mile drive from Dearborn michigan (where I grew up) with my daughter down Route 66 in the newly rebuilt Riv. I did a complete story on the Jalopy Journal/ The H.A.M.B (subject= Project 63 Riviera started) with detailed photo's and what it took to do this. It was not an easy job but, It turned out great. Thanks to some really amazing people. My Old man, Charlie, George aka "Kingfish" Dave "Future father in law" and Riviera Dan for a lot of the parts to do this conversion and Russ Martin for some other parts we needed. And all the others. I'll get there names later. Project 63 Riviera has started - THE H.A.M.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slosteve Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Glad you and your daughter made it home safe & sound. And "GREAT JOB" to you, your dad and all the friends that contributed. Great feeling to know your hard work and diligence was worth the effort and done right.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PRDDETROIT Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thank you Steve, A lot of blood, sweat and tears went into this. It was great being able to work on a car with my Dad again, and being able to have my future father in law help and some really good friends of my Dads. I was really at ease when we dropped in the new motor and trans. Drilling new holes in the frame was pretty nerve racking but, when we dropped it in, The Motor mount holes and the trans mount holes weren't even a 1/16 of an inch off. they where dead on. The other was the carrier bearing for the driveshaft. 63 and 65 are completely different and line up in totally different locations. we had to make a steel spacer block to mount it inside the X-frame. But it worked perfectly. My Daughter and I had a great time on our trip. She's never taken a road trip like that and we made some great memories.Glad you and your daughter made it home safe & sound. And "GREAT JOB" to you, your dad and all the friends that contributed. Great feeling to know your hard work and diligence was worth the effort and done right.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Riviera Swede Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Here is mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68RIVGS Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Welcome Riviera Swede, and congratulations on your first post - beautiful '65, a true 'classic' !! That looks just like the frozen north here in Canada, about 5 months of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Monsjou Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Hi there, here a picture of my Riviera 1963 i just bought 3 weeks ago.are the more Dutch Riviera owners on this forum?thanks in advance.Greetings Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Here's a twist for most of you guys, not too many of you have any of the 7th generation cars - 1986 - 1993. When Buick decided to make the 8th generation car - 1995 - 1999, they skipped the 1994 model year and ceased production of the 1993's in December of 1992 after only 4,440 units were made. Here are a couple of pictures of my wife's '93 which we just drove to Lexington and for which she brought home a class winner plaque. Prestige package with every conceivable option except the sun roof. The Medium Blue Sapphire Metallic paint and white leather seats are both extra cost options. We set the cruise at 70, the auto temp control at 70, sat back and enjoyed the ride. Averaged about 27 mpg for the entire trip. Edited July 17, 2013 by RivNut (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slosteve Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 slosteve, sorry nope, those are the only ones I have posted here. I'll be taking her out tomorrow so I'll snap a few shots and post back. Any certain poses you interested in?Still waiting!! Is it because I didn't suggest any indecent poses? How 'bout 3/4 front & rear for starters.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenugent Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Finally got my '63 on the road!!! T.N. 12969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Nicely done sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dialtone Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 None of these are mine but I like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mt65riv Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 'Finally got my '63 on the road!!! T.N. 12969 'Wow! That's a great color combo. Striking! :cool:I don't know what it is about the silver interior but I love that color. Thought about doing mine ('65) even though it's wrong but I think I am going back to the stock gold exterior and I don't want to think Burl Ives everytime I take the car out. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mt65riv Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Looks great. I am looking at getting Astros and wonder are yours 6 or 7 inchers? I have a '65 with 3" Jamcos. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PRDDETROIT Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 I have 15x6 cooper tires 225/75r15 I like em. They ride nice. Good clean sidewalls and fairly cheap. They do hit a little if I turn to tight but not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72gs455 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Here is my 54 Riv as I found it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool57 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Finally got my '63 on the road!!! T.N. 12969 [ATTACH=CONFIG]216148[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]216153[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]216155[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]216157[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]216158[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]216159[/ATTACH]Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JouniK Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Here´s a few pics I took before winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slosteve Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Looks cool! How much has the top been sliced?Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JouniK Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Looks cool! How much has the top been sliced?SteveThanks, around 2,5"..J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dialtone Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 My 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gseago Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 A project 65 I picked up recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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