Guest Robert Ricci Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I, am looking for a carburerator for my 1963 Riviera 401 motor. core or rebuilt. Thanks Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Riv-King Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Contact Centerville Auto Repair at nailhead_russ@yahoo.com or on the ebay site stores.shop.ebay.com/buickrodder. Their website is helpful too: nailheadbuick.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Buick came out with the 325 hp 401 in 1959 but you started the '59 and maybe the '60 by stepping on the accelerator pedal, not turning the key. After that year I would think that any Carter AFB or Rochester 4GC designated for a Buick up through 1963 should work. In '64 Buick went to the TH400 transmisson and gave up the mechanical kickdown in favor of an electrical unit. So any Buick carb 1960 - 1963 will work on your '63 Riviera. It might not be numbers matching but it will work. If you know the carb number you want, call Jon at The Carburetor Shop in Eldon, MO. He has quite an inventory of carburetors. THE CARBURETOR SHOPEd Edited February 12, 2013 by RivNut (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petelempert Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 RR-I've got a Rochester 4GC sitting in a box in my garage. Came off a 63 with a 401. Also has all the linkage. Condition is pretty good. Let me know if you are interested. Thx PRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 My '60 has the gas pedal start. Keep it a secret, though. I have been telling the locals it has voice command. I just point at the dash and say "Start".Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Used to do kind of the same kind of thing with my Wonderbar radio. I'd tell a passenger to snap his fingers and point at the radio to change the station. Wah-lah a new statioin. I'd be operating the remote foot control. Especially impressive to my daughter's young friends. 11 - 12 year olds can be so gullible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrlforfun Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 OK Riviera People: When we were kids we watched My Favorite Martian. There was a neighborhood kid just ripe for picking so I told him I was a Martian. Prove it, he says. OK. I got behind a 65 Cadillac, my friend turned on the radio and that was it. When the kid saw that antenna come up....I guess you had to be there. Mitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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