JParsley Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Hi all. Quick question for you guys that have been all through these cars. I’m 33, and just recently saw a boat tail 72 and fell madly in love. I’m considering diving full into a restoration build, but one thing would make me absolutely go crazy and dive in - being able to swap out the fenders, hood, grill and bumper from a 68 onto it. I love the front end of both models, but that combo would just be perfect to me. I know with enough fab anything is possible, but I’m curious as to how much modification such a task would entail and how close the two are in geometry, mount locations, etc. Thanks for any thoughts and ideas you may provide, and if it’s just a stupid idea, feel free to say that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyntre Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Johnny Cash wrote a song about that ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Curran Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Anything is possible with enough time and money but nothing is compatible between those years. Buy one of each to satisfy your urge!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JParsley Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Pat Curran said: Anything is possible with enough time and money but nothing is compatible between those years. Buy one of each to satisfy your urge!! That’s exactly the info I was after! Didn’t know if these were similar to a Silverado or something where body panels could be reasonably easily converted. And buying two isn’t all that bad of an idea! Thank you for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 66 - 70 are built on the same platform then in 71 EVERYTHING changed. 71 - 76 might have a few things in common. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 It might be a better plan to modify the rear glass and deck of a '68 to get the Boattail effect. Have you driven both? I had a '66 and a '68. I tried out a '71 or '72 and didn't care for it on the inside. I didn't buy it. When driving you don't see the outside lines and I like the earlier dash better. Those were the GM models with the steep angle of the sill plates. You only see them on entry and exit but they just didn't look right to me. Externally, body cars are very well integrated designs. I always thought a '68-'69 done up with styling ques from the '50 Mercury customs would be nice, but the idea of swapping clips will kill you when everyone keeps asking if you couldn't find the right fenders. That will get old real fast. Bernie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) If you're going to go through all that work modifying, go all the way and build this. Edited June 27, 2018 by JZRIV (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadShark Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 On 6/25/2018 at 7:04 PM, pyntre said: Johnny Cash wrote a song about that ..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadShark Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 20 hours ago, JZRIV said: If you're going to go through all that work modifying, go all the way and build this. I gotta say - someone must have done a lot of work and that came out very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I believe it is computer generated image. Not an actual build. But man, what a great creation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Curran Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Anything to get it off the assembly line on a Friday afternoon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Here's something even worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 17 hours ago, NC68Riviera said: Here's something even worse! Awesome! Someone has managed to anger both classic Riviera AND Corvette aficionados... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Perhaps Jason Z. can pull up a picture of the motorcycle that has those 63 64 grills as part of the customizing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Curran Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 1 hour ago, RivNut said: Perhaps Jason Z. can pull up a picture of the motorcycle that has those 63 64 grills as part of the customizing.. That bike was at the Hemmings Concours last year and it was probably the best application of Riviera parts that I have ever seen other than on an actual Riviera. It was so well done it looked like it came from the factory that way. Ray put a picture of it in a Riview not long ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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