Zimm63 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Any suggestions as to the best source, or is everyone selling the from the same original manufacturer? Do any of them come with the bends in the right place, or is this figure it out yourself territory? I have a set from a well thought of shop that aren't that great. The good news is that's a big box of stuff emptied. If its trash, its trash, but I'd like to get the trunk put back together. Whats out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Support your ROA members. Give Gene Guarnere a shout. I got mine from him. Good quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiviDad Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Lemme guess the name of the “well thought of shop”…OPGI Too many people still falling in their trap I will have to try Gene when I buy my kit. Thx for the lead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandg Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Thanks Ed. I do have about 50 sets of new cardboard. I do not ship this stuff because it is so expensive. I know it will get bent in transit. I only charge 50 dollars a set. I have attached a picture with the cardboard stacked in the upper right corner. I am sure my wife will scrap all this stuff someday. Until then it is still available. Thanks Gene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimm63 Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Gene- is yours scored or marked for the bends, or I need to figure that out on my own? I could ride up to your place, grab them off the driveway, leave a $50 under a brick and wave hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandg Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 They do have the bending spots. I recommend putting a razor line down that spot before bending. They are all new and I have the trunk remote cover if you need that. Let me know. Thanks Gene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Make sure the one you get is for your needs - remote trunk release takes a different piece across the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiviDad Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 8 hours ago, abandg said: I do have about 50 sets of new cardboard. I do not ship this stuff because it is so expensive. I know it will get bent in transit. I only charge 50 dollars a set. If u don’t ship, where do u live? Please say SoCal 🤞🏼 BTW, nice collection of parts 👍🏼 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandg Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Close, South Philly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiviDad Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) On 4/12/2020 at 4:22 AM, abandg said: I do have about 50 sets of new cardboard. I do not ship this stuff because it is so expensive. I know it will get bent in transit. I only charge 50 dollars a set. Gene, I’m sure u have plenty of time left to sell off all your parts before u let your wife scrap them. How about reconsidering shipping?? I’ll buy a cardboard kit. An idea crossed my mind. Have u heard of Luan 1/4” plywood? Its sold at the big box stores & some hardware stores too. I’m thinking if u sandwich the cardboard between two pieces of Luan & wrap the whole thing with packing tape? Maybe it’ll hold its shape? I’ll be the first guinea pig haha. Are u in? Edit: 65 Rivi kit pls 😬 Edited April 14, 2020 by RockinRiviDad (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 RockinRiv, ever met a person who really does not like to do a certain thing no matter what? Well, Gene really really does not like to ship. Gene, is the only supplier that had the rubber grommet for the Freon hoses for the firewall. I’m in Baltimore so it is a nice drive up to South Philly. Also, South Philly has places that make a right Good cheese steak submarine sandwich. Gene is always good for the treat. Gene has everything. Turbinator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 4/12/2020 at 11:11 AM, Zimm63 said: Gene- is yours scored or marked for the bends, or I need to figure that out on my own? I could ride up to your place, grab them off the driveway, leave a $50 under a brick and wave hello. Zimm, I bought my card board from Gene for the trunk liner. Then I sent the cardboard to a shop in NC. The shop applied gray vinyl to the cardboard that looks good and easy to clean. Additionally, the shop supplied the floor fabric liner as well. I like it. Turbinator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965rivgs Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Gene, If you decide to ship I would be good for 2 sets of the trunk cardboard. Maybe shrink wrap it after the plywood? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiviDad Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) So lemme get this straight. Gene has a gold mine of parts but we can’t buy any of it cuz he won’t ship? BTW, GENE, I read your bio & saw that your dad is Wild Bill from the Band of Brothers? WOW!! Tell him I said THANK U FOR HIS SERVICE!! Edited April 14, 2020 by RockinRiviDad (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandg Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Dave, I ship a lot of parts. I don't like to ship anything large as the cost is high and customers don't want to pay that much. I have sent a set of cardboard to Tennessee and the shipping was 50 dollars. Also fenders, hood, bumpers are all big ticket items and you never know how people respond to the item after it is shipped. I will take anything back that I send out even if the customer does not want it. This is my no wining clause that I stand by. This would be expensive if someone is not satisfied with a large item. The cost for them to send it back can be very high. Thus it creates a lot of wining. I hope this clears up my shipping policy. I will ship you cardboard if you want to pay the shipping but it will not be covered by the no wining clause. Your Riviera friend. Gene. Yes my dad was a cool guy and drove a Riviera for many years. He passed away in 2014. We had a statue made of him. He's at the Reading air show greeting people. He loved meeting people and they enjoyed meeting him. It was a great time for me and my family. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71GS Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸Truly the Greatest Generation. Thanks to all who served. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiviDad Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) Thank u for clearing up the shipping “no whining” policy haha. I will get back to u on whether I wanna pay $50 more for shipping. Probably still a good deal. But I just dropped my car off for an alignment. Holding to get rid of a vibration. Last time he aligned it for me he charged me $200. Not a lot of money but the wife just got laid off due to the virus. So I’m sure she’ll be reminding me when I go to pay the alignment guy 😩 Sorry for your loss (your dad, Wild Bill). I was confused about him still being around. I thought u mentioned he was still around. Sorry. Great statue, sir…I love it…I would’ve loved to have met him. Edited April 15, 2020 by RockinRiviDad (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riv2x4 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Gene, I'm near enough toTom, maybe ship 3 at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telriv Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Now that sounds like a win/win for everyone involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965rivgs Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 3 hours ago, riv2x4 said: Gene, I'm near enough toTom, maybe ship 3 at the same time? Larry, Normally under the present circumstances you would need to stay one Riviera length away when you pick up...however, I modified a dual quad air cleaner into a respirator so we should be OK Tom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) It's pretty much a given on the Buick forums that "If there are no pictures, it didn't happen." Gonna have to see that respirator. 😁 Edited April 14, 2020 by RivNut (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandg Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I will check on shipping for three sets. Larry send me your zip code and city. Gene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965rivgs Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 38 minutes ago, abandg said: I will check on shipping for three sets. Larry send me your zip code and city. Gene. 2 hours ago, RivNut said: It's pretty much a given on the Buick forums that "If there are no pictures, it didn't happen." Gonna have to see that respirator. 😁 That`s not a Buick forum thing, that`s an Ed Raner thing... Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965rivgs Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 41 minutes ago, abandg said: I will check on shipping for three sets. Larry send me your zip code and city. Gene. Gene, I`m near enough to Larry, maybe you could throw in 2 sets for me? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, 1965rivgs said: That`s not a Buick forum thing, that`s an Ed Raner thing... Tom Mr. Earl initiated this, not me. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riv2x4 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 11 hours ago, 1965rivgs said: Gene, I`m near enough to Larry, maybe you could throw in 2 sets for me? Tom 11 hours ago, abandg said: I will check on shipping for three sets. Larry send me your zip code and city. Gene. That's what I was thinking, ship 3 to us and we can get them divided up here. My zip is 60048. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msdminc Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 This is what I am using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Buick Riviera Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I would also like to take one cardboard set for me. @riv2x4 - will you consider to ship it further to IL 60156, of course I will cover the costs ? @abandg - will you ship additional set (4 in total, I believe) ? I can do PayPal (preferred) or wire transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 14 hours ago, RivNut said: Mr. Earl initiated this, not me. 😎 Here it is. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riv2x4 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, George Buick Riviera said: I would also like to take one cardboard set for me. @riv2x4 - will you consider to ship it further to IL 60156, of course I will cover the costs ? @abandg - will you ship additional set (4 in total, I believe) ? I can do PayPal (preferred) or wire transfer. I could be the Chicago area drop spot for anyone interested. Further shipping or meet up could be arranged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Buick Riviera Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, riv2x4 said: I could be the Chicago area drop spot for anyone interested. Further shipping or meet up could be arranged. I will PM you delivery address. I am living in EU, so we can't meet at Chicago :-(. The address is the storage where I collect the parts for a common overseas shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riv2x4 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I'm working with Gene to get 10 sent to me in the Chicago area. Will have more details next week. Gene's no whining rule will be firmly in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiviDad Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 6 hours ago, riv2x4 said: Further shipping or meet up could be arranged. I reached out to my Rivi buddy’s to see who needed a kit. Only one buddy with a 64 wanted a kit. We are in SoCal. Would it be smart to jump on board with what u have going on with the 10 kits already? Then have u ship them to me? We can all split the original shipping cost. Then obviously I’d be responsible to pay for the second shipping cost. I have a 65. My buddy has a 64. Are all first-gen kits the same?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandg Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 If this keeps up I will need a forklift. I will try to post a set up here tomorrow so everyone can see the stuff. Thanks Gene. Also have a nice 65 rear bumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XframeFX Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Another Big Ticket item. Gene, you wouldn't want to ship a light bulb to Canada! John B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegart Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Gene, it looks like your boredom pictures are paying off. Keep posting. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiviDad Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Does anyone know if ALL First-Gen cardboard kits are the same?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandg Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 They are the same size for 63 64 65. Kevin, if I did this for a living I would be living in a Sears box in someones yard. John, I will ship you a bulb if you need it to Canada. Larry, I took pictures of the cardboard (actually my wife did. I have a flip phone.) and as you can see it is pretty nice stuff. I put the both rear sections in, one for standard, and one for the remote trunk release. This stuff has to be sliced at the bend to get a perfect bend. It is pretty easy to install. Thanks guys, Gene. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65VerdeGS Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 On 4/14/2020 at 2:58 PM, 1965rivgs said: Larry, Normally under the present circumstances you would need to stay one Riviera length away when you pick up...however, I modified a dual quad air cleaner into a respirator so we should be OK Tom LOL!!!! Thanks for the laugh Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65VerdeGS Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 5:06 PM, abandg said: If this keeps up I will need a forklift. I will try to post a set up here tomorrow so everyone can see the stuff. Thanks Gene. Also have a nice 65 rear bumper Hi Gene - what are you wanting to get for that '65 rear bumper? Is it a rechromed core? Or good original? Any dents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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