chuckfmtexas Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I can finally reveal my 1969 Riviera I bought in late May. The car has been completely restored inside and out and all mechanical running gear including new springs, front and back. The car also had steel wheels and hubcaps. What was immediately noticeable was the car was sitting too high, see the first photo shown below. It was 2.5 inches high in the front and 2.5 in the rear. The end result to get the car back to original factory height was to remove the 2.5 inch spacers someone had put in the rear springs and order front springs that were 1.5 inches lower than stock springs. We installed a new set of stock front springs when we installed the rears but the car still sat 1.5 inches too high in the front. By installing the 1.5 inch below stock spring height in front today the car is now at factory level. Also installed the four rallye wheels I bought and had re-chromed and powder coated. With new Firestone 78 R 15 whitewalls the car now looks original. Looking forward to driving and showing the car. Chuck 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj5794 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Chuck, Great looking '69! Much improved stance and terrific rallyes. Please show us the installed full-length operating console when possible. Jim Vesely ROA # 7437 BCA # 39477 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Much better, Chuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Sure is sitt'n pretty now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Best blue color I've seen on this era car. Outstanding! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted "Wildcat65" Nagel Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Great effort, it really looks great with the proper ride height and wheels/tires. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckfmtexas Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Thanks again guys for the kind words, the full length console and console tilt wheel steering column parts are being collected and will probably be installed sometime between October and the end of the year AFTER IT COOLS DOWN. Set a record today in Dallas/Fort Worth of 106 degrees. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 On 8/28/2020 at 9:46 AM, RivNut said: Best blue color I've seen on this era car. Outstanding! From the photos it looks like the same color we had on our 1970 Catalina when I got my learner's permit. Pontiac called it "Atoll Blue" and it is a really deep metallic blue and does look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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