:1973 Buick Riviera (aka: The Banana Boat)
455 cubic inch V8. This thing eats gas like none other. It's a good thing I like to ride my bike!
:Completed modifications:
-Edelbrock Performer intake - weighs about 1/5 as much as the original cast iron intake.
-Electronic ignition - Petronix Flamethrower ignition and coil, goodbye points and condenser!
:Future modifications:
-TA Performance headers - hope to get these in by the summer
-New shocks - not sure what to pick, but I want something to make this boat handle a little less like a battleship in an Atlantic gale.
(Trying to keep mods to a minimum to keep things as close to original as I can. But I can't resist the urge to tweak a little more horsepower out of the beast.)
:Things to touch up:
-Need to re-do the weatherstripping.
-Speakers need to be replaced, since they've rotted out.
-Dashboard and seats have some ugly cracks that need touching up.
-Trunk needs to be re-carpeted.
