Vehicle Owner

Member ID: darkfall_13

Location: Crescent City, CA

Vehicle Info

1973 Buick Riviera

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
    • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.
    • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
    • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.
    • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Mar 22, 2005

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Kenneth’s Buick Riviera
“Old Moldy”

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14 guestbook comments

I've had my car for over 2 months now (sure seems like a lot longer) I'm just posting pics on its progress.

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera

Well I guess it's finally going somewhere; I decided against doing anything else to the hood real quickly when I relized that the rust went almost down half the hood from underneath; I'll just get a new one later.

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera

Well with that little bumber skirt thing I put on it looks even lower; but I don't think I have all that skirt thingy...

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera

I took off the body length chrome strip and started filling in the holes.

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera

Eh it doesn't look half bad I guess

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera

What wonders armor-all does to this stuff.

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera

Right behind the driver's seat the floor had rust hole (biggest one being and inch wide; so I just cut out that spot and put sheet metal in its place, it'll be covered with carpet later anyway.

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera

Most of the floor looks like this; not bad, just dirty and light rust.

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera

My parents got me these seat covers; don't look half bad and they're real comfy.

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera

Not much done to the running parts; speaking of that they are running parts I finally got it running; had to replace the flexplate and starter, I recently got a new distributer cap, points and condesers, spark plugs and wires. It runs real nice, starts first try every time so far.

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera Before and after of the wheels; ok I lied 3 of the wheels look that good the other is still and in fact is the "before" picture; sorry I don't work a normal routine.

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera

Blurry yes, but I thought I'd throw it in, I got the clock working! It's really cool to have a dash clock. I don't know why...

darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera darkfall_13's 1973 Buick Riviera My new viynl *cough* primer black *cough* top. I decided to primer the entire top and give it a bit of style too.

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motordc  

Posted by: motordc

09/06/2007 06:39AM

Hi Kenneth; To bad about the motor. You should try to sell it rather than scrap it. Someone will buy it.

lafea1930  

Posted by: lafea1930

04/16/2007 08:46PM

hey sorry to hear that as well, i don't mean to aggrevate you more but i'm in the middle of a rebuild myself, but florida dosen't have many spare parts for these beauties. could you let me know if you know any place that i can get parts mainly hood and front fenders? thanks for any help you or anyone out here can provide.

TCHarley  

Posted by: TCHarley

12/15/2005 04:54PM

Ouch, sorry to hear you're junking that ol beauty. Hope someone else gets the opportunity to fix her up who has the time and rescources.

fan3fan8  

Posted by: fan3fan8

04/27/2005 10:05PM

Man, do not junk this car! Put a 4 sale sign on it and sell it to someone else. Hell, you could give it away!! This is partly why these cars ( and old cars in general are so scarce. But I digress. It was fun while it lasted tho, wasn't it? Good luck with your next project>

zjb69  

Posted by: zjb69

11/29/2004 12:28AM

nice ride, i got a seventy one im workin on, if you need a hood you can find one in personville ca it in the mohobby desert i picked up a hole front end there for mine they had like 4 good doner cars one was a 72 gs that has the good heads. the town is a 7/11 a big as junk yard and 3 trailer houses but you can look up the junk yard on there web sight the lady that founded the town is called the hubcap queen....switch the engine to HEI ignition you think your self in the long run

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Member ID: darkfall_13

Location: Crescent City, CA