Vehicle Owner

Member ID: TheBusGuy

Location: La Crosse, WI

Vehicle Info

1973 Buick Riviera

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile14.42 sec @ 98 mph
  • 0-608sec
  • Top Speed120mph
  • HP360
  • Weight5247lbs

Major Upgrades

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

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    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Mar 20, 2007

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Emerson’s Buick Riviera
“The PwrBoat”

  • Currently 3.4857142857142 /5 Stars.
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The PWRBOAT a 1973 Buick Riviera. Rebuilt 455 30 over, Comp Cam 268H Cam, T&D Machine Products aluminum roller rockers, Edelbrock intake, flowmaster 40's, H pipe, and 750cfm Q-jet carb, Stock TH400 with Hurst Power shift trans kit and shifter. OPEN rear end 270 gears!!! This will be next to fix. Thats about it......Pictures show the car how she is. Great car...great power...great ride. The Bankers hotrod. Eats ricers and 93 grade gas. See ya on the strip. Up Date 12/26/05 Car now has New HEI upgrade But in storage for winter, Got the parts for posi and a turbo kit off of a 79 buick riviera thats gonna be a custom job. Will keep you updated with pics and text as I fab it!

Emerson Zentz 23, LaCrosse WI
73 Buick Riviera
95 Caprice 9c1 LT-1
68 Chevy C10

TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera

TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera

TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera

UPDATE : 03/23/06

Car goes in for paint this week, just getting it redone to show standers. Ill get pictures of it as im doing to. Hope to have it done in about 3 months! Catch ya latter.

UPDATE : 05/31/06

Well the cars in paint now not to bad on the rust side but it was rear ended when it was almost new and the person who put the new driver side pannel on did not do the greatest job so thats that side of car that has it the worst. Besides little patch pannels being made and I must say doing a great job at johns he also is leading some of it! Should be ready for paint in about 2 weeks. Getting all new rubber seals and new front window (starting to fog) thats about it. Im not shure if I should tint the windows or not or to change the color, going to keep it dark red but should it be a little brighter??? Ok hope you enjoy the pictures.

TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera

TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera

TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera

TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera

UPDATE July/6/06:

Car came out of paint a couple of days ago, they block sanded the heck out of it to get all of the low spots out and so forth. Then John at Johns auto body sprayed about 4 or 5 coats of fresh corvette red somthing??? Not shure what it was called. They still have to wet sand and put the car back together but soon I will rolling around town in style again! Enjoy the new pictures.

TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera

TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera

UPDATE Oct/13/06:

Car is out of paint, with new crome, new badges, new weather stripping, so the car is now done... well almost >:)

TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera
TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera

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TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera


TheBusGuy's 1973 Buick Riviera

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Hot_240SX  

Posted by: Hot_240SX

11/03/2007 03:44PM

Nice Riviera. The new paint looks really nice on the Riv. Keep up the good work on your Buick. Sign my g-book. Thanks!

53FordF-100  

Posted by: 53FordF-100

05/24/2007 11:16AM

like the bodystyle ! its looking good keep up the good work !

SPK13SMTHSALN  

Posted by: SPK13SMTHSALN

03/11/2007 10:18AM

I have a 73 BoatTail myself, name-SMTHSALN. I am in great luck, so far no problems. I do need some time to talk to you. Please contact me when you can...via my profile... I will add my pics shortly. Latro, SPK

RIVBANDIT  

Posted by: RIVBANDIT

02/21/2007 04:37PM

Nice! I miss my 73 Riv. Very fast even stock. Mine was owned by an old guy that barely drove it. Stock medium brown paint with the original vinyl. Put her in a ditch.... Check out my 96 Riv.

Fairlane500Freak  

Posted by: Fairlane500Freak

07/22/2006 09:26PM

sweet riviera checkout out my rides

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: TheBusGuy

Location: La Crosse, WI