1984 Riviera 403 swap

[usetaboost]

Awesome project. I like seeing the riv's get some love. That Buick 455 carb is exactly what I need for my 455 swap in my 85 regal. Too bad those damn speed camera tickets got me broke as a joke for a while. All I got to finish is a few gauges and the power steering pump and it's ready to fire and break in.

 

[G-Body_Vet]

If you need the Buick carb when I'm done let me know. I won't give it away, but I won't hit you over the head either.

I'd like to change the rear shocks when I get off work today. The car has self-leveling suspension and the rear shocks are shot. Not sure if the on board compressor works yet, but when I put air to the schader valve on it, you can hear air blowing through the drivers side shock.

It also has a bad vacuum canister on the distributor so that's going to get changed soon too.

 

[usetaboost]

Send me a pm when you are ready

 

[usetaboost]

I do have a core olds 455 carb if you have any interest in it.

 

[G-Body_Vet]

I do have a core olds 455 carb if you have any interest in it.

I usually mess with Pontiac's and have 3 other carbs so probably no need for it to be honest.

 

[G-Body_Vet]

I do have a core olds 455 carb if you have any interest in it.

I usually mess with Pontiac's and have 3 other carbs so probably no need for it to be honest.

 

[G-Body_Vet]

I changed these old trashed

air shocks out today. Rides like a different car now. The original plan was to utilize the auto leveling system but it's now working. For now it's air shocks with manual adjustment.

 

[G-Body_Vet]

Changed the front shocks, painted the carb with some of Eastwood' silver carb paint and installed some gauges in the radio bezel. I didn't want to just mount them under the dash like most people do and it worked out pretty well. Not knowing the engine temp/oil pressure was driving me nuts.

 

[usetaboost]

Can't wait to see some video

 

[G-Body_Vet]

This car is really growing on me! I got the exhaust done and it's a completely different car now. Do to the unique exhaust manifolds and limited room for exhaust, I had to run a single pipe from the manifold and split it from the muffler. It's a Thrush full welded, nothing too expensive. Sounds pretty good though.

1984 Riviera 403 exhaust: