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1970 Buick Riviera on 2040-cars
Year:1970
Mileage:110000
Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Up for auction is my 1970 Buick Riviera
which I have owned since 1995.
This is the perfect car for someone looking for a drivable project to tinker with. This car needs nothing major. This isn't a show car. That was never my goal, and therefore it is not perfect nor do I pretend it is perfect. It is a very presentable car that does turn heads. To the best of my knowledge, this car has spent most of it's life in dry climates. The person I bought the car from purchased it in South Dakota while stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base. Through items I found under the seats, such as gas charge slips etc from the early 70's, I believe this car originally sold new in Texas. It has always been garaged and kept dry since I took ownership of it. Power Windows. Power Seat. AM Radio. Tissue Dispenser. 4 Note Horns. Cornering Lamps. Cruise Control. Electric trunk release. Body Repainted about 5 years ago in the original code 61 Sandpiper Beige. Not a show finish, but an excellent driver quality. The only areas of rust on this car was on the rear quarters just above the wheel openings and fender skirts, both of which are a very common areas to rust on the '70 Riviera. The remainder of the body including floors, doors, lower rear quarters, front fenders and areas surrounding the windshield and rear window show evidence of always having been dry and solid. The fender skirts were replaced with rust free skirts from a donor car. The area of rust above the rear wheels was cut out and replaced with metal. I have noticed some bubbling of the paint beginning over these repairs this summer. The next project on my list for the body was a new vinyl top as the original has seen better days. Interior Interior is in very good condition, showing normal wear and tear as a 44 year old car will. A tear in the passenger seat vinyl is the worse of it. Carpet is good but this was another item I had plans to replace down the road. Dash pad is crack free. Steering wheel has typical cracks from age. Currently has an old cassette deck and equalizer installed. The original AM radio which works will be included with the car. Clock works! 455 Engine Completely rebuilt in 2007 using parts from TA Performance. Runs smooth and pulls hard. Because the original block had a badly scored cylinder, the block was replaced with a WF code block from a 1972 Electra. By 1972 GM made improvements to the oiling capabilities of the Buick 455 which were lacking in the 1970 455 block. The original 1970 69cc heads were retained. Block bored & honed .030 over. Crank turned & Polished .010 under. TA Performance stock compression 10:1 cast pistons. TA Cast iron rings. TA 212 Camshaft. Installed 4* advanced. TA Dual Grooved Camshaft Bearings. Rollmaster Double roller chain timing set. New TA lifters. New pushrods TA Oil pump rebuild kit with booster plate. TA 5/8” Oil pick up tube. (Stock is 1/2”) Eldelbrock Performer intake. New water pump. Heads rebuilt with new guides, seals. Valves replaced were needed. New stock 1.55 ratio rockers. New rocker shafts. TA Stage One valve springs. Brass freeze plugs 800cfm Quadrajet carburetor professionally built to spec by Everyday Performance. Crane Xri Points conversion. Internally regulated alternator. New radiator installed at time engine was rebuilt. Turbo 400 Transmission B&M Shift improver kit. B&M Holeshot 2400 converter. (Original factory converter will be included with car) New front and rear seals. New rear mount included with car. Exhaust 2.5” TA Performance mandrel bent exhaust system with Dynomax Super Turbo mufflers. Suspension Front suspension has newer control arm bushings. New center link and idler arm installed. I have new lower and upper ball joints that haven't been installed but will come with the car. Newer shocks. This car has been an ongoing project over the years and is not finished. Here are some items that were on my To-Do list. Brakes. which work fine but should be gone over and rebuilt. Vinyl top. Trunk carpeting. The AC isn't currently working, I haven't bothered looking into it more closely, but it did blow cold the last time it did run. Positive battery cable is one that came with car when I bought it, and was spliced by a previous owner. I do have a complete original starter to battery replacement that will be included with the car. The vacuum hoses for the cruise control need to be replaced. Items included with the car. Replacement stock positive battery cable. Upper ball joints. One replacement outer tie rod end. Original torque converter. Original AM radio. 1970 Buick Service manual. 1970
Buick assembly manual. Car is listed for sale locally, and I reserve the right to end this listing early. Car is sold as-is, where is.
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