Rivieras and parts for sale. And it is almost a sure bet that a. Secondly, BUY A GM SHOP MANUAL for your car It. Hemmings has a list of suppliers, and even a CD ROM is available but I prefer the book as. Then, buy this book It is available from Poston Enterprises. The Hi. Po. buildup might seem like overkill to those of you who just want to rebuild your stock. EVERY big block Buick should have done during a rebuild Do the timing cover and rear galley oil. They are cheap, and any machine shop can do them. They will. When you rebuild your engine, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE spend the. Of all the things Ive done to my Riv, and of all. Ive spent, the ONE thing I would do differently would be have the. I scrimped on both rebuilds, and for whatever reason, mine is out of. A different harmonic balancer helped a bit, but I will now have to crawl. The vibration at speed is. WAAAAYYYY beyond annoying. And it also doesnt do any good for your bearings and the. Another tip from someone who did it wrong and can help. High performance cam bearings are a must. Buick melts easily which in turn starves the drivers side. Again 5. 0 for these vs. Isnt 3. 0 worth your engines life and your peace of mind TA Performance sells a. A roller timing chain wont stretch nearly. However, it requires an. Stage. 1 mechanical. Rivs have a factory electric unit submerged in the gas tank So we. Simply elongate the mounting holes in the fuel pump. Again, easy to do and worth every penny. For performance, big block Buicks like lots of ignition. Using the timing method in the Steven Dove book, or using a dialback timing. TOTAL timing. It should. RPM as well. Here is where a good recurve kit comes in. I have found that even when I paid 1. I have. more mechanical timing than the shop claimed, but it was coming on at idle. It made. I finally had Jim Weise at Tri Shield. Performance do mine right, and the difference is astounding. One of the problems Ive encountered is that there are parts. Buick engines. These suppliers mean well, but. One of the modifications these suppliers push is switching to a High. VolumeHi Pressure Oil Pump. In reality, it is the WORST. The extra effort it takes to spin the High VolumeHigh. Pressure pump puts an enormous strain on the front of the cam. This strain actually. Oil is no longer. I wiped my front cam bearing in less than 4,0. GS Club members have told me their bearing went with less miles than. Also, lots of distributor shaft pins get sheared off due to the force required. Believe me, this is no exaggeration These. Instead, TA Performance recommends a. Oil Pump Booster Plate Kit and their adjustable regulator. It increases your oil pressure and puts no undue strain on the front cam bearing. Swapping front cam bearings due to sudden bearing failure can be done with a little. I recommend following TAs advice on this. Clean, degrease and paint every part of your Riviera when. Mineral spirits is close to odorless, and it does a. And its dirt cheap All brackets, fittings and accessories look. MUCH better after you do a quick squirt on it with gloss black paint. And it doesnt. Parts location for any old ride can be a daunting. Here is a link to an interactive parts locator. I know it works because. I found a used HEI distributor for my Riv using it. A website for all Buick people is www. Among the best, brightest and. Ive ever met. The organization is free as is our. Buick lovers to make a donation to the. Jim Weise owner of the restoration and performance shop. Tri. Shield. Performance in Minneapolis started this site as an alternative to other sites. Besides. you get this really bitchin window sticker. Also, I consider it mandatory to join the Buick Performance Group car. Our club is nationwide and boasts members from coast to coast. It is a. This clubs directors are. LISTEN to what the members want. The BPG is associated with the v. Buick. com Bulletin Board was. April, 2. 00. 2 and in 1 month we already had 8. Join or get info at. Another club for Buick performance enthusiasts, is the Buick. GS Club of America. They cater to GS and GN cars, but encourage any. Buick performance enthusiast to join. Here is their web site http www. The posts on their Bulletin Board are among the. They are all. avid racers and just a wonderful group of Buick enthusiasts. Top of. page experiences and. Buy a good torque wrench. One that clicks. Locate an Auto Body Supply house near you. Using. Rustoleum and other Hardware Store brands of paint just wont cut it. Buy a dial back timing light if you plan on. Setting the timing with one of these is. Also, the Buick timing cover is only marked up to 1. With a dialback light youll know exactly where your initial timing is set. Read and understand ALL the directions when installing a. When installing a cam, you MUST degree it I installed. Lunati cam just as the directions say straight up. In other words at 0 with the. I figured with a name like LunatiHolley why should I double check. Patrick O`Brian Epub Download. When I fired up the car I was unable to get over 2. It also ran sluggish. As Ive stated earlier, big. Buicks like timing anywhere from 3. So I knew something wasnt. Also, I was able to run 3. Poston cam I had just pulled. So, at the insistence of Scotty from Pee Gee Performance and Mike from TA. Performance I tore it apart again and degreed in the cam. Imagine my surprise when. Lunati quoted 1. Being. Lunati claimed resulted in it being advanced a full 1. So I. used the TA Performance crank gear to retard the timing and it ran fantastic. I restored the drivetrain and most of the interior first, as. I was still driving it as I worked on it. Looking back on it, I think that is a good. Ill tell you why I had to pull the engine and. March lets just say it was a 1. All the time. spent leaning over the fenders and rubbing up and down the sides of the car would have. Riv had been painted real nice. At least I. POR1. It will put an end to rust Use it everywhere you can. There is a. Suppliers page. When replacing nuts and bolts during your restoration, use. Grade 8 is standard Grade 5 is acceptable for many, but not. Off the shelf hardware at Home Depot WONT cut it. Rule out ALL the options when tracking down the cause of a. I fought with a rough idlemiss for 1. I had recently. rebuilt the engine and heads, and replaced the entire ignition system and fuel. But the roughness was always there. So, in a fit of rage I checked. While watching. the strobe effect from the light, I noticed that 2 wires were flashing in Morse code. While the plug wires were not that old, 2 of them had gone. Problem solved. Stage. Intake 2. 0. 0 Exhaust 1. Stage. 1. Intake 2. Exhaust 1. 7. 50Click Here to view comparison. In my basement I have small windows. To aid in. 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