My late update on my 65 Riviera

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by CTX-SLPR

Hello,

Joined just to follow this (and the referenced older Riviera builds) since I've been working on my own less dramatic '64 Riviera project. I've also been relaying the pictures to the Riviera Owners Association board. We'd like to know if you weighed the original frame and floor pans and then the replacements?

Welcome to Lat-G !!


I certainly hope your Rivi club isn't as bad about cutting up cars as NCRS is about a guy even changing a wire....LOL

If they are - Poor Charley might receive death threats!

[V8TV]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Welcome to Lat-G !!


I certainly hope your Rivi club isn't as bad about cutting up cars as NCRS is about a guy even changing a wire....LOL

If they are - Poor Charley might receive death threats!

Yeah, there are some over there who really enjoy pointing out why everything in the world is wrong. There are also some very nice and helpful people as well. Overall they are very polite, making for some fun discussion.

[CTX-SLPR]

Originally Posted by gregweld

welcome to lat-g !!


I certainly hope your rivi club isn't as bad about cutting up cars as ncrs is about a guy even changing a wire....lol

if they are - poor charley might receive death threats! :d

Thanks for the welcome. See below for the thread, the welcome a guy foreboded and how Charley is handling it.
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http://forums.aaca.org/topic/306292-...-a-65-riviera/

Originally Posted by steelman

hope he has some thick skin. As you saw, not much tolerance for anything modified here.

Originally Posted by CharleyL

Hello all. Im the guy with the project riv. No we did not weigh anything for before and after. Yes i started with a nice car because the end result is always better that way. I did not have the heart to modify a gs though. I don't plan on doing any autocross or racing, just driving it. I usually do hot rod power tour and also do good-guys tours. These tours are usually 1500-2000 miles. Having something with a modern drivetrain makes these tours alot more fun. The engine is the same as i have in a camaro and it makes over 900 hp and tq on 93 octane. In the camaro i get between 17-20 mpg with the ac on. The ls engines are so good it makes road trips much less stressfull. I used to always be watching gauges etc. Now they are a non issue. Yes a stock riv will cruise just fine but won't perform how i want it to. My friend mark stielow is babysitting the project. If you google him you will see he is one of the top ride and handling engineers at gm. My plan is to keep the orig. White paint and black interior. I believe the orig drivetrain will go to a friend that wants to drag his dads 63 riv out of a junkyard and get it together to give his dad a ride in it.

I do appreciate stock condition cars also. Here is my 66 Bonneville...

Looks like he's jumped into the fray... I'm also CTX-SLPR over there. Obviously it's his car and he can do what he wants with it and I for one appreciate where he's going with the build. I've got my questions on some of the choices and am VERY interested to see how he puts the interior back in with the radically different floor pan setup.


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[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by CTX-SLPR

I've got my questions on some of the choices and am VERY interested to see how he puts the interior back in with the radically different floor pan setup.


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It'll be easy when it's custom fabbed and in the hands of Sled Alley....

[214Chevy]

CTX-SPLR, I don't think the guys over there know who they're dealing with. Seems like a bunch of old farts over there who think 2019 is on the verge of not coming and the rapture of GOD is upon us because Charlie cut the floor and replaced the X-frame on "his" car.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

CTX-SPLR, I don't think the guys over there know who they're dealing with. Seems like a bunch of old farts over there who think 2019 is on the verge of not coming and the rapture of GOD is upon us because Charlie cut the floor and replaced the X-frame on "his" car.

The comments over there are priceless -- and just as I had expected.... I'm sure he'll watch his gauges from now on! LOL

I stopped restoring mid year Corvettes because of this very same "attitude".... Even though I won Top Flight awards - had many of them (one 28K mile original) - had been driving them since 1970.... and if you laid a bolt on a table - I could probably identify it...... but the people that judge them - and many that own them - just really aren't "car people" -- they are brand / year specific and nothing could possibly be more blasphemous than wanting to change ANYTHING.

I thought about posting some pics of Lillards "garage" --- with a few of his cars in there -- but it wouldn't change any minds - and my guess is - they'd start posting comments about whatever it was they saw that wasn't something they liked. Frankly -- to me -- this relates to my above comment about being "car guys" -- car guys appreciate anything automotive - I personally love a 1927 Cadillac as much as I love a hot rod. If it's on wheels and has a motor -- there's something cool about "it" whatever "it" is. Sad to me when the keyboard warrior in people comes out and all they can comment on is something negative.... I always envision that person as some "shut in" barely functioning and lonely....

[FaBrycation]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I always envision that person as some "shut in" barely functioning and lonely....

Haha nailed it!

I used to work with a guy that said they should have never built cars past 65 and no wheels bigger than 15's.... he drove a 66 Suburban panel truck with 16's. This greatly explained these types of crowds to me.

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I thought about posting some pics of Lillards "garage" --- with a few of his cars in there

You should Greg just to show guys this is 2018 and car building has come a mighty long way since 1965 that many of them are still living in. Some of the funny comments are how the old X-frame is still better than Charley's new frame because the corners are square and not rounded like from the factory. We just talked about why we love Lat-g in another thread and how over bearing some of these other sites are.

[gofastwclass]

Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

You should Greg just to show guys this is 2018 and car building has come a mighty long way since 1965 that many of them are still living in. Some of the funny comments are how the old X-frame is still better than Charley's new frame because the corners are square and not rounded like from the factory. We just talked about why we love Lat-g in another thread and how over bearing some of these other sites are.

Very true! I've stopped reading and contributing to several other sites due to the attitudes of certain members. Some are so negative and set in their ways they can't just enjoy another person's idea of perfection - even if it isn't what they would have done.

My attitude: if it is gasoline powered, has wheels or has something to do with things that are gasoline powered and have wheels I'll probably find something I like about it.

[FaBrycation]

Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

You should Greg just to show guys this is 2018 and car building has come a mighty long way since 1965 that many of them are still living in. Some of the funny comments are how the old X-frame is still better than Charley's new frame because the corners are square and not rounded like from the factory. We just talked about why we love Lat-g in another thread and how over bearing some of these other sites are.

all the good songs have been sung, all of the good cars have been built. I like the way a boat rides don't you?...


can you imagine where this world would be if everyone were some of like the people on that forum