Bought a project car....

[FLHCAHZ]

I broke down and ordered a trunk pan for the Riviera. Hopefully get to the steel supply house on Friday to get the rest of the materials for the cross members and body mounts

[FLHCAHZ]

While I'm waiting for parts. I decided to work on getting the wheels cleaned up. I was going to change them, but they are growing on me. I worked a few hours on the back wheels and got most of the pitting and rust off. 

[Falcon Ranchero]

Looking clean; I wouldn't change the wheels, they do look very nice. But I am a whitewalls/hubcaps kind of guy. The Riv looks great with the stock wheels. 

[Bainford]

Things are looking great. I love the natural patina of the original paint, and other bright surfaces, too.

[pulln4dejr]

She’s a beauty! I remember reading an article wayyy back in the day about how it got the worst gas mileage in ‘69, it was like 9 mpg. Keep us posted!

[Can-Con]

11 hours ago, pulln4dejr said:

She’s a beauty! I remember reading an article wayyy back in the day about how it got the worst gas mileage in ‘69, it was like 9 mpg. Keep us posted!

I used to own a '69, that sounds about right. 😉

[mikemodeler]

The wheels look great, save the money from a new set and put it towards the interior. As far as the paint goes, you can try using a DA polisher (cheap ones at Harbor Freight) to polish up the paint some more, you will be amazed at the difference a little machine polishing does. The best part of the DA polisher is that it doesn't leave swirl marks so you can use it to polish the paint as well as buff the wax off.

[FLHCAHZ]

Time for some mild updates! I dropped the fuel tank off at the shop, and dug into the trunk mess:

After working with various tools for a couple hours. I gave up on getting all the roofing material off and went underneath. I quickly became obvious that this car sits very low, and I really don't wants to trust jack stands extended as far as I would need. In addition, I want the weight on the wheels. This will help me keep everything in its natural state when I start the fabrication for the new trunk supports and body mounts. I did some research and built cribbing:

I was unsure about the cribbing at first (and so was my Wife!), but after getting the car on the cribbing it is as sloid as can be. The cribbing did not make any sounds when I lowered the car onto them. I've opened and closed the doors, trunk, and deck lid - the cribbing is solid! I will still leave a jack at each end while I am underneath the car, but this this give me much more room to work.

And the dogs approve.

[Kenmojr]

Love this  Riviera.. Gonna be cool when you finish with your TLC.

[meechum68]

She is a big girl! And I like the cribbing!!