Rivera Boattail? would it be good for a project

Yes, but there is at least 1000lb difference from a 1999 Riviera and a 1973 Riviera, all the 1971 and up Rivieras were front disc and rear drum.

Why mess around with a Chevy engine, you can find a proper Buick 455 and a Turbo 400 anywhere, again, why mess around, the Buick 455 only weighs a little more than a Chevrolet small block of the era.

If you just want to throw a crate SBC and 700R4 in something, find an engineless Camaro or something.

'96 Rivi: 3691 lbs

'73 Rivi: 4480 lbs

well ok, it's a lot but not quite a ton,

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I said 1000 lbs, a ton is 2,000 lbs. ahhhh, americas public schools at their finest, but hey at least you learned how to put a rubber on a cucumber right!

Just Kidding!!

Seriously..


But yeah, the boat tail Rivs are heavy, I am not a fan of the 1973 version though, the boat tail was diminished, the 1971-1972 versions are the pure boat tail Rivieras. These cars, and almost all Rivieras are kind of a bargain, so it might not cost that much more to get a complete car.

As for the engines. the 455 Buick was made from 1970-1976, there are plenty around, I would go for a 1970, the last high compression Buick V8, the 455 in the Electra and Riviera for 1970 was rated at 370hp, it was esentially the same engine in GS455. find a tired one and rebuilt it to Stage 1 spec with help and parts from Poston Buick, they specialize in Buick V8's.