I threw Some Portholes On. PICS

Subject: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:57 pm

i like em. i think i got em in a good place and pretty align
ill have to clean the car up and wax it...get a sweet picture with the thick toothed grill
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Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:28 pm

I thought about doing those but I don't want to look like every other assclown with a junky 300 or Charger who thinks they're cool by sticking that trash on their car. I'd want mine to be the real deal, actual pieces of the fender and not just stick ons. Funny how everyone thinks Buicks are lame but they all want to steal the porthole thing that Buick started...
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Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:34 pm

I don't think they look trashy on a Buick. They don't technically go on Rivieras, but we have more business doing it than a Mustang or Audi (I've seen both with portholes). And the oval shaped ports do work well with our cars' styling theme.
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Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:37 pm

I'm just saying, it would've been cooler if we had been doing this before every other idiot started it. I feel like they think I'm just trying to be like them now, and I would never give the idiots who do that to other kinds of cars that satisfaction. That's why I want true portholes, those idiots don't do that.
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'96 Riviera S/C - Gutted airbox, high-flow cat
'98 Pontiac GTP - 3.4" pulley, aftermarket PCM, Custom 3" CAI, turbo mufflers, 180° T-Stat, 3" DP, high-flow cat, U-bend delete (R.I.P 9/21/08 @ 143k)
'95 Ford F150 XL - Custom exhaust
'01 Oldsmobile Aurora 3.5 - All stock (And staying that way)

Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:39 pm

We should talk to Corey Palermo about doing real portholes - you know, cut the holes with a Dremel and duct them in somehow. Maybe put 'em on the hood instead of the fenders. Not sure what to do with the rain.

Or maybe get portholes that match except one has the "R" in it just like the grille emblem.

Or maybe get the "R" opera lights that went on the 80s models and convert them to turn flasher followers like on current cars sold in Europe. Install them on the fenders and nix the Ventiports altogether.

Albertj

Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:40 pm

If anyone wants to do it right, design a circuit to fire LEDs inside the ventiports - according to cylinder firing order. This was what Ned Nichols did to his personal car. It was because of him that Buicks were given ports to begin with.

Oh, going off Albert's idea, why not sequential turn signals in the ports? Hmmmm?
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Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:52 pm

Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:08 pm

Shintsu, relax again... You are always welcome to your opinion, but try not to be so... abrasive.

I like the way they look. Not enough to put them on my car, I wouldn't do it with stick-ons certainly, I would mildly consider it if they were truly vented...
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Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:32 pm

Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:15 pm

lol....I kno how shintsu feels.....in a way.....

I had some on my car last summer....but then I saw someone in a 92 honda civic with some on and I took them off...its crazy.....everyone think they can slap some on there car..I do believe they belong on buicks tho....
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Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:09 pm

If I want to put something on my car, I'm not going to let someone in a Honda Civic change my mind. I don't care what they do to their car.

Hey D.J. - nice rims. Do you think I will ever get that money for the T-shirt?
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Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:39 pm

Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:53 pm

I'm actually thinking about doing this. I found a set that looks different from the ones everyone else has, and they're here:

LINK

Any hints on a template or something to use to help installation?
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Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:39 am

I really think the Riv looks much cleaner without these things on them. They just seem like they stick out too much. It looked good on the old cars because they were more square and just generally looked better. Our cars are too curvy to be sticking these things on them if you ask me.

I do however, believe if someone took the time to properly take the portholes from a six cylinder Lucerne and put them in the fender of a Riv that might look kind neat. Quite a bit of work for something so minor but that would look nicer than the stick on variety portholes. Then again, the Lucerne is more rectangular so I'm not sure if they'd fit as well. I'd still opt with the old style round ones that are actually in the fender than the stick ons though.
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'96 Riviera S/C - Gutted airbox, high-flow cat
'98 Pontiac GTP - 3.4" pulley, aftermarket PCM, Custom 3" CAI, turbo mufflers, 180° T-Stat, 3" DP, high-flow cat, U-bend delete (R.I.P 9/21/08 @ 143k)
'95 Ford F150 XL - Custom exhaust
'01 Oldsmobile Aurora 3.5 - All stock (And staying that way)

Subject: Re: I threw Some Portholes On. PICS Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:55 am

I agree with what you're saying Shintsu, it would be nothing short of awesome if someone could actually dremel out holes to bolt some real portholes into, but that takes a steady hand because one messup and it's time for a new fender. I'm going to be using my mechanical drawing tools to precisely make a template out of cardboard that I'll line up with the door edge and can be used on both sides of the car. I'm also going to ensure that they're level and equally spaced.

The portholes do stick out a lot on our low-slung profiled cars, but in my opinion they give the look some bite. I'm gonna make sure to do this as professional as possible, so don't worry.
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Riviera of the Month, February 2008!

86,666 miles and so many to go!