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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:15 pm | |
| Lol, right on! | |
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robotennis61 Guru
Name : robotennis Age : 63 Location : las vegas Joined : 2007-12-17 Post Count : 5562 Merit : 143
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:42 pm | |
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:44 pm | |
| Thanks. I also replaced the factory speakers with polk audio ones. Kept the factory tweets though. They sound pretty good still. | |
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BMD Aficionado
Name : BMD Location : Canada Joined : 2009-04-28 Post Count : 1161 Merit : 36
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:57 pm | |
| Nice choice, it looks good in the dash. | |
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:59 pm | |
| Thanks. It took some reading on here and messing with it to get it to properly fit in the dash with no issues. | |
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:55 pm | |
| Got some more pics coming soon. My FWI setup I ordered should be in tomorrow. I went with a 3.5" aluminum setup with silicone adapters and a K&N 7.25" Filter. | |
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:11 pm | |
| Started and finished my FWI this morning.  Only took  couple of hours since after all the pics and reading on here it went rather easily.  First the parts I used were spectre 3.5" aluminum.  So it went like this.  4" to 3.5" reducer, 45 degree, 3.5" coupler, 22 degree, 3.5" coupler, 90 degree, 3.5" to 3" reducer, 3" diameter 6" straight into the filter.  Part numbers I used were 9741, 9541, 9549, 9529, 9599, 9419, (2) 9571 and the E-0774 K&N Filter. imagehost greenshot imgurl photo hosting
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:14 pm | |
| Oh and the IAT is mounted on the underside of the 45 degree. | |
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L67 Aficionado
Name : Matt Joined : 2007-06-05 Post Count : 1125 Merit : 37
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:27 pm | |
| Looks sweet, good job! Enjoying the sound?
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:32 pm | |
| Oh ya. It sounds pretty sweet. | |
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Abaddon Expert
Name : Scott Location : Macomb, Michigan Joined : 2010-02-24 Post Count : 4316 Merit : 185
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:25 pm | |
| That does look sweet. Does it have enough room for engine flex? | |
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:33 pm | |
| Yes, I checked to make sure it did. | |
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flyineagle96 Junkie
Name : James E Age : 55 Location : Dalton,Mass Joined : 2009-12-21 Post Count : 915 Merit : 23
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:51 pm | |
| Looks good,nice work!!! | |
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sburch23 Addict
Name : Scott Location : Roswell, GA Joined : 2007-04-02 Post Count : 547 Merit : 14
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:01 pm | |
| Nice looking work. I like the "polished metal" look.
If my 12 spokes had been chrome I would have never bought the 7 spokes. A thought would be to pick up chrome center caps if you ever see them. A member of the Atlanta Riviera club had lost a couple of his and had replaced them with silver. Besides, the chrome 12 spoke center caps may be worth more than the car some day. | |
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Sat Sep 04, 2010 4:42 pm | |
| Thanks guys. It sounds pretty sweet and really lets air flow now. I haven't found much info on my chrome wheels. I've seen them in aluminum, but not sure I've found those exact ones in chrome. Same goes for those gold emblems on the sail panels. | |
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99Rivman Aficionado
Name : Randall Location : North Carolina Joined : 2007-01-16 Post Count : 2009 Merit : 90
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:32 am | |
| - BMD wrote:
- Ahh OK, perhaps Randall, a member here with extensive knowledge on whats original and whats not can comment?
I guess I missed this one, haven't had much time to look around here lately. The Riv does look good! The only dealer installed “gold” package I know of was they changed the emblems on the quarters and did the hood and trunk emblems “gold”. The piece added to your sail panels look like they might be from one of the early ‘90s Rivs? Looks good but not exactly what they normally called a “gold” package addition. | |
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99Rivman Aficionado
Name : Randall Location : North Carolina Joined : 2007-01-16 Post Count : 2009 Merit : 90
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:56 pm | |
| Well got my MPS 3.5" pulley today and on the car. free image hosting image hosting 30 mb photo uploading websites
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:32 pm | |
| Here's some pics of my interior with the new upholstered A-pillars with gauge pod. image hosting adult screen capture software post a picture upload a gif upload a picture upload images free
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robotennis61 Guru
Name : robotennis Age : 63 Location : las vegas Joined : 2007-12-17 Post Count : 5562 Merit : 143
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:13 pm | |
| looks goof. but it kinda reminds me of the muppet show? | |
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:15 pm | |
| Lol, why do you say that? | |
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robotennis61 Guru
Name : robotennis Age : 63 Location : las vegas Joined : 2007-12-17 Post Count : 5562 Merit : 143
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:16 pm | |
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:18 pm | |
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Eldo Expert
Name : Mark Age : 59 Location : West Salem, Oregon... FINALLY Joined : 2009-04-09 Post Count : 3176 Merit : 104
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:35 am | |
| Actually, I think your upholstery guy did a nice job on your A-pillar gauges!
I also have a ZZP 3.5" pulley (but in Silver.)
The only think I "disagree with" are the Gatorback belts - I found that the Delco replacements, which look "mildly bead-blasted" on the bottom, were the only ones that were as quiet as the worn ones I took off... | |
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J. Chris Davis Aficionado
Name : Chris Davis Age : 43 Location : Dixon, IL Joined : 2010-04-14 Post Count : 1008 Merit : 19
| Subject: Re: My 98 Buick Riviera Thu Oct 14, 2010 1:46 pm | |
| Thanks. I got the black ZZP just to match my current pulleys. Otherwise I would have gone with the silver one. I have the Gatorbacks on my Camaro and really like them. So I just kept going with the same ones for the Riv as well. | |
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