Black Cherry Buick Build

Discussion in 'Street/strip 400/430/455' started by 1969RIVI, Jun 24, 2021.

  1. Mark Demko

    Mark Demko Well-Known Member

    The raw aluminum looks cool, BUT once it gets used and exposed to "road dirt, and engine stuff" they'll get a bit grungy, kinda like a tannish color from the dirt getting into the rough casting.
    Painting will make cleaning easier:cool:
    BTW, engine looks awesome!
     
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  2. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

    Hey Mark, thanks! I totally agree with you, the Performer intake on my last engine was bare aluminum and it was tarnished when I bought the car. I did clean it but it still never looked like new cast aluminum. No matter what the colour choice I go with the heads were going to get painted either cast aluminum like all the other aluminum parts or the black cherry. The only parts staying natural are the polished billet aluminum accessories. I don't want to scrub raw aluminum anymore lol:p.
     
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  3. Mark Demko

    Mark Demko Well-Known Member

    Lol!
    Now if you were to grind, and sand smooth, then polish your heads then I’d say leave ‘em raw, it closes the pores and makes a hard flat shiny surface, easily polished for clean up:p
     
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  4. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

    Lol yeh that's not gonna happen :p
     
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  5. patwhac

    patwhac Well-Known Member

    Can't wait to see it!!
     
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  6. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

    After looking at the pics a few times and at the actual engine in the garage I came to the conclusion that the power steering pump cap looks a little blah and cheap. Well I got a fix for that! I ordered one of these today, should be here next week:). Fingers crossed it's of good quailty, if not I'll send it back and see if Rob from Percision Billet will make me one. Screenshot_20220126-143639_Chrome.jpg
     
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  7. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

    Well hot digity dog my Comp Cams pro magnum roller rockers that my wife and kids got me for Christmas finally arrived, along with my billet aluminum pwr str reservoir cap annnnnd my unobtainium NOS LH RH motor mounts, today was a great day:). 20220202_181750.jpg 20220202_182447.jpg 20220202_182441.jpg 20220202_182147.jpg 20220202_182132.jpg
     
  8. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    Stunning!
     
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  9. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

    Thanks Sean, it's getting soo close to final assembly and dyno time. I need to get some .027 Cometic head gaskets from TA and Isky adjustable guide plates for the heads so I can assemble and measure for pushrods. I'm hoping to take the heads next week to be flow tested also.
     
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  10. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    We should guess the HP and torque numbers!
     
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  11. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

    Yes we should:D:p.
     
  12. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    I say 550 Hp at 6000 and 550 TQ
     
  13. Bens99gtp

    Bens99gtp Well-Known Member

    I think if you did the heads and intake the same as the cover and brackets, then do the air cleaner to match the valve covers you would get a nice color offset,
     
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  14. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    Looking good! Is that a stock PS pump bracket? What year Riv's used that?
     
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  15. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

    I was thinking that too Ben, but I still think that would be alot of aluminum showing. I know once the engine goes in the car you won't see 90% of the block color.
     
  16. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

    Thanks! Yes stock PS bracket, I think 68-70 Rivs used that style. Briz has a 68 maybe he can confirm his and member 70Rivme has a 70 so I can ask him what he has on his?
     
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  17. DaWildcat

    DaWildcat Platinum Level Contributor

    I can confirm the same PS bracket on '67 Wildcat & Electra.

    Devon
     
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  18. Daniel chavez

    Daniel chavez Well-Known Member

    Whats every ones using on a stock 430 as far as spark plugs. Acdelco coppers or ngk?
     
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  19. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

  20. 1969RIVI

    1969RIVI Well-Known Member

    Well I haven't updated this thread in awhile and that's due to selling my house, moving, buying a property to build on, getting plans, surveys, permits etc in order and work being so busy I've had no time to work on the engine at all and lastly like the rest of the car hobbyists, waiting on parts to arrive. I got a nice little batch of parts the last week and my adjustable guide plates should be arriving on Thursday. That means I gotta make some time to get the heads flowed, paint them the cast aluminum colour (yes I decided to go the route Ben suggested a few posts above^^) and start the final top end assembly process to measure for pushrods. Hopefully I can get all this done the next couple weeks and book my dyno session for early May. I still need to prep the car itself for the new engine to go in. The good old "while it's out" list engine bay refresh paint, body/suspension bushings, clean up the wiring and new tranny lines. 20220322_195414.jpg 20220322_184129.jpg
     

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