74 RIV

[luv2hit]

i have a couple 74 riv's, planning on building on for the black hills beat down 2023 . no protectors allowed however you get 14" bumper brackets up front then you get either 14" of weld between the back of a arms to the cross memeber or you can cold tilt NOT BOTH . I have built alot of 71-6 gms but never a rivi. there like damn unicorns out here. so i want to get as much advise as i can on this build so i dont waste the car. any help would be great. thanks

[pipesracing217]

Sell them, buy cadillacs.

[noser23x]

Have they changed the rules to outlaw the wagons cutting the quarters off fresh? Even without protectors, alot of guys are still using the stock cases as a brace on the crossmember and breaking them, but cars are harder.

Personally, as someone thats went out there the past few years, I would maybe try a regular GM personally to try things out before jumping to a Riv, just because rivs are worth so much money to people right now.

And there is a ton of caddies there for a reason. There is just alot more car there to use, the caddy legs help on a 74 down, and the side plates on a 75 and up help them. Kinda benefits where they need the help the most.

[luv2hit]

I have ran two electras there. They are still allowing the wagons, Caddys would be nice but I don’t have any. Maybe I’ll try a VIC they seem to do well there. You can run 9 wire from the bell too the tail in 4 spots but that’s all you get besides a pulley protector

[noser23x]

Nov 25, 2022 21:29:17 GMT -5 luv2hit said:

I have ran two electras there. They are still allowing the wagons, Caddys would be nice but I don’t have any. Maybe I’ll try a VIC they seem to do well there. You can run 9 wire from the bell too the tail in 4 spots but that’s all you get besides a pulley protector

I really think those rules a vic gets awfully hard with the fix it plates!

[STROMI 121]

I have never built one. They seem to do good in full weld shows. Here is the thread on them.

we-crash.proboards.com/thread/15822