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  1. Hi George,

    The pads fit between the body and bumper, Because of different body thickness's . you use one or two one each side of the car. Keeps from pulling the inner mount through the body when you tighten things up.

    Karl

    Thanks, I'll try that tomorrow.

    George

  2. During my move last year I have lost my shop manual, I have recently ordered the disc from SI. I am now in the process of installing the front bumper on my Avanti. My problem is, where do the rubber pads go, and which ones do I use? They are in two thickness, 1/8 inch and 1/4 inch thickness.

    George

    RQB 1600

  3. In 1975 I toured the Avanti factory, and never saw any tools installed in the tool pouches. Also, I've worked on several original owner Avanti's over the years and none of them had any tools when delivered from the factory. Basically, it is your choice what to carry in the pouch.

  4. I live in Las Vegas and I have never seen that Avanti, nor has anyone else that I have contacted. The car does have Nevada tags, so it has to love around here. I will keep my eyes open for further sightings. George RQB 1600

  5. A friend installed seats in his 1964 R1, out of a late model Chrysler, (1999 I think). They are high back, with the 3 point seatbelts built into them. He had to fabricate new mounting brackets,but all in all the job went well, and the seats look great in his car. He also had the seats reupholstered to look like the 1964 style material.

  6. If it has the ignition switch on the side of the column, it won't be from the mid-'60s. GM was still using ignition switches on the dash through '68 and changed to column mounted switches in '69. If your switch is on the dash, then you may be correct it might be from a Chevrolet.

    My bust again. Forgot to add that my 1971 has the ignition in the dash, same, same 63-64 Avanti's. Also, the ignition switch carries a MOPAR part number. The 4-way flasher is a underdash addon unit, at least I think so. It looks like something you would buy from J.C. Whitney. The wiring on this car is such a complete and total FUBAR. Previous owners have added numerous items that were never intended to be included on the factory option list.

  7. Mark, sounds like the same deal I got from the city of Las Vegas, when one of their vehicles drove over the front end of my 1971 Avanti, while it was parked in front of my house. I was told to get 3 estimates, submit them to the city and then take the car to the shop of my choice. The city did not like the $14,924.00 estimate I gave them. They decided to total my car. Wrong Answer hom'e. I fought them for several months, and finally came out the winner. Put on the heavy gloves, swing hard and often.

  8. I forgot to mention that the steering column is a GM unit, without flasher button. The info I have from the unit is Delco-Remy DR-2-63. I have not been able to cross this to anything in the GM family. I susspect that it is a 1966 Chevelle or Malibu unit.

  9. My 1971 had a severe electrical fire several months ago. I discovered today that all, and I do mean all the wires in the steering column are gone, as in vanished. So, I am now considering installing a aftermarket column. So, where do I start? George RQB 1600

  10. 2 years ago when my Avanti (RQB 1600) was totaled (and eventually rebuilt), a local Corvette shop refused to do the repairs because of the difference in the fiberglass between the two cars. Now to continue the complete rewiring, I have the dash out, What a B---- to remove.

    George Wendell

  11. This information may be helpful, or confusing. (BTW my 71 has a long pump.)

    The big change in 1969 was the move to the long water pump. This required a complete change in accessory drive pulleys, brackets, and even the positioning of the accessories. The biggest change that accompanied long water pumps was moving the alternator to the passenger side of the engine. This placed the alternator closer to the battery, but also required moving the A/C compressor to the driver side. The power-steering pump remained on the left side. Accessory bolt holes also appeared in the front of both cylinder heads.

    While this sounds simple, there are several different factory alternator and power-steering mounts depending upon the vehicle and year application. This long water-pump V-belt setup ran from 1969 to well into the mid-Â’80s, with various water-pump mount layouts, different power-steering pumps, and alternator changes as well. This makes this group

    The short water-pump GM reference height from the block mounting flange to the pulley mounting flange is 5-5/8 inches. The long water-pump reference height is 7 inches. To make this even more confusing, Chevy also used late-model serpentine-belt short water pumps, but these use a 5-13/16-inch (5.8125-inch) reference height for Â’84-Â’92 Corvettes.

    Corvette applications were slightly different for several reasons. Corvette kept the short water pumps but used a larger ¾-inch pilot shaft (standard is 5/8 inch), which is the diameter of the small snout that locates the water-pump pulley. Most V-belt Corvette drives mounted the alternator on the driver side except for the first three years of alternator use. Brackets and pulleys can be interchanged from the Corvette, but we’ll focus mostly on passenger cars since these parts are easier to find.

    George

    RQB 1600

  12. The 1956 Sky Hawk. The Looks of the Golden Hawk, The performance of a Hawk. A rare bird indeed. Very few are known to survive. Mine was a Emerald Green/Ivory interior/exterior. 289, 4 barrell, 3 speed o/d, TT, Radio, one owner. Then the Avanti, followed by the GT Hawk and the Cruiser coupe's.

    George Wendell

  13. I spoke at length today with Dan, a really fantastic individual, he sells a reproduction harness for the Avanti II's, but he is currently out of stock. It may take up to 6 months for him to get new stock. I can't wait that long. So I guess, I'll just have to build my own wiring harness. Did it once before for my 1950 Commander Star Light Coupe. But it is a PITA.

    George Wendell

  14. Today the smoke escaped from the main wiring harness of my Avanti. I just hate it when that happens. I got the fire out before any damage was done to the body, but the main wiring harness is toast. Where can I get a new (NOS or Reproduction harness ???) for a 1971?

    George Wendell

    RQB 1600

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