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Glue on to Windshield. There's a special glue for that. The only glued on piece is the mirror holder, mirror base then slides into slot. You might luck out with mirror fitting the bracket on windshield so mirror will slip right in without pulling old glued on bracket.

I use Mercron lll in all!!

What type and brand of ATF or Power Steering Fluid should I use?

Yes

Is it just a glue on? Should be easy to find one of those.

When I got my 89 the inside mirror was missing. Found a suitable replacement on Amazon and installed it.

I believe it would be from the donor vehicle. The 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Good luck Jim Wood

At the time, I believe Avanti Motors was especially concerned about the intense heat created by the addition of catalytic converters.

The heat barrier of decades ago didn't have the performance of today's barriers since the types of material used today didn't even exist back then.

Does anyone know who manufactured the inside car view mirror for the 1987 Avanti II and/or where I might be able to obtain one? Thanks, Bob

Very nice, good way to continue to enjoy your Avanti.

Good move on the mild 350…. And the detail work is really outstanding!

Engine is built and is being dropped in as I write this. Went with a mildly built 350. Did all new hoses in engine compartment and had radiator gone thru. Painted engine to match exterior of car. Most of red cant be seen now with engine in. Waiting on new A/C lines to install and new Alternator. Should be on the road next week in time for first car show on 4/18.

Factory tried that on Altman-Blake era Avanti ll’s.

Great information, thank you1

I'm building a 63 R2 with a new exhaust and A/C. I've also added heat protection material similar to Dyna mat on the entire floor, firewall and upper panel under the dash (I had the dash out for replacement). The console has been covered inside and out also. There is still a lot of heat coming through the "dyna mat" area of the floor above the exhaust system. Once the engine is at full operating temperature and running at a fast idle, the metal skin of the material becomes hot enough that you don't want to touch if very long. The problem areas are the front and rear footwell areas plus under the front seat. This is about a 15" wide area off of the console sides that are causing the problems. The console area is not radiating heat at this time. The problem is the average heat of 1200-1800 degrees coming off of the exhaust is easily penetrating the thin fiberglass floor. The solution is to either reduce the heat off of the exhaust or add another layer of heat reducing mat on the inside or underside of the floor. As a test, I added a second layer in a section of the floor to see what happens. Heat is reduced with that second layer, but still there. Full exhaust pipe wraps are not an option for several reasons. A company called Heat Shield Products offers a wrap that covers about 80% of an exhaust pipe and muffler, but leaves about an inch of the underside of the pipes exposed to prevent pipe cracking and any moisture caused corrosion. While not cheap, I'm willing to invest the money to get the heat under control. The other option is to add a heat barrier underneath the floor to reflect the heat away from the floor, which I'm looking at as an option. We will see how it goes.

“Paint?” works on this one Mark! Loewy considered two-tone paint schemes to also be ‘applied elegance’.

You’re close enough on this one Mark.. Trunk space had to be sacrificed (or traded) to make what began as a two passenger concept into a four passenger car. (rear seat area) Well done!

I think that author worked in the Studebaker PR department!!!

I remember reading one very early review of the Avanti. The author stated the car did not have A/C but he could keep the temperature tolerable on the southern California highway by closing the front windows, opening the front foot vents, the center air vent with the temp control off, and the rear seat side vents. Haven't tried it, but may.

There are headers available Studebaker Exhaust System Parts

Are you talking about an original '63 Studebaker mono AM radio that you want to convert to blue tooth?

Hey there SCPO-PD!! YES, these are absolutely available!! I just got back from VaBeach, so Please let me know when you're close. My email is: gbinge68@gmail.com. Thanks

Was he concerned with trunk space, or cabin dimensions?

Paint? I thought he wasn't a big fan of fins either.