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I FULLY understand! There are shops in my area that rebuild hydraulic cylinders. It cannot take more than an hour ! ( farmers are poor too---just ask one!) - Today
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I also broke off the screw/studs that the gas door hinges attach to, but thankfully I realized this was a problem that should be addressed before I finished painting the car. I ended up drilling out the studs from the outside, then counter sunk the holes, and epoxied in new studs from the outside. While the epoxy will provide most of the holding, the oversized head being outside the fiberglass will hold a lot better than anything you can just glue to the inside. For the studs I used machine screws that I ground the heads down thinner on.
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Bench bleeding dual master cylinder procedure
Skip Lackie replied to Jim S's topic in 1965-83 Avanti
Not sure I'm qualified to answer your question, but the idea is to remove all air bubbles from the master cylinder before it's hooked up to the brake lines for further bleeding. I don't remember being told to do that ~30 years ago -- so we didn't. But I now do it automatically, especially when instructed to do so. -
Its true that the stock tire is taller than what you have, but the stock size fills the wheel well better so the body does not appear to be too high above tire.
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RQB3263/81/305 .... Well here is the final (i hope) on my p/s ordeal .... after consultation with many gurus good luck ...and help from our Florida contributor I finally ended up with several.... but the bottom line is ....direct replacement is hard to find ....in good condition ..... I now have two in my spare parts cabinet for anyone needs one but both in need of overhaul .... the pumps are fine its the reservoir that get damaged and is hard to find with the proper straight in return tube ..... ok so much for that.... A contributor suggested from a 70s vintage Buick from O Rielies auto parts .. I Checked it out and no go.... SO HERE IS MY SOLUTION ... late 70s SAAB 900 ... direct fit ...straight return tube all good ....I got one on ebay in good cond for $100 delivered .... .best wishes and happy Valentines day all ....BILL IN FLORIDA
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John Hull's book, "Avanti, the complete story".
aardvark replied to aardvark's topic in 2001-2007 Avanti models
Ernie. The book has some info You might want but the issue is it just doesn't dice deep into the production numbers and options. -
Thanks much Adam. I will have to do a little studying on these pics.
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On mine I decided to make a few "adjustments". Because I'm using the R-3 airbox and wanted a little more clearance I went with two 1/4" plates (3" x 4") at the "A" pillar mounting pads and a thinner front motor mount. I didn't want to effect the original rake so I made rear spring shackets 1" longer than the original ones. I lowered the body down onto the A pillar plates (1/2" total) and used 1/8" shims at the rear most body mounts (rear of the trunk). Then I started sliding stacks (a combination of 1/8" and 1/4" as needed) of shims into all the remaining spaces. Not until I had filled all the spaces did I start tightening up the bolts. I also added rubber pads under the frame/body rubbers to take up the addition spaces. I ended up using all the original shims and a handful of new ones I made from flat stock the correct size.
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I'm in the process of putting my car back together with an R-3 clone engine. My plan was to use the R-3 air cleaner set up, but after looking at these pictures I don't like the idea of mounting the air cleaner in front of the radiator (for a couple reasons!). I'd like to avoid drawing in air from the engine compartment, so I'm open to options.
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With the chassis completed, body finish painted, and body remounted on the chassis, it is now time to organize the rest of the needed parts and put my car back together. Today's problem is that when I sent the interior parts out to be recovered the upholstery shop "lost" the cores for the two front and two rear armrests, so I need to track down replacements. I'm hoping some of the members on this forum have a '63 parts car that has "salvageable" cores that I can talk them out of. I'm going to have them recovered so I don't care what color they are, but I hope to find cores that are not so water damaged that they have to be rebuilt. I live in Mass, so if I could find them close I could hopefully pick them up to avoid problems with shipping (a guy can hope can't he??).
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@Bobcat - here's some pics of the linkage connection at the transmission. The larger rod angles up from the transmission to the steering column to lock the transmission in Park with the key removed. The smaller rod goes back to the shifter. I hope this helps. If you need something specific let me know and I'll try grab some more pics. Good luck!
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John Hull's book, "Avanti, the complete story".
erniebrown replied to aardvark's topic in 2001-2007 Avanti models
Ron, thank you for the production numbers, I have printed them and added them to my binder for the next owner. . .they are going to have to wait a long time. .E -
John Hull's book, "Avanti, the complete story".
ronmanfredi replied to aardvark's topic in 2001-2007 Avanti models
I really don't know, maybe in his late 60s-70s. He recently built a new house and moved a few states away from his last location and mentioned he had dozens of boxes and filing cabinets of stored records that were being moved. He's always busy with projects to make money plus with AOAI and SDC so it's just what is a priority for him. - Last week
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John Hull's book, "Avanti, the complete story".
aardvark replied to aardvark's topic in 2001-2007 Avanti models
Thanks Ron. I can see it likely isn't going to happen. How old is John? Ok.. I'm skeptical. -
I have not. Would be very appreciative of pics. Thanks
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If someone finds one. . .I can assist in making a PDF out of it for the rest of us without one. . .what a great mission.
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235/60 14 However, with a size close to the original, 205/75 15, this would be exacerbated because they have 50 mm (2") more diameter.
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What size tires and wheels are on it?
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Hello everyone, I am writing from Germany. I am currently restoring my Avanti. Among other things, there is a problem with the rear height of the vehicle. It is much too high. When it is on the ground, the leaf spring is practically straight and the pivot bearing is completely folded back. Is this normal or is there an incorrect leaf spring in there? Does anyone have a picture of how the situation should be in its original condition?
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@Bobcat - were you able to solve this? If not I can probably get my car jacked up and grab some pics on Friday.
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AFAIK, all modern cars have their air cleaner on the engine, but with a hose leading out to behind the grille in order to bring in fresh air. So, Studebaker had the right idea, just didn't implement it very well. For my car I'm stuck with the factory setup, which at least, is better than the R2's air cleaner. But, ideally, one could leave the air cleaner where it is on an R2 and do major surgery on the air cleaner and fender apron to bring in fresh air. The fresh air could be sourced from a hole in the fiberglass to the left (i.e., passenger side) of the radiator (behind the grille). Oldsmobile implemented a fresh-air intake well in the '60s on the 442. --Dwight
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That’s the point Dwight.. ‘not rain friendly’!!…. Besides that, it’s blocking a portion of the radiator…. and we all know an Avanti’s cooling system needs all the airflow it can get! Also, in the event of a front end collision, the air filter canister would be rammed right into the radiator, wiping both items out!
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This is a good topic for discussion. I have an R3 Avanti that I will soon be putting back together, so I have a near-term need to know. I would assume that rotating the air cleaner so that the intake is pointed toward the grille would achieve a bit of ram-air effect. One wouldn't want to ever drive in the rain, though! --Dwight, R-5407, R3, 4-spd
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Actually, for the most part, the Hawk canisters was the same but the Hawks had two studs sticking out the front for the mounting bracket. So, the above is not for the Hawks.
