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That is where the heated air comes into the floorboard foot area.

That was the claim!!

Hello all. I'm trying to cool off the cabin. I checked the butterfly vents and they are fine. But as I was under the passenger side dash I was looking at the heater box/core area. To the left side is a hole, 2" x 1.25-ish inches and about 4 inches deep. The hole looks intensional, but not factory (super smooth edges, etc.). Was it the place for the filter?

Maybe too late to the plate, but this may help https://studebaker-info.org/Tech/PDF/Acme_al.pdf

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I see one difference... Yours has 2 vertical running rubber lines.. Mine has 1. Thanks for the info.

Howard- Sorry, for some reason I missed your post above -- and now I'm away for a couple of days. Yes, it is for sale. I will post more pix no later than Tuesday when I can get back to the computer on which they are stored. Sorry for the screwup. Skip PS: One more picture already posted in the Virtual Car Show section above.

I remember Lou Carini. (the fellow that wrote the above article on Avanti mirror repair) Lou was a real ‘spark plug’ for the (then) Mass-RI Chapter of SDC (now called Ocean Bay Chapter) Lou was very proud of his beautiful Studebaker Avanti, which he had installed real wire wheels and ‘Vogue type’ tires on. Lou’s sadly missed!

Your 73 is probably the same as my 74. As stated, there is an elbow screwed into the bottom of the tank to which the rubber hose attaches. That elbow must be removed to remove the tank. It's been a few years since I pulled my tank and replaced the hoses, but I don't remember a drain plug or valve. My car had a return line from the fuel pump which makes a circuitous turn around the top of the tank.

My 74 (need to close the hood the next time , , , ,).

My Bad..

Here is an article from the 1975 Avanti Newsletter that may help.

Reproduction Avanti Stratoview mirrors are notorious for this problem… The mirror head itself is very heavy, and there is no easy way to correct the looseness without removing the mirror glass…. and even with the glass removed, there may not be a really permanent way to tighten up the ball stud.

The driver's side door mirror on my 1964 Avanti R1 changes position when driven. Please advise if the mirror can be tightened.

You now have direct access to the AOAI Facebook Groups, AOAI Instagram Clubs and the SDC Forums. The original Instagram Club hasn't been active for quite some time and we are working with the creator to see if he can access it and transfer it to us. If not, we will be creating a new one.

If you read to the end, you will see the price listed.

Good thought… but not today’s answer!

Thanks for the input. Good luck to all.

All that info and no listed price? By the way, that's a clone of mine except mine is an R2

In 1963 lets say if they were #1. 75% better that would be a huge improvement. So #1 is my guess.

The 1963 Studebaker Avanti built in roll bar was considered, at that time, to be…..?…. stronger than the minimum requirement set by USAC for roll bars. 1) 75%……2) 140%……3) 175%…..or……4) 200%

Great car … with an excellent description!

The front shocks are the same as a ‘63-‘65 Buick Riviera. I don’t know of a direct rear crossover. I do believe you can modify rear Camaro shocks for the rear but I don’t know what years.

Does anyone know what brand X year make and model fits front and rear shocks for a 72 Avanti? I’m asking because I can get them for employee cost at O’Reilly auto parts if there are parts that fit.

WOW IT JUST DOESNT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS .......!!!!!