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I have the Avanti White lacquer as well. What color is your inside? Mine is Royal Orange. One of my winter projects is to get the clock to work. I contacted Instrument Services (clocksandgauges.com) in Illinois about my 63 R1 clock, and he said he doesn't work on those nor does he sell parts for it. 🤷‍♂️ I'm going to convert it to a 12v A23 battery (https://amzn.to/4uU3SUV) that is wired closer to the fuse panel so that it's easy to replace, and it's not reliant on the 3EE, as I routinely disconnect it at the terminal (https://amzn.to/4vPf8Tf). I'll be sure to document my trials and tribulations. (My other winter project is to replace the rusty gas tank that is giving my 2 inline filters something to do and racking hell on the carb.)

Worked fine this morning. Is your browser set to delete cookies when you shut it down?

Nope. It's operating normally for me.

Anyone else having to ‘sign in’ and give email address & password when going on this forum? (every time)….This requirement started yesterday. Seems odd… Any thoughts about this?

I covered this hole with some foam (temporary) to see how it affects the heat. According to my passengers, they don't feel the warm air any longer. I also decided to see where else the heat could be entering the cabin from. There's the firewall with the engine and the exhaust system below (in fact, the mufflers are under each of the front seats). So, I added a ceramic and metal blanket over the top of each muffler to start. I may cover some of the exhaust tubing and see if that helps too. I can definitely tell a difference by covering the mufflers. And it didn't start a fire! This is the product: https://amzn.to/4v80Ywl Any words of warning?

The crevice is where the clip is. There may be a thin piece of plastic touching the inner part of the handle. If so, the clip is between that piece and the handle.

Thanks @ronmanfredi . Just to clarify my markup, B is the space between the leather door panel and metal piece, and A is is the crevice between that metal piece and the rotating handle.

There is a standard spring clip between A and B. There is a clip removal tool available at most part stores, etc., designed for this. Then remove the door panel and the latch striker. Check the alignment at the front of the door. If it looks good, then loosen the hinge bolts on the door, leaving the lower bolt on the lower hinge snug. With the door closed, raise the back of the door until it is where you want it and snug one upper hinge bolt. Check all the gaps and if you are satisfied, then tighten all the bolts. Now reinstall the striker and adjust it to where the door closes correctly. Lastly, check the vent and window alignment with the top and adjust those before reinstalling the door panel.

The passenger door on my 63R1 is sagging about a 1/4" and the kids are slamming it shut. To gently close it, I lift the handle as I close it. I understand how to adjust the hinges and striker. 1. Any words of wisdom? 2. When removing the window crank and door lever, do I separate at "A" or "B" in my attached photo? Thanks

My grandfather the original owner of my 63 R1, put an analog third break in the lower window. There was some type of palm-sized black box that would take the brake/blinker signal at the trunk and operate the third light. I converted it to an LED strip light at the top of the window, but couldn't get the black box to interface with the LED. I wanted to run some power to the trunk anyway so I just included an 16awg wire (purple/red) from the brake cylinder to the trunk where it hooks up to the LED power leads.

One of them is the return line from the fuel pump. The other is an overflow line that just dumps gas on the ground.

Obviously! My point here is to be careful if attempting to straighten an Avanti (steel) bumper off the car, as it’s quite easy to damage (crack) the chrome plate…. Also, if the Avanti in question is going to be driven more than occasionally, as I do mine, I believe that a bit of extra clearance over factory spec between the bumper and the fiberglass body is a prudent move. After repairing more Corvette and Avanti fiberglass bodies over the years than I care to remember, that’s my take on this.

info from front page of book. the website is no longer active.

the last phone number I have is 616 942 5856.

Regnalbob's image is correct and looks just like my R2 rear bumper. IdahoBens bumper is obviously bent outward on each end.

Email him Stan.gundry@gmail.com

My 1963 road race Avanti

The bumper is exactly the way it was installed at the factory with a 1/4 inch shim on each side. The gap is the same on both sides.

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I’d go easy when doing this .. but it’s the bracket itself taking the strain... You don’t want the bumper too close to body, as shown in photo, as a possible side impact will mean certain fiberglass damage….. Also, those bumper sides come in fairly easy when tightening the side bolts… just go slowly… Trying to straighten the bumper off the car can be done, however that’s unfortunately a good way to crack the chrome plate.

dont think I like the idea of cranking on bolts to put that kind of constant strain on the body. I will try to bend the bumper tomorrow. Thanks regnalbob for the pictures and the measurements.

You thought CORRECT!

Thought it was 1/4

The width of the bumper between inside edges is approximately 63 inches. The gap at the front edge is 1/2 inch. The gap at the shim is 5/8 inch.