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Your rear brake wheel cylinders may need rebuilding…one may be frozen, a leaking seal or a bad hose. Don’t go adding something that may not be necessary.

What you're describing is the rear brakes locking up, causing the car to swap ends. In other words, the rear brakes are providing (proportionately) more braking force than the front. But, think about it, if the rears didn't lock up with the Bendix/Dunlop brakes then why would they lock up with the Turner brakes (which provide more braking force than the old disc brakes)? The answer is that they couldn't. You have something seriously wrong. I would go through the complete brake system and make sure that everything is correct. A couple months ago I had my mechanic convert my '64 Avanti's disc brakes to the Turner system, and install his dual master cylinder kit. Everything worked out perfectly and the car has strong brakes that stop the car straight. I am quite happy with Turner's brakes & MC. --Dwight

After buying a '57 Silver Hawk that had a fully documented mechanical restoration, I decided to try to find an Avanti with the same. I jumped on this '63 R1 when it became available, despite some FB forum advice to pass on it due to to very deteriorated interior (South Georgia humidity). It had a very compete engine and transmission rebuild in 2005, with all parts purchased from Myers and all parts and labor receipts provided. I was able to turn the interior around in a few weeks, as the seat covers had held up well. I only had to replace all the other vinyl pieces and headliner. Also required were a complete brake job including lines, power steering work and tuneup. The second part of the story is from this old advertisement for the car found on Bob Johnstone's site. It says the car got a "ground up" restoration, all needed parts replaced in the early 90's and described it as a "show car". The seller was Preston Hill, a rural South Dakota Studebaker dealer. I purchased it from the estate of the person who bought the car from this ad in '93 and have that title. Not sure if Hill sold the car new or bought it later. If anyone knows anything about the car or the dealership, let me know.

My OEM discs were frozen due to many years of unuse, so I elected to modernize with the much larger Turner disc kit (all lines and hoses replaced too, and rear drums checked and adjusted) . On Jim's advice, I didn't install a proportioning valve, but wonder if I might need one. Car veers heavily right on a hard stop and I think it may be the rears causing this (often described as wanting to "swap ends"). I think it would be downright dangerous on a slick road, so wondering if I need to have the rears doing less by installing a variable proportioning valve.

Guess I’ll save them in case I ever get a 63 or 64 that needs plugs! Mike

master+coat+video+how+to+do+a+box+chassis&gs_ivs=1 This chassis for sale has everything but the rear leaf springs. I've decided not to switch chassis on my avanti due to my age. I also have a tilt column and some gauges I have a dashboard that is an excellent condition This car was sent to a restoration shop There was a problem between the owner and the shop. The chassis was coated with epoxy at that time which thankfully preserved it The rest of the car sat behind a used car lot for years. We'll accept any reasonable offers. 97 3 945 6849 thank you.

I'd like to thank all of you who have contributed to this query. Despite the simplicity of applying sealant to the area, I feel that I won't get away with it when the car goes for inspection. I'm leaning toward fabricating a two piece steel cover that can be attached either side of the hole and possibly adding some heat sheild material to it or a flue seal. Either way I reckon that the area needs something to negate heat flow into the cabin. 🙃

Those plugs are ‘oldies but goodies’….NICE!

The J-12Y plugs are for an Avanti and are colder than the H-14Y plugs. IIRC the H-14Y are correct for a regular 289 or 259. --Dwight

I sent one to Switzerland a few years ago, the only metric gauge was the speedometer. oil was still PSI, and temp was Fahrenheit.

I aquired two sets of spark plugs, supposedly one set for a supercharged 63 or 64, the other for a 58-64. Neither number in my workshop manual. Confirm or deny? Mike

Mine is for sale!,

😂 ... I can try

My 1980 had the cow catcher bumper when I bought it in 1992.

Hi Tom, I've never had my evaporator out so I don't know what mine looks like. If it were mine I would just clean all the old stuff off of the pan. Then give it a coating with something watertight and reinstall it. I think you would be just fine. Best of luck, John C.

Deal. Send me a private message with your name and address. I'll break them down into manageable bundles and box them up in multiple boxes for shipping.

Ha ha!!!!!!!!!!

I'd take them and pay for the shipping if you'll get them boxed up for FexEx or UPS.

One solution................You did say "every input appreciated!"

It just dawned on me what the cut out is for, on cars with stick shift the clutch rod comes thru a hole next to steering colume which it appears was cut open, heres a picture of my 63, not cut open with clutch rod sticking out.

You have to remember...back when the Avanti was built Studebaker (and other car makers) were using pretty skinny tires...not those with wider footprints like they do now. It took less effort to turn the wheel regardless of whether equipped with power steering or non-power.

Heck, I often run 45 psi in the front. If you’re really worried just drop it to 44. 🤫

Yah, most radials I've used ( Michelin) have a 44 psi cold limit. Due to the weight distribution ratio, It would make a lot of sense to bump in front. I'd try 38 or so, for starters

Hi, by Avanti has been delivered to Europe right at the beginning in 1963, to Milano, Italy. So, althoug being an American car, it was never in use in the US. Currently it has the speedometer in kilometer per hours (KPH) but the temperature gauge is in degree Fahrenheit. Does anybody know if this has been like this back then or have there also been temperature gauges with degree Celsius? Just curious as the mix of European and US metrics in my car is interesting and unusual.