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I suggest that you contact Jon Myer. 740-674-4897. He is located in Duncan Falls Ohio and has Avanti Parts cars, and a plethora of Studebaker/Avanti parts

Here's the Shop Manual section. It shows what you need.. http://studebaker-info.org/Avanti/ASM/avantishopclimatizer/avantishopclimatizer.html

In the fall of 1963, Studebaker advertised their ‘64 Avanti as “America’s Only Classic Touring Coupe”….. True?

The 1964 Studebaker Daytona Avanti R1 powered Hardtop, now located at the Studebaker National Museum, is the last passenger car to be completed in South Bend….. True ?

Everything under the dash! Heater core, housing, fan motor… The previous owner blocked off the hose connectors at the engine and removed all the pieces under the dash - because of terminal rust

Mystery solved… Nice!

Great to hear. Enjoy the car and lots of smiles to the mile! 👍

Ed George only has the R5 pistons in his R3 engine. Greg has the original R5 and had a section of the pan rail welded when it had damage. I supplied R3 pistons to Mr. Cone when the originals were long gone. The R5 piston is essentially a regular R3 Forged True but, the crown is angle machined for slightly lower compression. Necessary with two higher output superchargers. The specially stressed blowers would last approximately one run. (7 miles)

Problem solved! The driveshaft was junk! I took it to Stan's Driveline in Gulfport, MS. The driveshaft was 1 1/2 inches too short so it was barely going into the transmission spline. The yoke ends were 90 degrees offset from each other. The shaft had two bad dents in it. The transmission yoke was bad and the snap rings for the Ujoint were almost coming out! They made a new longer tube, welded in a new front yoke, replaced the ujoints with Spicer joints and balanced it. The car drives smooth as silk! I took it up to 90mph and no vibration at all!! Thanks to everyone with their input to this matter.

What are you all missing?

I think the original short block is in Ed George’s Avanti.

Hi everyone, I’m working on a 1963 Avanti I bought this previous summer and it is, of course, missing various bits and pieces. In the interests of having a defogger and even cabin heat, I am trying to find out if the heating system was used in other vehicles or if there is such a thing as a generic system I can buy and bolt in. Thanks in advance for your expertise and knowledge, Tim

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Checking out the Due Cento in person is definitely on my bucket list! BTW…. any Stude/Avanti fan that hasn’t yet toured the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana, should, if possible, try to get there…. Great take!!

Upper $30s. Asking $40 minus needed new tires and some needed paint work due to garage damage.

What was the sales price?

Wanted to everyone an update. I removed the master and checked the pushrod length, was on spec. Re-installed the master and I used a pressure bleeder. 2 cans of brake fluid thru the system, still no pedal. I said F it and reinstalled the old master, pressure bled the system. Now we have a firm pedal. On a side note, anyone in Southern Ontario Canada have a good operational starter they would part with? 289 V8 with Automatic. Thanks Tom

My trunk lid does not sit flush with the body; it is on the high side. Is there a way to bring it down? Thank you

Little bit cheaper over here, in the Netherlands: https://ccparts.nl/winkel/?s=avanti

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Mine originally had a sun roof, someone swapped it out for a new top. Turned out nice. One less thing to worry about! Mike

I don't because the rear mounts on my sunroof were still attached, so I was able to rebond the sides and back without removing any upholstery. Dan Booth sells a fiberglass roof top if you wanted to delete the sunroof. It is the entire top.

Larry, I just came across this thread. I recently talked to the folks you purchased the car from and they confirmed where it had gone. I knew about the car before Bob passed so when they started getting a lot of grief about the car and the R3. I contacted them privately and assured them the documentation would bear them out. They were lucky since Bob had saved all the receipts and correspondence, so they had all the history. I had met him years before and he was quite a character with a love of these cars. Whitebird is the name of the town. I hope you get it done to your liking. Rob

I'm unsure of the mileage or the length. The car has passed hands a few times.

Hi Ronmanfredi- Do you have any advice on how to remove the headlining/upholstery et-al ?.... photos , anything ? I need to do this job too and any prior knowledge would be really helpful. 😕 To be honest I have considerable rust damaged parts up there and I might end up with a removal instead of a restoration.