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I'd do just as Michael said and replace them. You want to be careful not to route the pie that connects the inner and outer cylinders around the outside since it is vulnerable to wear and failure from the wheel rubbing on it.

I have a new -to-me 1980 Avanti with a 350cid sbc, TH400 trans, and type44 (3.07) differential. It does not perform as well as my old 63 R2 with power-shift and a 3:73 diff. The exhaust system is a mess But is functional so it will wait. What have some of you all done to make these strangled engines perform a bit better? (On a budget!) (The meadow burner is thankfully gone as well as smog pump and all that crap. ) Best timing? Thanks in advance!

from the SDC: The SDC Forum will be down for maintenance, Sunday, January 18 – Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Service should return on Thursday, January 22, 2026. 25 years of files must be taking longer to transfer. If possible let your members know. Respectfully, Susan Lusted

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Starting with R-4835 32 Black 153 White 138 Turquoise 104 Gold 224 Red 77 Gray 80 Maroon 1 Special

warmer there I am about 20 miles east of Gainesville ....perfect.... keep in touch ... bill

Th Coefficient of thermal expansion for Aluminium/alloys is around 0.0008" per degree Celcius - That's nearly a thou every degree. From that standpoint I'd wonder whether Stress cracking would be a valid problem.

How many cars in each of the colors that were available for 1964 models were produced?

This is a set of reproduction headers I bought in the late 90’s early 2000. I haven’t cleaned the casting flash up yet. The other parts are a mounting bracket for the generator/ alternator.

I wouldn’t doubt Ian Fleming’s ‘63 Avanti is stored away under blankets in some obscure garage or barn somewhere in the United Kingdom… It’s amazing what comes to light occasionally! In the morning I’m going to look at a two owner 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk (for sale) that has been in storage for 45+ years… Original paint… and sitting inside the same garage, strapped to it’s Utica shipping pallet, is a NOS 1956 Packard 352 V8 engine the seller purchased all those years ago, but never installed….. Pretty amazing!

Like the SDC forum administrator says… ”We will be return shortly” !!

Wimauma is about 20 miles south of Tampa.

RQB3263 .... THANKS FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE .... it actually looks to be in the same cond as mine ... i will keep it in mind ...where is WIMAUMA ... THANKS .... BILL

We've conferred about my '02'' supposing my info is on file?

Yes, that’s the connection…. Fleming’s Avanti was serial # 63R1728, and as far as I know it has been lost to history. (If anyone has new info about this Avanti, it would be nice to hear it)

Sorry no, Budd isn’t the connection

Bill, This looks to be what you need. Don't know about condition, but it spins. Yours if you want it. I am in Wimauma.

RQB3263/81/305 EXISTING/REMOVED P/S PUMP PIC .... EDUCATE ME .... I NEED ONE ..... BILL 386-466-6434 .... THANKS ALL ....BURRRR

I think there are three settings and the wording stamped is sometimes not the same. Something like soft, medium, HD or sometimes export instead of HD. I know you need to collapse the shock completely and rotate the bottom against the top and you will hear or feel the click when it changes position. That sounds pretty cool that you are getting your Avanti out of hibernation after fifty plus years. Especially since you are the original owner. What year and serial number?

RQB3263/81/305 GOOD MORNING ALL FROM FRIGID BUT SUNNY FLORIDA 3263 NEEDS A POWER STEERING PUMP .... AND THEY ARE NOT STANDARD OFF THE SHELF SAGINAW PUMPS .... MY RESERVOIR CAN IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND LEAKING ..... THE MAIN DIFFERENCE AS BEST I CAN TELL IS THE FLUID RETURN TUBE ON THE CAN IS STRAIGHT AND ACCORDING TO A GURU WAS MODIFIED BY AVANTI .... PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED PIC OF MY REMOVED PUMP... ALSO .... I HAVE AN ALMOST COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM WITH NEW ALUMINUM COMPRESSOR AND ALL BRACKETS/BOLT ETC. (EXCEPT FOR EVAPORATOR) AND OEM 305 VALVE COVERS, CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, STARTER, FOR SALE OR REASONABLE TRADE .... SORRY NO SHIPPING ....BILL IN FLORIDA ....386-466-6434 CELL PIC COMING SOON

I’m not certain but StuV may have made the first set and that tooling could have been acquired by Studebaker or it may have been the other way around. I had or probably still have a set that has the name StuV cast into the header.

Ian Fleming's Avanti was shipped to the U.K. on the American Chief.

Budd

Sorry no… that isn’t the connection!