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64studeavanti

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  1. There was service letter R-1964-4 dated April 24, 1964 that was titled Improved idle cooling  - Avanti models equipped with air conditioning. This was for an idle speed cooling improvement kit that consisted of a new smaller water pump pulley (aluminum with only 2 grooves), an A/C belt and a carburetor idle speed-up adapter. 

     

    Is this what you are looking for? BTW, my 64 is equipped with this kit.

  2. Gunslinger is correct about the clearance issue. I just cut off the extra part of the throttle bracket so it matched the original. BTW, The original AFB used manifold vacuum to control the spark modifier. So, I used the drivers side vacuum port on the Edelbrock. I posted a picture of the original AFB on the SDC site to confirm this. In any case, it does not really matter once you are off idle. Some have reported good results using the ported or timed side.

  3. The price is a little high, but the initial cost is a small part of the total. I bought a running R1 4spd about 10 years ago for $13,000 and have put about that much in it so far doing all my own work. The only thing left to do is paint for it to be factory fresh - so $20,000 is a good guess for a decent restore. The question is, do you have the time, skills, space and money to repair this one? If so, you could have a very desirable car that would be worth $25,000 - $30,000 depending on how far you went with the restore. If you can't do the work yourself, you would be easily upside down - just like most any other car!

  4. According to the ad it has R1 block - "The Block Serial Number is R1456"

    "I don't know if it is an E2 from the factory. The parts are repos. The car's serial number which I failed to include, is R3623"

    So I guess you got it right.

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