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I met up with the original owner of my '63 Avanti in December. He was a Millwright for Studebaker @ the Avanti plant. His first job within the plant was repairing the Dyno. According to him, it was not used on every vehicle, but random selection. He told me that the Dyno was not used for HP., but was used for tuning and speedometer calibration.
I had about a 4 hr. conversation , went out and had a nice meal with him and his wife, and was given a history of my Avanti and (Studebaker in general), that is priceless.
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No. Just during breakin.
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I should have pointed out that additive was used on both engines, but as "Gunslinger" pointed out, most of these failures were on high compression, high valve spring pressure engines. Both engines are. They don't run on pump gas!
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About 2 years ago, 2 of my sons rebuilt engines in there muscle cars, (GM). One is a 427 sbc, the other is a 496bbc. . After using the proper assembly lube and following the proper break in procedure, both cams wiped out on breakin. After contacting the cam companies they were told to use Rotella T oil for the break in procedure, because of the lack of ZDDP in popular oils. Both engines were disassembled and cams replaced. They used Rotella T on breakin and everything was fine. Too bad, it wasn't stated in their breakin procedure at the time, could be by now. Is this a fluke or not?
Both engines have high valve spring tension, although inner springs were removed during breakin, per cam breakin procedure.
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Sure! Especially with the lack of Zink additives in todays oil, we need all the help we can get. Besides, if it was good enough for Andy Granatelli, it's good enough for me.
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I'll try to answer this and keep it as short as possible. Question 1.) The lower the rear end gear, the quicker the engine will rev. Helps the low end performance, but hurts the top end performance. 2.& 3.) Most all final output drive for auto and manual trans. are 1-1, with the exception of OD. The trans gear ratios of 1st, 2nd, , etc. can be completely different from 1 trans to another. So your choice of rear gear ratios can get tricky. Rear gear ratio really depends on how the owner wants his car to react.
I used to drag race every weekend and I would change the gears depending if I was racing 1/8 mi. (5.13 ratio) or 1/4 mi. (4.11) .
Rear gear ratios effect everything, (fuel consumption, performance, drivability, engine life, etc.) Hope this helps.
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I agree with the converter answer. Had 1 like that about 10 years ago, ( killed the engine @ a stop). The converter was trashed. This was on a 200 R4. I wouldn't continue to drive it until it is checked out, it's probably putting some heat in the tranny . Good luck.
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I'm too late to help, but I had exactly the same problem with a rebuilt master cylinder. Just didn't seem like it had enough pressure to bleed well. After about 3 days of trial and error, I pulled the master cylinder and compared with the old one. Looked identical, but when I took a depth mic. and checked the pusher cup depth, yep it's .250" deeper. So, like you, I adjusted the linkage out .250". Worked great.
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Thanks for the replies. I wish that I would have never sold some cars in my past, and would welcome a call or letter from the current owners. Any of my cars now, will be sold by my widow after I'm dead and gone! As J.Boyle stated, "we are just temporary caretakers of these cars".
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I totally agree about keeping former owners informed. I have been blessed with starting a very good relationship with these 2 gentlemen. They are as excited about me having the car as I am. I should have it mostly done by next year, and have promised them both a ride. I KEEP PROMISES! Happy Holidays!
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I've always been in contact with the person that I bought my '63 Avanti from , who owned it since 1964. Recently I've found the original owner and had a long phone conversation with. He worked for Studebaker at the South Bend plant @ the time he bought the Avanti. So as a gesture of appreciation, I sent them both a Christmas card with pics of the Avanti, that is in the process of restoration, but very road worthy. I received very nice responses form both parties. The second owner sent me a card with a very nice letter. The original owner sent me the same................and the "WINDOW STICKER!!!!!!". When I opened the envelope, I couldn't believe it!!.......He said that he loved the car, and may be coming my way in a couple of months and says that he would love to sit in the drivers seat 1 more time. I can't wait!!! ......... MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
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If Studebaker's marketing & business practices would have kept up with their engineering department, we would never have seen this video.
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It appears to be an R1 by the air cleaner and the fact that it has air. Thought it was a good clip. A Families love affair with a unique car.
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Charlie, If you checked the voltage on your solenoid wire when the key is in the start position and you only have 3 volts, it sounds like your Ign. switch could be bad. Good luck!
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give Jon Myer a call, he will give you all the info and more
Thanks for the reply Mark, I dropped him an email.
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Getting back to the original question,,, You have to ask yourself, where your talents lead lead you. If you are unable to do the mechanical work, body work, electrical, fit and finish....buy an R1 or R2 finished. On the other hand, if your talents are multiple buy a project car. Keep in mind that $$$ adds up quick on a project! Take it from somebody that has done more cars than I care to list. " ALWAYS", find a car , LOOK very carefully, and PRICE repairs. The Studebaker Avanti is "The " most unique cars in existence'. and worth the effort! No matter what the condition: check the frame and hog troughs, check the engine #'s in front of the intake manifold, (R****) for R1, (RS****) for R 2..................Good Hunting!
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I personally like the '63/4 openings. If you decide to take on this project, I would definitely add a 3/4' lip to the opening. If not I would think that you would open yourself up to cracking of the glass around the wheel well, Good luck, Like my Dad used to say "you never make mistakes if you sit on your ++s!.
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Got a supercharger with a bunch of stude parts. Looks like a Paxton, has MS 1946 stamped on it. Any clues?
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Thanks for the response. I bought this car from the second owner. He said that it was only a few months old when he bought it in '63. He seemed to think that the original owner purchased it from the SB plant, but I don't know if that could be done. I was under the impression that Freeman Spicer was the largest dealer in SB, so I assumed possibly that the SB (1) on the build sheet was Freeman Spicer.
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The build sheet on my '63 says " Rush Sold" & the destination is listed as South Bend (1) In. Does anybody out there know which dealer, this was sent to?
Fathers Day
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The second line couldn't be more correct! Gave myself a Father's day gift and took my Avanti for a nice little ride today.