boogieman
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I made my own.
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Great tip. I took the ugly rubber blocks off my '79. That left a hole in the rear bumper face. I used a carriage bolt to fill the hole.
These lighted bolts will give me, in effect, another pair of taillights when I connect them to that circuit.
Almost a third brake light set-up but lower.
Thanks for the heads-up.
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The weather that weekend called for storms, and possible hail.
Nothing happened.. I missed the opportunity.
The boogie-mobile was ready but I was too cautious.
Look forward to getting down there someday.
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My '79 came without a jack. Scissor type from Harbor Freight for $20.
I did have to make the handle longer but no big deal.
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A competent hydraulics repair shop can remake the hoses exactly as they are.
If restoration is not an issue they can be remade using braided stainless tubing. End of problem.
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The picture problem is systemic. I have reduced my pictures to the smallest size possible and the system here still tells
me they are too large to download.
Others manage but I have no clue how.
Good luck with the insurance issue.
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Sorry to hear this. In all my years of insuring specialty cars I have only filed one claim
and the insurer stepped right up and took care of the repairs, no undue questions asked.
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In 2013 while looking for an Avanti to buy, I almost bought RQB-1615 a '71 model.
Even got the build sheet from Dan at Nostalgic.
Forgot about it and re-found it yesterday.
If that car and owner are on the forum I have the build sheet if they are interested in it.
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Hey Jim. Looking at your photo album I see a hood pad inscribed "AVANTI".
Where did you find that? Nice piece.
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Too much? Got it.
I'm as proud of this car as any I have owned with only a very few exceptions.
I get carried away.
One of my car friends accused me of being "A Trophy Whore".
Just for the record, I'm easy, but not cheap.
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Well said Gunslinger.
I take #2897 out to show it off and garner the attention the car brings, and to talk cars with many different types of people.
I really enjoy driving to and from the shows and cruises just to have someplace to go show it off.
It's about the journey, not the destination.
Should mine take an award Is icing on the cake but not the main reason for participating.
I let those in charge make whatever decision they want for whatever their reasoning might be.
So far mine has won 4 out of 4 Firsts in Class awards.
Who am I to argue with them?
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At least around here, steel wheels are hard to come by. As with everything else, it is worth whatever someone is willing to pay.
I could use the wheel but shipping to Texas is cost prohibitive.
I sold a set of Lexus 16" alloys recently and shipping by bus to Houston was $100 each.
Good luck.
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Let them wonder! Your car was selected by the judges. "Nuff said.
Isn't it about time our chosen make gets the recognition they deserve?
And by definition is your '75 not an "American Muscle Car"?
Congrats again!
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Congrats Devildog. Muscle car, GT, Exotic, Special Interest, etc., are just names
For whatever their reasoning your car was singled out for an award by the judging panel.
Unless you bribed them, their call to make.
Well deserving of the recognition as you represent us all.
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Got the car out today and filled it up.
Disappointed to get only 13.75 mpg. 247 miles and 18 gallons.
A lot less than expected.
That's about 275 miles per tank.
Still exciting to drive anyway.
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Seems that I just cant not continue to improve #2897, or make it personal at least.
Today I fabricated a pair of Lexan headlight covers, mounting tabs and all.
So well integrated they practically disappear.
Easily removable when needed.
Heard from my upholstery guy too.
Seems that to recover the front seats, rebuild the seat foam, upper door panels, front armrests, center console,
and rear seat in matching top grade leather will run $6,300 to $6,500 depending on.
Although the existing leather is in sad condition, I'm concerned with loosing the "originality"
and headed down that road to restoration.
Where to stop.
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Thanks Devildog. I'm on your mailing list now.
Assumed an invitation to the concours required. My car is not that nice but mostly very original.
Appreciate the invitation for the 9th.
St. Louis you say? Road Trip! What is "a two run"?
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When was this event? Limited to club members only? Invitation only?
I'm in Dallas and would have possibly made the trip had I know about the event.
My '79, #2897 is certainly not Concours quality but a 90% original survivor.
Congrats to all for representing us all.
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Right. Heat rises so will gravitate to the rear of the hood then be drawn out by the boundry layer when moving.
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Well gentlemen, another show today, another 1st in class.
That's 4 for 4!
Avanti's be representing.
This time I was in "Special Interest" class.
Lots of questions, lots of corrections, and lots of comments, as usual.
At the awards ceremony I heard..." First in class in 'Special Interest', that beautiful chocolate brown 1979 Avanti."
Just what I wanted to hear.
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Maybe some sort of compartmentalization or separation to let heat rise from under the hood, up through a sealed section and then
through the vents on the cowl. Placed towards the outer sides of the cowl the airflo should disperse the heat away before re-entry
through the cowl rear opening.
Interesting situation.
Nice work so far. Looking good.
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I did not know that. Never mind.
Guy 1 tells his friend he got a new hearing aid and can hear perfectly again.
Guy 2 says..." Great. What kind is it?"
Guy 1 says..." its exactly 10:15 am."
I rest my case.
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I don't see how the hood extractors would be effective given the only opening in the cowl is sealed to the air cleaner,
assuming you planned to put them on the cowl.
Mounting them to the stock hood, from underneath, they would vent the hot air directly back to the induction system.
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Interesting. No such problems as yet in my '79. Temp gauge never gets above 180*, and the interior is comfortable so far.
The fresh air floor vents and the quarter windows do a great job of venting out the heat.
I am thinking that with so many owners, in efforts to increase performance, changing engines, transmissions, etc,,
the increased heat generated by these changes far outweighs the inherent design parameters of the original engine/trans combinations.
The increase has no where to go but into the interior as the engine compartment simply can't vent the heat increased adequately.
Modern engines and increased performances generate a great deal more heat than "back in the day".
This problem isn't specific to Avanti's, but plagues most other cars with increased performance upgrades.
Some much more than others.
Packaging space fills up quickly when constricted by design parameters.
Lets face it, these cars were designed in the early '60's with smaller engines with much less horsepower. The designers never could
imagine these cars being viable well into 40+ year range, especially with the plethora of options now available.
Perhaps, offered simply as a simple solution, a shallow "air scoop" of sorts could be fabricated and mounted under the car to the floor-pan
to get additional air movement across the transmission to help cooling. But then that heat needs to be controlled.
Dynamat on the entire floor pan under the carpet seems to help according to those who have done so.
On my '79, I have fabricated a full width front air dam, wheel opening to wheel opening, with the center section under the radiator
directing additional air through the radiator.
I blocked of the area behind the grill so as much air as possible is directed across the radiator. The side pieces of my air dam/splitter
divert air around to the wheel openings creating, hopefully, a somewhat lower pressure area under the front of the car that so far has helped extract
heat out from under the heat generating source. Seems to be working so far.
Even with the original shag carpet glued directly to the floor pan, no padding, backing, or heat barrier, the heat through the floors
and trans tunnel is not an issue.
My '79 has no such air vent holes under the hood. I have thought of fabricating a louvered exhaust panel but have yet to do so.
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Saturn Air Dam
in 1963-64 Avanti
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Hey PaulK. Repeated efforts to post pics here have led to nothing.
As small as I can make they the system tells me they are too large to post.