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Underdash flexible defroster hose is 1/4" larger in diameter on Studebaker Avantis than on same year Hawk & Lark models.....True?
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UNCLE??
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The gal in the video, Paula Murphy, was supposedly the first woman allowed to drive an Indy race car around the track...She was told to keep her speed under 100MPH.
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The #6 car was driven by Bobby Unser in the '63 race... Bobby crashed it during second lap....It morphed into the #28 car for the '64 race, driven then by Jim Maclreath.
In '63, #6 was fitted with a smaller diameter Paxton Supercharger than its twin, the Jim Hurtubise #56 car.
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Not as common as before, but you may be able to find a '78-'85 Chevy Caprice, Monte Carlo, or Camaro in a salvage yard...Most of those came with factory A/C, and most, if not all engine related components would fit your Avanti.
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22 hours ago, Nelson said:
Probably the standard three speed stick.
Sorry, not the 3 spd.
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No other thoughts on this one?
HINT...4WD!
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On 9/29/2023 at 6:07 PM, brad said:
Belleville spring washer and shims.
Yes, that's it!
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On 9/29/2023 at 10:30 PM, A0136 said:
Yes True.
17 hours ago, 64studeavanti said:True is correct. According to parts book:
3spd - 45 25/32"
Auto - 46 9/32"
4spd - 51 29/32"
That confirmed TRUE it is!
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2 hours ago, George Rohrbach said:
true
Sorry no....the switch wiring is fed down the LEFT windshield post.
(driver's side)
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In late production Paxton ball drive superchargers, the spring pack that 'loaded' the five drive balls was replaced with a ........?........ washer.
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Avanti Motors provided ....?.... locations for a rear license plate lamp on their 1983 'blade' bumper models.
1) one.....2) two.....3) three
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In a Studebaker Avanti, wiring for the overhead interior switches is run down the right side windshield post....True?
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Of the three transmission options Studebaker offered for their Avanti, the four speed trans utilized the longest driveshaft.....True?
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30 minutes ago, Nelson said:
This is a wag but the STP Turbine car?
Not 'silent sam'...however, you're very close!
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On 9/28/2023 at 9:10 PM, Stacey said:
Lets try AJ Foyt
Sorry no, Foyt wasn't involved.
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What famous Indy race car used a Dunlop disc brake installation very similar to the factory '63 Studebaker Avanti disc brake system?
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Very, very nice!!!
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On 7/8/2023 at 3:30 AM, 64Avanti said:
I was also aware of an Avanti with a Pontiac engine that was swapped about 1970 or so in Chula Vista as well as a 425 Olds with W30 cam in a 63 Hawk.
There was another Stude Avanti/Pontiac swap done as a shop project at a trade school here in Mass around 1970....
A really nice install of a 389 Pontiac GTO engine into a '63 Studebaker Avanti...The Pontiac was equipped with the popular three two barrel carbs...I only saw that Avanti once, and really liked it!
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Some taller folks have found the Studebaker Avanti driver's seat adjustment range a bit limited, and have cured this by extending the ends of the seat tracks to get the seat to go further back.
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I've always run a 160 in my R2 without any problems.
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On 7/28/2023 at 10:32 PM, JimM said:
I have learned that 90% of lighting problems are caused by a broken ground, given the need for grounding with the fiberglass body. As to the cigarette lighter, there is a fuse at the bottom of the lighter that may need replacement.
Agreed!
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16 hours ago, ronmanfredi said:
Suspension is now off the car. The Kingpin on the negative camber side is completely shot. There wasn't any new grease inside because the grease fitting is stuck shut. Needle bearings are solid rust, pin is worn badly in both locations.
That's too bad....Very typical of how many Studebaker owners treated their front suspension parts back in the day when these cars were in regular service....A few shots of grease for the front suspension parts, on a regular basis, would have made the Stude/Avanti front end suspension almost bullet proof.
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Relocating battery to trunk gets all that 3EE weight off the front end fiberglass...Conversion is quite easy, and the obsolete 3EE can be gutted and left in stock location for appearance sake.
1963 Andy Granatelli NOVI Studebaker Indy Car
in Avanti Pub
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#28 became #6 again when it was entered in a 1965 race at the bumpy Atlanta Speedway....The only time a Novi was entered in any race besides the Indy 500.
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