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Agreed…..Ugh!!!!!!!

The ‘53-‘55 Stude V8 C/K engine oil pan might be a nice addition on later 8 cylinder Hawks for anyone looking to increase engine oil capacity…. However, on ‘R’ engined GT Hawks, the interior baffling of the pan would need to be reconfigured.

Gunslinger felt we were only speaking of a full flow engine leaving the factory inside a vehicle (without an oil filter)… which was not the questions intent.

I see the answer as YES…. Unless one considers the ‘R3’ plate on the air chamber cover as a mechanical item.. which would be ruled out by the question’s text… However, that really wasn’t the intent of the language!

I’d guess Studebaker shipped some 289 replacement ‘full flow’ short block engines with the filter block off plate for owners of earlier V8 Studebaker’s whose original engine either never had an oil filter, or gave the customer the option of continuing to use the by-pass type of oil filter at top of engine (if so equipped)

Yes… however peeking at dashboard was ruled out in text of this question.

That clue was ruled out in the text of the original question Dwight…”body mod”

P.S. Gunslinger…. If you had stopped at “Of course it’s possible”…. you would have had the correct answer!!

Who says you never get trivia questions right?? YOU NAILED IT ! And I once owned such a Studebaker Avanti!… Originally an R2, the factory installed short block was changed out with a factory replacement ‘full flow’ 289 engine long before I purchased the car…… The new short block had no serial number on the machined pad… and whoever installed it neglected to remove the factory oil filter block off plate from the side of the block! ( a situation which I later corrected) So the answer to this trivia question is YES… it is possible to find a ‘64 (or a ‘63) Avanti with a full flow 289 under its hood and no oil filter!

Getting close!!

Thoughts?

A tough game for tough guys.

Yes…on the pressure box top… A nicely done piece I always thought!

Did Studebaker put any ‘R3’ identification on the nine production R3 Avantis? ( Besides the unique mechanical, body mod, and dashboard features found on those cars)

Good trivia question Mark!… See ‘ Real R3’!

Sorry, but you sort of went off in the wrong direction on this question Gun…. Any other thoughts on this one? HINT….Think REPLACEMENT!

Yes …that’s it exactly…. Pretty much depended on location of fuel pump on engine.

Is it possible for a 1964 Studebaker Avanti to have a ‘full flow’ 289 V8 engine and not have an oil filter?

Both of these ultra rare Stude Avantis are ‘over the top’, however, I must say that the turquoise over turquoise R3 is extra spectacular!!

What would be the most apparent change concerning the fuel line in ‘63 vs ‘83 Avantis?

Solid valve lifters and stiffer valve springs, along with a performance camshaft, gave a much higher RPM range… As the early Cadillac V8 used hydraulic lifters and non- adjustable rocker arms, Caddy hot rodders were pleasantly surprised when they found Studebaker adjustable rocker arms would fit the Cadillac engine, allowing the use of solid valve lifters, and all the rest!

Well, no one can knock you for trying Mark! However, the answer here is FALSE… although all of these Stude V8 oil pans will bolt up to various year blocks.. the 1955 pans, both C/K and sedan, are different from the later pans. especially noticeable on the C/K versions, which had a considerably larger oil sump.

The Studebaker engineers had one up on their Cadillac counterparts by utilizing a timing gear as opposed to a chain…. However, that isn’t the part we are looking for here.

Wow… Crank and rods!!… Sorry no, ‘it’ is much smaller than those items!

No thoughts here ?