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Name two features found on a Studebaker Avanti R1 engine which are non- essential for the proper operation of the engine.

The original factory accelerator pump seal (for Studebaker Avanti R2 carbs) has not been reproduced....True?

I also had dreams like that...Then it happened!... I re-aquired a 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk in 2021, which I originally purchased in 1968 and sold in 1980.

Understood...thanks!

Yes...raise...I once hoped to use these on a job ('62 Hawk) until I compared them to the spindles on the car....big difference!. I think one of these has a part# tag on it...I'll look when I can get to my storage.

Well said!

Studebaker probably had more time (and money) at the time of the '53 redesign...The front suspension was 'dropped' an inch or so then, however, they accomplished the drop by forging a completely new spindle.... .I have a NOS pair of the '51-'52 type, which would be very handy if I wanted to RAISE the front of my Avanti..(no thanks!!!)

So, the R3 type lower king pin knuckle, together with the upper control arm frame modification accounts for a 2" drop...now I get it!

Hello Brad..sorry if I sidetracked this thread Question..Is this R3 engine in R5089? If it is, wasn't that Avanti completely restored a few years ago?...Did the valve problem show up after the restoration was completed?

Hello Nelson & A0136....Is that a regular steering knuckle?

Yes, I probably am!.. I purchased Avanti RQB3655 from Lee Newman (Newman/Altman) in January of 1994, and put it on road in October of that same year...Been driving it pretty much every day for last thirty years... THEY SURE KNEW HOW TO BUILD 'EM!!

Hey, never heard this before.... VERY INTERESTING! .

That " submerging" of the upper control arm is something I noticed on 'Bonneville #9'.....I wonder what the Granatelli idea was behind making such a major modification? .

The above reminds me of the '64 square light I once owned, which I installed a 'full set' (4) of HD front suspension control arms on... It took awhile to grease that front end..There was 26 grease fittings in total if I remember right!!

Interesting that Studebaker did not use heavy duty LOWER control arms on their R3-4 powered cars. (grease fittings on inner shafts instead of rubber) They no doubt stocked these HD lower arms from left over '51-'52 production. Actually, the easy answer is that they would have had to use the pre'58 front shock absorber setup, and they no doubt did not want to go back to that.

Got it!

Nelson, when you say heavy duty control arms, does that mean the R3 type, with grease fittings on the inner shaft? (or did the Granatellis cook up something special?)

Between the hood scoop and the rear skirts on the R5, that was one mean looking baby!!

Yes, that's it exactly...The very last R2 Studebaker Avanti built...and on the last day of Avanti production. 12/31/63

Very, very impressive Brad!

Hi Nelson... I was wondering if the only 1963 'Bonneville' Studebakers to utilize dropped front spindles were the numbers 8 & 9 Avantis?

Just hung up the 2024 AOAI calendar at my workplace...It's amazing how many folks are drawn to it!

In the world of Avantis, what makes Studebaker Avanti R5641 historically significant?

Off the cuff. I'd stick with your '71. The downsized work you plan for it sounds good to me...AND IT'S ALREADY IN YOUR GARAGE! Good luck!

At the time, Leatherique was advertised as a way to repair actual cracks in the leather itself....I found this not to be true. (as far as the seats go)