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Good man!!

The extra weight of the power window assy seems to exasperate the broken door hinge area issue… which is unfortunately somewhat common on Studebaker Avantis…. Personally, I would attempt repair of the original door.. I have done this job before.. The trick is to cut away the fiberglass area with the access holes to put your socket wrench through to access hinge- to-door bolts… Then make the actual repair by roughing up the fiberglass and adding a layer of fiberglass cloth over damaged area… To make repair ‘bulletproof’, rivet a piece of thin sheet metal over repaired area….(holes drilled in metal)…Then fiberglass the outer piece back on.

Stude Avantis with power windows seem to develop this issue more often.

Probably worse case scenario is broken fiberglass mount area in door itself… Door would need to be removed from the car for a rebuild of the lower mount area… Upper mount area needs checking also.

Yes, hopefully whatever issues exist between the two clubs get resolved… and the annual meets are joined again!

Stude Int. is asking $8.00 a pair for the ‘63 keys… I guess prices are all over the place.

If you’re dealing with a broken original type key, Studebaker International would definitely have the blanks for both ‘63 & ‘64 styles. Any locksmith can cut them.

Your Avanti is beautiful…..Love the ‘stance’!

You’re having some tough luck with the car aard,….but hang in there, once you get your Avanti straightened out you will love it!!

I always thought Steve’s show was interesting and entertaining… He does a good job at the auctions also!

Steel spare wheel….2 3/4”

I’d go with P205/75R-15 …. The front suspension under your ‘63 Avanti first came out in ‘51, and was initially designed for narrower tires. Your Avanti will steer easier with the 205’s, and chance of tire rub against the fiberglass fenders will indeed be lessened!

Congratulations!… your’s is one of the most gorgeous Avantis I’ve ever seen…. R2 four speed to boot!!!!

There is a gorgeous white ‘63 round lite Avanti a fellow from New Hampshire used to own, which was restored to original condition a few years ago including its original t-86 three speed manual transmission….. However, I would bet the majority of Stude Avantis built with a three speed manual trans have been converted to a four speed trans over the years.

Good point…. Impressive job!

Wow!!!

I agree with you!…Perhaps just a magazine error.

Back seat is Avanti Only… most likely made in house.

Interesting!… and is he only speaking of four speed equipped Avantis?… How about the rare three speed manual models?

I understand what you mean… but on the other hand why wouldn’t the author simply have stated ALL Avantis were dyno tested before shipment? It puzzles me why he specifically wrote “ manual transmission equipped Avantis!”

Good idea to re bleed the system, but to tell you the truth I highly doubt there is any air trapped inside that junction block.

Can’t accept this info until that PO is posted. (Just being cautious, considering my past experiences with this forum member)

Interesting comment! As far as this trivia question goes, according to the article about Elmer’s ‘63 Avanti… only manual transmission equipped Avantis were tested on the rollers at Studebaker… If that is correct, the answer to this question is True.

Yes, Avanti Gold R1 Four speed… Elk/Fawn interior.

Sure sounds to me like the pushrod is still to short… I would try lengthening it more, regardless if it begins pushing m/c piston in upon installation.