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Good going Leo!

Glad you found answer….. Just figured I’d mention that there are usually some good deals on used Hurst shifters on eBay.

Pretty sure the 2005 models were based on the Ford Mustang platform…. Sorry, 18.5 isn’t the answer here!

Don’t know the answer, but I can say that the tach in my ‘83 also acts strangely… In cool weather it seems to work perfectly….however during the summer it always reads low, rarely indicating over 2000 RPM no matter what the road speed!

Not very many Avantis with an underside that clean!

Fuel tank capacity of a 2005 Avanti convertible is ….?…. gallons. 1) 15.7…….2) 18.5….. or…..3) 19.8

In September of 1966, Paxton Products offered for sale modified Studebaker Avanti fuel tanks, that increased the normal 20 gallon fuel tank capacity by ……?….. gallons. 1) five…….2) ten….. or……3) fifteen

Great story Michaelb….and I believe that all of us Avanti owners have had that ‘stopped in our tracks’ moment when we viewed our first one! …. Ed

Lack of p/s fluid would not harm the other items in the system, but would be very detrimental to the pump itself if car were driven for extended period with belt on.

Once again…. a very special Avanti with an attractive price!

If your mechanic is familiar with the workings of older vehicles, especially the power steering systems used on similar year Ford Motor Company vehicles, he should not have any problem diagnosing and repairing the Studebaker Avanti power steering system…… Purchasing and supplying your guy with a reprint of the ‘63-‘64 Stude Avanti factory workshop manual would be a big help to him… Best of luck…. Ed

Paul, I believe what Dwight actually means is that a person can install a ‘63-‘64 Stude T-10 behind a ‘61-‘62 clutch housing….. but a ‘ 61-‘62 Stude T-10 cannot be installed behind a ‘63-‘64 clutch housing… and I agree with him!

To A0136…. Thanks much for posting the pics…. You have certainly made clearer what I was trying to get across! Best of luck with your ‘59!…Ed

Nice!

I run the McCulloch setup on my ‘55 President Speedster without the kickdown connected…. I down shift to second overdrive when I need more ZIP!!!

Would disagree here with “ false”…. The two units directly interchange… the installation of a kickdown switch for the Lark is a good, but not mandatory, idea!

Although it appears that way, the supercharger pullies on both the ‘VS’ and the ‘SN’ units both run in the same plane.

You’ve ‘hit’ the eight key pieces, but need to leave out the ball driver, scroll, and impeller.

Paul you are correct with EIGHT… however, you need to include the output shaft as a definitive part of the assembly, whereas the ball driver is not.

Good going Leo!… that makes perfect sense!

It’s always amazed me how Studebaker parts are so adaptable to different situations… if one only takes the time to look!….Especially since the last Stude parts department closed some fifty odd years ago!!!

Me too….. however on the Jeep I mentioned I ended up pulling the engine… at least Studes use a bushing, while some vehicles use a sealed ball bearing pilot that sometimes goes south!

On a ‘63 Avanti powered Lark R2, a McCulloch VS supercharger taken from a ‘58 Packard Hawk would be a simple ‘bolt on’ replacement for a damaged Paxton SN supercharger (after clocking scroll housing)……True?

The most common failure in a Paxton ‘SN’ supercharger is a failed planetary drive… This can involve as many as …..?….. parts. 1) two…..2) five…..3) seven…. or…..4) eight

ANSWER!….. The ‘61-‘62 Stude V8 four speed clutch housing was originally created by modifying the ‘58-‘64 Ford pattern Stude V8 clutch housing…… Although the holes to mount up the ‘63-‘64 Ford pattern four speed trans would need to be drilled and tapped to accommodate the later transmission, the ‘61-‘62 clutch housing has the same bosses and machined surface as the later ‘63-‘64 housing. A bit extreme?… of course… However, IN A PINCH IT WOULD INDEED WORK!!!! .