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Although of the same design, vibration dampers on the hi-po R3 & R4 Avanti engines ARE NOT the same as the dampers used on the R1 & R2 Studebaker Avanti engines......True?
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Although Halibrand mag wheels were installed on a few of the "Bonneville Studebakers' for PR and photo ops., standard Studebaker steel wheels, (with and without wheelcovers), were used on these cars for all of the official speed record runs.....True?
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Nope...bits of tape on each blemish.
Right-on!...They taped them....Answer...FALSE!
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Although Avantis used a double groove supercharger idler pulley, and R2 Larks & Hawks used a completely different single groove idler pulley,.....the inner sealed bearings in these two pulleys were the same......True?
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At Studebaker, any defects in the paint jobs on new Avantis were marked with a white crayon.....True?
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64 studeavanti.....Thank you very much for finding out the serial number of that Avanti....no question about it now....it is INDEED my first Avanti..(which, to me anyway, is kind of COOL!!)
About the engine....the car itself is/was definitely a factory R2/automatic...but when I purchased the car, probably around 1973, the engine in it was a factory replacement Studebaker engine.
I assume it was a 289, but I never really checked that out. There was NO serial number on the short block...the machined pad was blank.
All the supercharger parts were in the trunk when I purchased this car....although I did have to locate and buy a correct sealed AFB carb.
Apparently, the engine that was in 63R-3623 when I sold it is long gone.
About the manual window doors....I can understand why the power window doors were replaced....because even back in the mid seventies the fiberglass was badly craked and broken up around the door hinges...both sides...the original doors on this Avanti were the worst I've ever seen....almost like someone jumped on them on purpose to break them off!!!!!.....Yes, I can definitely understand why those original L&R doors were replaced....I'm sure it's a better car without them!
Don't know who added the R3 parts and converted the car to a four speed....but I like those changes...the manual windows too..of course!!!!
To tell you the truth, this Avanti has led a rough life....but i still think it has a lot of potential, and I really hope it finds a good home!
Thanks again 64studeavanti!.....Ed
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Cool!.....I too recall picking up the telephone to place a call and hearing "Operator"...and then giving her (ALWAYS a her!) the four digit phone number I wanted to call.
I even REMEMBER one of the phone numbers I'd call!.....My dad's resturaunt.....I'd call there to pester him all the time!....His number was...8554.
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This one would have quite a tale to tell!!...there's a '63 Avanti just listed on e-bay. (auction #281786512348) Basically, its Texas owner describes it as an R2 with R3 external parts, 4 speed trans, and manual windows (although he honestly says the car originally had power windows.)
Although the serial number isn't listed in the ad, I believe it's Avanti serial # 63R-3623, body # 63R 5109.
I'm '95%' sure this is my very first Studebaker Avanti....a car which I sold in 1976!!
Would anyone out there with an e-bay account ask the owner to post the serial #?...I'd REALLY appreciate it!!
If this car is indeed my first Avanti, when I sold it it was in good shape,...and originally was an R2 AUTOMATIC car, with power steering and power windows.
When new, this Avanti was 'Avanti White' with the red & fawn 'regal' interior.
Not positive here, but.....??????????????????
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Being made available for other models in the Studebaker lineup?
You 'nailed it' BRitz!......The March, 63 announcement gave notice that the R2 engine was now an available option in ALL new Studebaker cars!.....Well done!!
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horsepower rating?
Excellent thought, as Studebaker was holding back publishing horsepower ratings........But that's not it!!
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FALSE. The 50th anniversary is this year, 2015. The AOAI was formed in 1965.
Correct!..........'50' in 2015 it is!...Answer..FALSE
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This story bothers me and it isn't even my car!!
There's nothing worse than being concerned what the temp gauge is reading while out for a drive....It DEFINITELY causes stress!
One question.....What was the engine temperature/underhood heat situation with the car's ORIGINAL engine.....the same thing or less?
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ANSWER:.....................Both L& R sail panels have scoops.....but one scoop is concave ,and the other is convex!!
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Didn't Paxton run all the R3/R4 engines on a dyno after assembly......or did I just imagine that?
If they were run on the dyno, it would seem that the heads could have been retorqued at that time.
Hard to say r1, but an 'important' notice was sent out by Paxton regarding engine break in, which stated the cylinder heads should be re-torqued after the first good hot run-in.
My guess would be the 'scalloped' upper cylinders found in R3 & R4 engines (to clear the larger valves) may have had something to do with this.
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Excellent answer to this interesting Studebaker Avanti question given by Brad Bez over on the SDC forum!
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Sorry if it is obvious, but what does PBW stand for?
No problem!....PBW stands for 'PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER'.....The name given to the R3 powered 1964 Studebaker Challenger owned by longtime SDC member George Krem and driven by Ted Harbit.
The PBW has done GREAT at recent 'Pure Stock Muscle Car' annual dragrace events!!
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No thoughts on what the announcement about the Avanti R2 engine was?
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In 2016, the AOAI will be celebrating its 50th anniversary......True?
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Show me next time you do it. i have never been able to do it on MANY that I have tried.
I hear what your saying....and I wouldn't try doing it that way at home either....but remember....... FACTORY ASSEMBLY LINE!
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3, they had composition type head gaskets
.........#3 it is!......... The R3 engine in the PBW had to be overhauled because they failed to perform this important step!
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The Altman, and later the Blake regimes based new Avanti sales on the calendar as opposed to the fiscal year.....True?
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True, the body won't fit if the engine and supercharger are installed in the frame.
The supercharger will hit the passenger inner fender.
Actually, the answer to this question is FALSE!
By shifting the body slightly to the right of the frame centerline when 'dropping' it, the previously installed Paxton superchager clears handily.
Remember, although the Studebaker Avanti assembly line no doubt moved along at a 'snails pace',....it was STILL an ASSEMBLY LINE!!
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Number 2 for me
Reasonable assumption!......but that's not it!....Anyone else?
Avanti Dip!
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I'd ad GT Hawk model Auto trans filler tubes were of a different shape. (bent differently than Avanti)