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A nylon cord is a 'must have' when installing Avanti front or rear glass. (windshield or backlight)........What other mechanical task, pertaining to '63-'85 Avantis, is a nylon cord needed for?
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The AOAI is governed by a twelve member board of directors......True?
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After Studebaker sold it, 'Bonneville Avanti #9' was raced again at Bonneville by Bill Burke as 'Bonneville Avanti #90......True?
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The last 'production' Avanti was produced in Mexico late in......1) 2005....2) 2006.....3) 2007....or....4) 2008?
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The Studebaker Avanti design team spent......1) four.....2) five......3) six.....or.....4) seven weeks in Palm Springs?
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4 hours ago, steve remick said:
Does anyone know if Dick Vaux is still active with the club? He's a friend of John Hull.
He definitely is!....he and that gorgeous turquoise '64 Studebaker Avanti of his!
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2 hours ago, studegary said:
Are you including race cars (GT) or just normal production cars in your query?
Production-type Avantis Gary.
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No 'Blake Era' Avantis were sold with a trunk mounted battery.....True?
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Trunk carpeting in all 'Blake Era' Avantis was the same as the interior carpet.....True?
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Very good point...and I think I've seen photos of that beautiful R4 Avanti you're speaking of!
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38 minutes ago, r1lark said:
I remember reading about this swap in one of Peterson's Engine Swap Handbook (or some name similar to that).
There was a thread about 4 or 5 years ago about this car and a similar Avanti (owned by a Robert ________ ??) that both got an Olds V8 swap. Seems like there were a lot of opinions about why the R4 was swapped out -- blown up, wanted more cubic inches, and/or just had a lot of issues on the street due to detonation with the high compression ratio.
Dredging all this up by memory...........
Well, your memory is doing alright Paul,...According to a period AOAI newsletter , Ray blew up AT LEAST ONE (possibly two) of Paxton's R4 engines before he decided a big cube, less 'stressed out' engine was the way to go!
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On 3/6/2017 at 7:32 AM, 64studeavanti said:
Just curious, were there 5 more records set after the onitial 29?
The 29 speed records were set at Bonneville in the summer of '62 by Andy G. (& team) in the red Avanti that the following year would re-appear at Bonneville as the 'Due Cento'.
The 34 speed records were set by Andy G. in '63 in a completely different Avanti, the gold #9 car.
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What Avanti83 says about the troughs and rear frame rails is exactly right....and you can do it yourself ,without spending a dime, if you have the ability of lifting your Avanti up to get under it SAFELY!.
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Studegary is correct on this one..........Andy set 34 records in Avanti #9!
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25 minutes ago, 64studeavanti said:
I would guess the radiator support. I don't believe it can be r&r without removing body - so it is likely it was installed early in the process.
64 studeavanti 'NAILED' it!...The radiator core support was installed on the chassis WITH the Avanti's body.....While on Hawks & Larks, the main body was installed first, THEN the radiator core support was installed, as part of the 'doghouse' or 'nose' assembly!....WELL DONE!!
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1 hour ago, 1963r2 said:
The steering box
Once again, I'd guess that the steering box (although the Avanti uses a 'rag' joint) would be installed on the chassis in about the same time slot as other Stude passenger cars
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Many years ago a fellow by the name of Ray Cash converted his Studebaker Avanti from Paxton 'R4' power to Oldsmobile power.
What was Ray's (then) reasoning for doing this?
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Andy Granatelli drove "Bonneville Avanti #9" to----?---- world speed records!............................1) 12..............2) 29................3) 34.......or.......4) 42
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On 3/2/2017 at 10:01 AM, abasile said:
I installed one of these kits on my 1964 Avanti with A/C back in the day. It really did not help at all.
Interesting evaluation!...Even with the smaller water pump pulley and idle speed up, there was no significant reduction of engine temperature on your Avanti?
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12 minutes ago, lschuc said:
rear spring shackle bushing in the frame.... since there is no access to remove or install the bushing once the body is in place.
I don't know Lew,..I'd say those bushings were installed (along with the leaf springs and rear end assembly) while the frames were upside down on the chassis line,....and the timing for that install wouldn't have differed between any of the Stude passenger car body styles. (IMHO)
Any other thoughts here?
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In assembling at the factory of a Studebaker Avanti, can anyone name a body part that would be installed on an Avanti's chassis long before the comparable part would be installed on a Lark or GT Hawk's chassis?
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I remember the very first 'Avanti ll' I saw........It was in 1967, and was a brand new car ordered by a friend of mine (and Studebaker fan) Paul Savard.
At the time Paul owned a couple of very nice Studebaker Avantis, and when he learned about the 'new' Avanti ll, he had to have one.
He took me for a ride in the car, which was painted a dark green metallic, with a lighter green fabric & vinyl interior....I remember thinking how 'new' that Avanti smelt!
That Avanti unfortunately developed a serious electrical problem shortly after Paul purchased it...resulting in some burnt wiring.
I remember that the Avanti factory people shipped Paul a new wiring harness, and paid for a local (Brockton, Mass) electrical shop (Myron Oberg's) to do the install.
Everything worked out just fine!!...Ed
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The answer here is FALSE!....The exhaust system on the few and far between '85 model Avantis has larger pipes ahead of the cat, and much smoother bends...I believe that at least some of the '84's were also like this.
The '81-'83 Avanti factory exhaust setup was MUCH more restrictive!
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Answer....FALSE!
OIL FILTER??
in 1963-64 Avanti
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I've been using STP brand, # S-25 for the last several oil changes.