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14 hours ago, r1lark said:
So, if the original style has NOT been reproduced, then your original question you posed is TRUE (like I said)!
Yes, sorry Paul..sick this week!!!
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23 hours ago, 64studeavanti said:
Yes, there are a few different solutions for sealing the accelerator pump shaft on an R2...however, according to a very well respected Avanti carb rebuilder (NOT ME!!) the original seal has not been reproduced....Ed
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HINT!... Found on both R1 & R2 engines...but not used on the R1's!
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1 hour ago, Nelson said:
I’m sure this isn’t it but maybe the throttle kicker and ignition shielding on a radio delete car?
Hmmm....Good point on a rare radio delete Avanti...however, I'm speaking of the "normal" radio equipped R1 Stude Avanti.
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1 hour ago, r1lark said:
Mr. Addison, who I think was Wilbur's neighbor.
CORRECT!.. Rodger Addison
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27 minutes ago, 64studeavanti said:
I thought the R2 seal was the same as the Edelbrock marine carb seal.
No, it's not.
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1 hour ago, r1lark said:
I'll take a shot at this and say true, since I would think that the current offerings (for example: https://avantiparts.biz/accelerator-pump-seal-r-2-avanti-lark-hawk/) are of a better design and material.
However not original...the answer here is FALSE!
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1 hour ago, r1lark said:
Chrome on the valve covers, chrome on the valley cover, chrome on the engine oil dipstick, chrome on the air cleaner, chrome on the oil filler caps. Is this the stuff you mean?
Sorry no, the chrome helps present the engine as an Avanti R1....Part of the package.
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On the Mr. Ed TV show, what was the name of the character who was occasionally seen driving a Studebaker Avanti?
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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.
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The original factory accelerator pump seal (for Studebaker Avanti R2 carbs) has not been reproduced....True?
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6 minutes ago, South Shore Motors said:
I actually kinda like the wheels. Oldsmobile, aren't they? Looks like you already had them on the car before you sold it, 20 years ago. Unless you're planning on a restoration, I'd leave em on there. I've had dreams where I re-acquired a car I'd previously owned... Think it's fantastic that you got yours back.
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.
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On 1/12/2024 at 4:54 PM, brad said:
Yes, the short block was rebuilt many years ago, but the heads were not done. The last owner had someone do the heads that did not do a good job. Now they are done correctly. new valves, new guides. bronze inserts in the guides, and surfaced the gasket surface .003.
Understood...thanks!
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4 minutes ago, Nelson said:
That’s interesting. I have a used set of 51 lower control arms with parts attached. I’ll have to take a closer look at them. Would they raise or lower the car. You seem to say it would raise the car?
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.
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Well said!
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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!!!)
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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!
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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?
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Hello Nelson & A0136....Is that a regular steering knuckle?
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On 12/22/2023 at 4:29 PM, Nelson said:
Wow. That’s impressive. You are a die hard.🙂🙂
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!!
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7 hours ago, Nelson said:
That modification was done at Studebaker engineering in SB. I asked Vince Granatelli, Andy’s son, if they did that suspension work (lowering the control arm) and his response was that Paxton did NO suspension modifications at all. All was done in SB.
The change was to improve cornering capability. It essentially allowed the tire to go into negative camber relative to the frame with less control arm deflection. This allowed the loaded tire to stay flat on the pavement in hard cornering. Carol Shelby did the same thing on the 65 and 66 Shelby Mustangs.
Hey, never heard this before....
VERY INTERESTING!
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12 hours ago, Nelson said:
I think they were. I’ve never researched it but should. I believe a r drop spindle was used on some 1955 models but that part number did not match up. The upper control arm was also submerged in the frame one inch when the new R3 R4 suspension was used.
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?
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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!!
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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.
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Sorry no, that's an interior item!