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Yes…A0136 is correct about that front damper if your Avanti originally had the 400 CI engine…and a ‘72 would have.

Is the new engine one of the external balance units?… If so, you may not be using the correct flex plate.

Very true….. Good luck with the project!

I’d imagine trying to replicate the ‘walnut’ paint look would be a real challenge… I’ve seen, on a few of the later Avantis, that Studebaker used a ‘straight brown’ color on the steering wheel on a few of their ‘walnut grain dash/console cars.

Resurrecting an older thread…. Years ago I saw a photo of an Avanti R2 engine whose owner had somehow installed a dual groove idler pulley to the right (viewing engine from the front) and slightly higher than the factory iron water pump pulley…….. This took all supercharger belt pressure off of the water pump bearings… although it required custom bracketry and longer supercharger drive belts…..Interesting modification I thought! PS… water pump was still turned by alternator belt.

Amazing that the fellow you bought your Avanti from was steering it using just the two spokes… I just can’t picture that!!

I think that you did an absolutely beautiful job on the original wheel… but I suppose you could have also just repainted the walnut wheel for the same effect? (maybe you did not want to ruin an original walnut Stude Avanti steering wheel!)

Once again, you are misinterpreting the INTENT of the question… Seems like all other responders understood… and then came Regnalbob!! I have an idea… how about you posting a few trivia questions of your own instead of continually trolling me? Wouldn’t that be a more productive way of spending your spare time?

That’s pretty cool Mark!

That makes sense….. Odd that Regnalbob couldn’t figure that out.

No… I wasn’t the doubter!

It’s good to see that you are now posting the entire document when you quote a source… as opposed to just posting a few lines, or simply one page as you’ve done in the past. I credit myself for this improvement in your communication skills… Be well!

Well, I’m completely satisfied with Stacey’s answer… SUGGESTION….do a bit more research concerning your ‘survey’s’ findings, and get back to me as soon as possible!

So, you think Stacey is wrong?

Why would I do that? This trivia question has been answered correctly by Stacey… General Motors!

regalbob… You have now posted it under my “Avanti’s Second” trivia question…A question concerned with a different survey. SUGGESTION…. Start another trivia question related to the ‘survey’ which you have information on!

Postscript… The survey referred to in this trivia question was sent to a few thousand Studebaker Avanti (new car) purchasers in mid-March 1966… This questionnaire was sent by William H. Gottlieb, of the New York City Morrison-Gottlieb public relations firm.

You ‘NAILED’ it!!

The survey which Regalbob posted is not the 1966 Morrison-Gottlieb survey this trivia question was based on…. Regslbob should post more details concerning his ‘survey’.

Wrong survey.

You are correct about that! That survey indicated that over half of respondents bought Studebaker Avantis because of advanced styling!

Thoughts?

Yep.. you are correct!……. (81% of respondents owned a 2nd vehicle…..of those 33% owned a GM)

Ha ha good one!… but not the answer!!

Sorry, not $385!