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Good ‘stab’ … however it wasn’t 37!

When all else fails, what is an acceptable way to gain clearance between power steering ram and crankshaft pulley on both Studebaker & Chevrolet V8 powered Studebaker framed Avantis?

‘P’ Studebaker V8’s were all (non-Avanti) 289’s… excepting for 1955 Stude President 259 V8 engines, whose serial numbers also began with a ‘P’.

You got it!

A rumor which circulated around the Avanti community several years ago was that when Studebaker shut down auto production in South Bend, there were …..?….. fully assembled R3/4 engines at Paxton Products ready to be shipped east. 1) 18….. 2) 37 …..3) 50….or…..4) 65

In 1972, Stu-V Products of California offered a NOS R4 dual quad intake setup, complete, including aluminum manifold, carbs, linkage, gaskets, fuel lines, etc., for ……?……. 1) $175…..2) $250…..3) $325….or…..4) $435 (Air cleaner assy not included))

The acceleration rate of the valves in a Studebaker Avanti R1 engine is …..?….. times greater than that of the lifters and pushrods. 1) 1 1/4…..2) 1 1/2…..3) 1 2/3….or …..4) Same rate

I’d make sure that the cylinder head casting numbers, which are located on top of the center exhaust port, are both the same….. Over the years I’ve seen a few Studebaker’s where a cylinder head has been swapped indiscriminately with another to replace a damaged original head…..which could result in a slight compression ratio difference…..If the casting numbers are the same, you’re good to go!

Wow!…Two beauties!… And I like your method of pricing cars realistically.

Long bracket is support for air filter assy on R2 supercharged Avanti engines only.

This is a very interesting label.. I’ve never seen it before. It makes me wonder if, back in the day, reading it scared any perspective Avanti ll customers away???

If I remember correctly, didn’t the ‘87-‘91 model year Avantis have the deck lid weatherseal relocated to the body? (as opposed to being mounted on deck lid) A better location I think!

Your description on removing & replacing spark plugs #5 & #7 is very concise…. That’s exactly how I handled that same job on my ‘83!

Two or three of the L&R rearmost plugs can be reached under the fenders, either working over or removing the front tires.

An Avanti ll equipped with the 400 engine can easily outrun a stock R2 equipped Stude Avanti up to about 70 mph.

The Avanti factory had to reinforce the front crossmember due to extreme low end torque of the 400 engine. Retrofit kits were also made available.

All the 400’s were backed up with Turbo 400 trannys… One of the very best period transmissions.

Yes.

Studebaker’s like to mark their territory!

Yes, the trans can definitely be removed without removing the engine/trans assy… but availability of a twin post lift would sure make the job easier!

Ain’t that the truth!!!!!

A Stude Avanti manual cable setup can replace your power trunk release with no problems…. Same trunk latch.

Nice work !!

Looks great Mike!

I converted the backup lights on my ‘64 to stop lights using the later red lenses. It worked OK, certainly better than simply relying on the stock tail lights, but frankly not nearly as ‘seeable’ as a third brake light…. maybe that’s because the third brake light is higher, and more in line with the vision of the driver in the following car. PS… my ‘85 Avanti has the back up’s changed to stop lights (done at the Avanti factory).. really not as effective as a third stop light in rear window!