r1lark
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Were there some stainless trim pieces that had to be removed and discarded to retrofit the drip rails that were added early in production? I'm really reaching here...........
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Well Ed, at least this mechanical engineering degree is useful for something.
But seriously, I didn't calculate that, just made use of reference material. In this case, the SAE paper on the Avanti.
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Well, I was too lazy to run the calculations but since no one else answered..................
Taking into account the tensile modulus of elasticity of FRP, the frame rail design and gage, the x-member, etc, a quickie estimate is around 4000 ft-lbs/deg of twist. So I'll say the answer is 3) 3800 - 4200.
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The rear window fastening? I know that was an early running change because the rear windows would pop out at high speeds.
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I'm going to say False, because somewhere back in my memory banks, Bob Doehler was the designer who did the detail work including a lot of the interior on the Avanti.
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The loud mufflers?
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Hmmm.......true, because the little woodgrain stick on 'doughnut' that covered the Studebaker name protected it?
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Here is the quote from one of his obituaries that I based my second answer on:
"I've concluded that the car is cosmic," Kellogg told Associated Press in 2000. "It has some sort of personality or spirit that keeps finding people to take it over and stroke it and keep it going."
So, he was specifically talking about the AVX as opposed to all the various generations of the Avanti line?
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That the car had a spirit that kept people trying to revive it (Altmans, Blake, etc).
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Seams were fusion welded in both.
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This is one of the most interesting trivia questions yet Ed! Can't wait to see the answer.......1963r2 made a great shot at the answer, don't think I would have thought of that.
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10 hours ago, mfg said:
No one has a 1983 Avanti Motors option sheet?
I don't, but the '79 options sheet listed a trunk mount CB for $350. But it doesn't show up on the '85 brochure options list.
I'm going to say that Stephen Blake eliminated the CB option so will say FALSE.
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Champion spark plugs?
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Because it was, like, out of this world man!
Seriously, was it because supposedly Raymond wanted the shape of the wheel openings to match the reentry curve of a rocket (or something like that)?
I'm really reaching on this one..........
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Raymond -- ever the promoter -- probably wanted to be the first one mentioned in the photo caption...............
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Wasn't it one of the Bonneville Avantis, for sale about 3 years ago?
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I think the '82s still used the Studebaker frame. And I know that the Avanti and Hawk traction bars were the same (the Lark for some reason was the odd one out). Now whether the traction bars were still used on an '82 I don't know for sure.......but I think maybe they were. So I will take the opposite tack from Charlie and say "TRUE".
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FALSE! Same part number -- if something works, keep using it.
Whoops, just realized that you said 1984 instead of 1964. Well, a '39 Commander and '64 Avanti was the same part number so I will stick with FALSE......hoping the Altmans continued using that same boot.
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Did a little internet sleuthing. Is this is the car you are referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExKx3ngDr1o ?
If it is, it now has a Holley 4 barrel carb........so assuming that is what was on the car originally, the answer must be FALSE.
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I'm going to say TRUE, since the Altmans were masters at repurposing parts they had on hand.
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I'm going to say False.
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Carousel ??
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I see I fat-fingered the amount in #3
, but I did mean $425.
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Molded Fiber Glass (MFG)?
'Spongy' Avanti!
in Avanti Trivia
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Ed, first.......congrats on your favorite team's win last night.
The reason I didn't answer this is that your description of the shift confused me. In my experience, if the trans pressures are too high the shift will be late and hard. If the pressure is too low, the shift will be early and feel like the tranny is 'slipping' or 'sliding' into the next gear (maybe what you mean by spongy?)
So, based on this, a delayed (ie, late, shifting at a high rpm) shift and a spongy shift don't seem to go together. So I decided to see what others would answer.