Nelson
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Here are some photos of a side mount setup with no extra holes in the blower also a photo of an R2 Hawk/Lark blower bracket next to an Avanti blower bracket. Each take three mounting holes/bolts to secure the supercharger and the bolt spacings look to be the same. So Iām fairly certain blowers can be interchanged if the front end is fastened at the mounting holes and the rear scroll is clocked for the correct outlet location.
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Hmmm. When the snow quits Iāll have to go out and take a look at that. Well, maybe when it warms up after the snow quits.
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Well, believe it or not, this was intended as a genuine question. I see some saying red felt was correct but I canāt remember anything but black. However, I had an Avanti with a black felt that turned red with age. I always wondered how that would happen. An artist/photographer friend of mine explained that blacks contain a lot of red dye and wasnāt surprised that the black felt would fade to red. Anyone out there that really remembers red felt when the cars were young?
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What was the original color of the felt in the 63&64 Ā Avanti vanity's?
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What was the original color of the felt in the 63&64 Ā Avanti vanity's?
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23 minutes ago, Dwight FitzSimons said:
Some Paxtons have only a few holes while others have many holes, making clocking easier/possible.
--Dwight
I think the extra holes you are talking about are for brand X mounting configurations.
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I donāt think you need to drill extra or different mounting holes. The Lark Paxton bolts on the Avanti bracket ok but the output hose would be in the wrong location. There are plenty of available threaded holes available so the back of the case gets rotated to fit the Avanti orientation. The dip stick location remains constant.
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case is clocked differently and dual belt Avant and single on Lark, Hawk. Exception being R3 Lark.Ā
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I seem to remember replacing the radio being a simple task with no air conditioning but way more difficult if your car has the AC. No ac just remove the vertical panel in front of the control levers and work through there. Probably not much help. Iāve done a radio change in both ac and non ac cars but it was a long time ago.
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Iāve never turned one over but donāt know why it wouldnāt work. in the old days I would flip starter ring gears to capture the unworn side so Iām up for anything to keep the cars on the road.. I also would try the epoxy first. Sand blasting to get rid of all the rust I believe is critical. Iāve even sand blasted disc brake calipers Bach in the day and epoxied them then sanded and honed. Never had a problem with that either.
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Another thought. Have the radiator shop take it off and turn it over. I would think the other side is ok.
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You could probably sand blast the pits and fill with epoxy but soldering on a new flange would be best. I would imagine that flange is available. I know they sure seem to leak a lot at that joint.
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Bob. You must have had an unbelievably nice Avanti. Was it restored back then or really kept up? Do you remember what was bad about Elmerās car that would lose points?
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Yes, Elmer is correct and Factoryville, Pa also hits the right note. Ā Hard to believe a new Avanti only gets a second place at a national meet. Hell, his car was what every restored car is trying to be. Iāve seen this same thing before though. Thatās one reason I never would bother having a car judged.
Anybody know what happened to Elmer or the car?
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Iām sure I screwed up the spelling of Earlās last name but l remember he had a 63 gold/tangerine 4speed Avanti with about 3500 miles on it a lonnnng time ago. Since we are all doing some reminiscing on Avantis from the past, Iām wondering what happened to Earl and what happened to that Avanti. Anybody remember the owner or the car?
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I assume the interior is the orange/tangerine?
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15 minutes ago, Nelson said:
A guess here but if it was just the suspension then 14. If you add the steering system then another 7 and if itās power steering you add one more for the ram. Just a guess.
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But if you throw in U joints and clutch release bearing shaft and maybe more for stick shift cars it could be more. However, I think Im just missing a few somewhere in the suspension.
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A guess here but if it was just the suspension then 14. If you add the steering system then another 7 and if itās power steering you add one more for the ram. Just a guess.
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Filter screen.
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Now that is a nice car! I assume no air conditioning?
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2 hours ago, pantera928 said:
Well, there was a Gordon Y Mills in Upland, California who died in 2001. He would be 91 if still alive
Did you know him? His Avanti was turquoise in color R3 automatic.would you recognize a photo of him?
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Well, itās a very early Avanti shipped to Paxton for use as the test mule for the R3/4 program.
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Wondering if anyone remembers this guy from the Avanti Owners Association. He lived in Southern California and owned a 1963 Avanti in the 60ās and 70ās. Iām pretty sure he has passed on but wondering if he had any family still active or interested in the marque. I recently purchased his old car.
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On 12/2/2022 at 2:04 PM, Avanti83 said:
Check out the pictures in post #29 of this topic. There may be more on Bob Johnstone's website where I found this one.
Those photos answer a lot of questions, thanks for the tip. I also have a 64 Avanti with thin back buckets and would like to convert that one to the thick back style just because I like the looks a little better. I assume the horse shoe looking fiberglass panel in the prior mentioned article is all I need to make the conversion? Anyone know where those additional panels might be purchased?
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