pantera928
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outside vent?
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roll bar cover
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22 hours ago, Avanti1963! said:
I'll happily share the prize with you pantera.
You can keep it as a Christmas gift.😆
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Is this an automatic or manual? If the wheels are turning, just hit the brakes to stop them and then you can out it in gears.
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22 hours ago, Steve-Avanti said:
It's normally $45 @ O'Reilly's but they price matched Summit's current sale which is $38.99 💰
Please post photos of the end result. Thanks
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19 hours ago, mfg said:
A 1963 Studebaker Avanti has twice as many front bumper support brackets as a 1963 Studebaker GT Hawk.......True?
True. I posted this yesterday but it did not post. I must have not waited long enough between posts🙁
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Not really. Sorry.
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5 hours ago, mfg said:
The stamped steel " roll bar" found in original Studebaker Avantis is more substantial than what is found in later Avanti ll's (with moon roofs)
I hope never to have to test that statement!
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Well, there was a Gordon Y Mills in Upland, California who died in 2001. He would be 91 if still alive
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I have seen this on other cars with automatics. Can you stop it with your hand or a board?
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1 hour ago, Gunslinger said:
The Delton paint debacle was more due to the new process body composition than the paint. The new body required much more curing time than the fiberglass used previously. When the Delton paint was put over it the body chemicals used kept coming to the surface and caused the paint to bubble and come off in sheets. If Blake had done some testing with one or a limited number of cars the whole debacle could have been avoided or at least minimized. Most likely...no one ever thought there might be a problem as Delton had a good reputation otherwise.
I figured it was something to do with curing. THat makes sense. Thanks
So what year did he change the body process/composition?
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Blake did try to make too many changes too fast. Some of them were good. THe Deltron paint thing surprised me as I never had a problem spraying it on fiberglass.
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Although it is yesterday's technology, one of the things about my 1980 Avanti that I really like is that it is reliable transportation unlike my much newer Jaguar which I would gladly sell if my wife did not love it. Of course she just drives it and rides in it(the Raguar). I have to deal with its constant issues
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8 hours ago, Gunslinger said:
No...the Newman & Altman cars started with the fork-lift steering box sometime after 1977 and the original steering arms stayed in use. As far as I know Blake kept using the fork-lift steering box but changed to the short steering arms to restore the steering to original specs.
That is kind of what I thought. I saw a 1984 car that looks like it still has the longer arms on it. Did Blake make this change immediately or later on?
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Did any of the 1980s Newman and Altman Avantis come with short steering arms?
I have heard the Blake put them on his cars. True? Was that using the same steering box as the 1980s N&A cars?
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On 11/15/2022 at 6:48 PM, wdaly said:
Or 3rd?
🤣🤣
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1 hour ago, mfg said:
Sorry, the answer here is false!
That was going to be my second guess!
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True
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While I cannot tell everything in the pictures, this looks reparable. Regarding the 1981, Avant used the same frame from the beginning up through at least 1985.
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Might be more than i want to do at this time. I have a lot of projects going on.
Yours is over 1 inch lower to the ground than a Stude version?
Thanks
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How much modification was required to do all of that? Got any pictures?
Is the front end lowered?
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20 hours ago, Dunkin said:
Down the road I am looking at replacing the radio, any recommendations for these that will fit in the original openings 63/64? Thanks
I have a unit from retrosound. Fit right in. No CD but it has USB and bluetooth
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Cabin filters are the first thing that came to my mind too.