Michael Phillips

I gave up trying to rebuild the Dunlop calipers. bought these Cobalt calipers and pads from Bob Ziff at Avanti parts & restoration. They are an upgraded design while keeping the original external design. These were designed and marketed to the Jaguar XKE enthusiast. but they also work on our Avanti's. My car is not yet together enough for the road so I can't as yet speak to their performance, .

If anyone is interested in a front spoiler for your Avanti, I will be bringing a couple with me to the SDC AOAI meet near Pittsburgh. There will be one on display at Bob Ziff's vendor spot (Avanti parts & restoration) for a closer look or even a test fit on your car. There is major savings in not having to ship the part. I will be arriving later on the 17th and leaving on the 20th I will only have 2, maybe 3 so if you want one, please contact me PM or call cell 215-260-8377

I have noticed over the years of owning & working on Avantis, that quite often a person unfamiliar with the "pawl'" which locks the hood prop in the open position will try to close the hood without first rocking it forward to release the mechanism. The resulting leverage puts a lot of stress on the mount area. Since most cars for the last 30 or so years have hydraulic/ pneumatic cylinders on them the process of lifting forward before closing the hood may be alien to them.

I replaced the hose with a plastic spiral hose that was sourced from an industrial hose supplier. Another source of unwanted hot outside air is to "flap doors" on the outside air supply plenum on the RT & LT toe board area. The soft rubber seal deteriorates and allows outside air to pass through. I fashioned new flaps from rubber sheet (the kind that plumbers use under shower pans). They were stapled to the pressboard door as was the original.

Many members that bought these spoilers have posted pictures to this thread, unfortunately they don't seem to open any more, if you go to the link to my home page at https://avantispoilers.bigcartel,com/ and click on pictures, you will see a light blue Avanti and also pictures of the part. You could also PM member Wildfelr , and I'm sure he would send you some pictures of his car. I am currently restoring RQA0348 which is in primer. If you want, I can hold up an unfinished spoiler to it (they come in black gel coat) and send you a couple pictures, Thank you for your interest in my product.

Recently, there has been requests for spoiler availability. Apparently, there is continued interest in them. I am posting this to see how many may still be looking to purchase one. Last month, I shipped one to a member in Illinois and the FedEx shipping was through the roof! Since I will be attending the Avanti/SDC meet in Washington, PA, it occurred to me that if anyone who still wants a spoiler could order now and, if you are attending the show, I could bring them and save you the shipping cost. If this appeals to you, I will need your order soon to ensure they are made by September. Please direct message me here or use the link below to my product home page. https://avantispoliers.bigcartel.com/

Have a set of wire wheel covers 15" these were in the trunk of an Avanti I recently purchased. They are in pretty decent shape, 2 have Avanti center logo 2 are missing logo, these are pretty heavy to ship, but I can deliver to the Avanti/ SDC meet in Pa. in September. Asking $250. Please PM any questions.

Doing some spring cleaning, came across this music CD titled "The Ramblin Ambassadors Avanti". Anybody know anything about this?