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John Hulls 1987 Coupe.

An announcement has been made on most of the Avanti Facebook groups that the current Virtual Car Show Photos are now becoming part of a Photo Contest. Jim, at Studebaker International has sponsored the award prizes for the top 3 winners which include an Avanti Fender Cover, the book Studebaker Avanti Operation Airlift Book and a Fawn hat with an embroidered Avanti Logo on it. I have the awards and will cover the shipping to the winners. Judging should take place towards the end of June and the results provided to me by end of June. I think it would be best to have a few members who want to be part of the judging team. We can decide together the best way to do this, whether it is by each of the 4 year model groups or all together. If you are interested in being a judge, then please send me a message so we can discuss this further. This is the Facebook Post that happened today: The Virtual Avanti Car Show continues for all year models on the AOAI Forums. The Car Show photos will become a CONTEST by the end of the month, with Prizes sponsored by Jim at Studebaker International being awarded to the top 3 Photos. If you haven’t uploaded your Avanti Car photos, then now would be a good time to show off your pride and joy! The link provided below is to the Forums and you will see the 4 categories organized by year in which to add your photos. If you are not a member, you will need to register yourself once you access the Forum before you can post any photos. This helps us eliminate spam and bots from accessing the site. You will receive an email at the email address you provide letting you know you can now use the forum site. We do not share your information with anyone, nor is there any cost to use the Forum. Once you upload your photos, take a look at all of the information that is available for you to read and ask questions about. There is a wealth of information there for you and members who love to help others. With the car show, you can share as many Avanti photos as you want. Come back often to see all of the other car photos that others post. If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me. Link: https://aoai.org/forums/

That is where the heated air comes into the floorboard foot area.

You now have direct access to the AOAI Facebook Groups, AOAI Instagram Clubs and the SDC Forums. The original Instagram Club hasn't been active for quite some time and we are working with the creator to see if he can access it and transfer it to us. If not, we will be creating a new one.

63 R1 for sale on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/872126840554247/user/1469582106

Do you know the year model range that you are interested in buying?

Intermittent suggests to me that it might be a bad connection in one of the system connectors or a switch adjustment that is on the edge of out of range. I'm not sure of the style of cruise that is on your model. My 82 wasn't working when I got it and the magnets had fallen off the driveshaft. Once replaced, I found the brake switch out of adjustment and once that was fixed, I had to adjust the speed screw in the small box until it set and held the right speed. On my 89, I found a bad fuse and a corroded connection on one of the plugs. Once I fixed those, then I had to adjust the speed screw on that one as well. So the first thing that I would do is disconnect, inspect and reconnect each electrical plug in the system to be sure the contacts are clean and working. I'm thinking your model has a speed sensor connected to the speedometer cable at the transmission. If so, you need to check the connection there. If it has that, then it doesn't have magnets on the drive shaft. The brake pedal activates a switch to kill the cruise when you press on it in addition to the brake light switch. You need to check and be sure it is working correctly with good electrical connections. Don't forget to check the control switch connections at the steering column also.

On my 63, the fuel line comes out at the bottom of the tank thru the floor above the axle and goes to the fuel line that runs on the driver's side of the car up to the Studebaker fuel pump. On my 82 with the chevy engine, the fuel line comes from the top of the tank, drops down in front of the tank and through the floor right in front of the right rear tire. It then goes to the chevy pump on the passenger side of the car. Since that line ends up being lower than the fuel tank, it's gravity fed.

Our 2006 S197 GT, #11 of 28 from Cancun plant.

If it's the same as my 82 had, the fuel lines run from the engine fuel pump on the passenger side of the engine back to just in front of the right rear tire and then go up through the floor to the gas tank. You will need to remove the back seat, the back fiber glass panel behind the seat, to access the fuel tank and lines. Once there, you can disconnect the rubber hoses from the tank (first) and the chassis metal lines (second), since they will both need replacing. Next set up a container to catch the fuel. Attach the old supply hose back to the tank so the fuel will go to your container. (gravity fed). There wasn't a drain plug on my 82. Now is the time to replace all the fuel hoses including the filler neck hose, fuel pump hoses, etc. You'll need to go get some dum-dum when reinstalling the back panel to seal it off correctly. You don't want to use anything that will harden like silicon etc. since the panel may need to be removed in the future. The tank can be removed at this time also if needed.

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You should post this on our virtual car show under 63-64

Can you adjust the door towards the back using the door hinge adjustment bolts in the door? I can't tell if there is enough of a gap between the door and rear quarter panel where you can improve the window alignment? It's really hard to get a balance with the window/door adjustment on some cars.

The vent assembly needs to go back at the top which will correct the same area at the back. Then the back window channel needs adjusting to tilt the window out at the top. For the adjusters, check with Meyers Studebaker or Nostalgic. As a last resort, you can make some as follows: bolt, washer, (door skin), washer and locking nut.