silverstude
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Look into something like 1989 Cadillac pieces. The Electronic A/C for both the Caddy and Corvettte have similarities
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Where is the AOAI meet information on the website?
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....for an 81' Avanti ( or any year). Anything out there that you might know of?
thx
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R2 R-1645 - James T. Roberts, Nashville, IN - AOAI 1996-?
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Past history shows Hog trough issues. Not mentioned in listing.
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Perhaps you should check regarding the legality of using H4's. Not long ago, they were illegal for street use. They're pretty bright and also run fairly hot
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Anyone ever get the serial number?
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...or should I say round headlights in a 70 to the square type in an 85...
Is there a common bucket that can be used?
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At a point unknown to me ( or anyone else, AFAIK), the mid to late 70's Avanti went from those dinosaur Bosch motors to a similar type made by United Technologies (replacement parts giant). Then, someone at Avanti Motors had the brilliant idea to upgrade to a newer technology and get rid of that 63 type motor extension to the regulator and those heavy Amp draw motors entirely.
A modern power window motor changes direction by reversing the motor polarity, using only 2 light gauge wires. The original Avanti motor may have also done it this way, but had to use four 10 gauge wires to each motor.
In 2013, using a Dremel cutter and about 15 minutes, my car was converted from the original type Avanti regulator to accept a similar dimension motor that cost $52 or even a smaller $35 Ford F150 motor. The older technology (63 to 7?) also needs to have a relay pack fabricated and stowed in the console. The original switches can be used to activate the relays and uses only 2 of the wires.
The 7? to 83 style Avanti just needs to have the F150 motor adapted to the regulator. They already have the relay pack somewhere and use lighter duty switches.
I realize that some of our vendors have heavily invested in replacement motors and other service means to make a living. So this modification was never put online. Between the time that my car was redone and today, the price on the motor used went from $52 - $250 ( thank you Dorman), however the Ford type is still an attractive price and can be put into the mid 80's Avantis.
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He used a 19x26 generic aluminum radiator.
This is the same radiator.. and a recent check indicates they now have one with a trans cooler @ $269,
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This is a GREAT tip!!.....Lighter than the brass original, very reasonable price,...and perhaps better cooling ability?
silverstude, tell us, does this radiator cool as well as the original did?....In your opinion?
I haven't beenon the road yet, but it has to be better than the original..
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I used this one.
http://www.universalpartsinc.com/shopping/productDetails.aspx?i=750621&c=0
Fits like a glove. You have to use 1/2" aluminum angle to fab brackets. You can even use the original fan shroud.
Mine doesn't have an internal oil cooler, but I bought it 4 years ago. They may now..
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Hey there, I have a 69 Avanti with the 327.....
David
Hey Dave, does your car still have the body number tag by the hood latch?
thx
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It still needs to be realigned. I've just set it close for rolling around. Luckily there is an alignment shop locally that know old kingpin setups and does an excellent job on them. Bob
Thanks, I'm thinking about these... If they are in fact, almost 2" shorter, then it might need quite a tweak on the camber...
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If you have oil pressure shut off (safety measure) in line with the elec. fuel pump gas won't flow until oil pressure is established.
That depends on what type switch. If you use a 2 wire switch, you're correct. If you use a Holley 3 wire then the pump works from the time you turn the key.
(http://www.studebaker-info.org/tech/Techimages/holley12810wire.jpg)
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(SOB) Have you checked to see if you will have to realign the front end or have you already done that?
thx
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Well, I use it... At least did until 2006....long story
At around 140K, (1993) I lifted the body off and did a renovation, in and out... By 2000, it was road ready and within 2 years the paint on one side had a problem, which I couldn't fix (then), so the car was sidelined. In 2013, I licked the problem and got it repainted. Presently working on getting it back on the road...
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I bought an untitled 1970 Avanti II in 1971. Still in the barn
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From my understanding of the process, a gelcoat has to be applied to the mold and has the first layers of fiberglass laid on top before it sets up, in order to provide a chemical and mechanical bond. The gelcoat is nothing but a thickness of pure resin. You can still gelcoat a bare Avanti body, but you'll be blocking it until the cows come home. The product used to do this is Morton's Eliminator, which is a sprayable form of resin.
Using 3-4 coats of a good K2 Epoxy primer will accomplish the same thing, followed by as many coats of sanding primer that you think will scratch your itch, before color coating and clear coating....
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Years ago, ( and this is from the memory banks, so there may be some variances) I used a 69 Chevy panel truck column. Exact same length and steering box connector as RQB's . There was something about using a model that did not have a column shifter. I believe you can purchase the same column now, from hot rod shops.
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I've seen Jaguar rear setups and also the rear truck from a C5 Corvette nicely matched to the Studebaker frame.
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The body # for R-3623 is RQ-5109...
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A fellow in Olympia Washington emailed me looking for a gas gauge and a temperature gauge. He's restoring an old Excalibur...
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Just a heads-up. It's on the Avanti Facebook page ....
http://www.studebaker-info.org/AVDB2/AvantiAAV/85av4152/85av4152x30042015/85av4152x30042015.html
Looking for Bosch motor/trans for GOLDE Avanti II sunroof
in 1965-83 Avanti
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I don't thnk they re-invented the wheel on each application.. Would it be possible to integrate one of the other type motor/transmissions onto your mechanism?