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Yeah, MFG. I'm anticipating Her to be enjoyable., Her time will come... soon. The car is all original with 80k miles but it was sitting for a handful of years. I've had it for 14 months and haven't even put 10 miles on Her., The issues I'm up against are mostly simple, but i can't dedicate loads of time to Her due to other things going on around here. That's why the 14 months. I wanted to test the brakes after all the work I put into it and the steering fluid leaked down.. Filled it up (still got a leak) and the key broke... Sheesh... What Next?

Thanks Dwight. I broke off the only key that came with the car when I bought it... Today the key snapped of in the ignition..I got the tail of it out and am going to ket a few made by a locksmith. What I was unsure about is wether it was worth it or just a need to have the whole (sticky) tumbler replaced. I know what to do.

I don't have the answer so it's up to Y'all to supply it as Trivia. Does a '63'-64' Avanti come with a separate door key and ignition key, or are they the same?

Anyone else?

I saw the episode and it was quite interesting...No mention of Avanti's which was a little disappointing. We are the end game of the Studie Corp yet we carried it on.

Dexron 3? I'm supposing?

Thanks Leo B. I'll check into them. The big question to me is what's the difference from type 2? and yes, the cost isn't an issue.

Hey guys. I looked in my Power Steering canister and it's very low on fluid. So I went to the Shop Manual and was curious what type of Fluid it took. The Manual says ATF Type 2. This is very uncommon and the only source I'm finding for that Fluid is BMW at $50 a quart....I gotta believe Y'all aren't using this fluid and can suggest another option. I also want to add a little "stop leak" into the mix. Suggestions??

Good luck, Bro. Not going well on my end (other thread_)

Gun, thanks. That's one thing I haven't replaced. I can see when bleeding the system that the rears don't spew the same amount of fluid as the fronts, so it tells me the Proportioning Valve IS working The 70/30 balance (or whatever the number is) seems to be working. During a ''bleed'' there is much more fluid coming out of the fronts. The front calipers weren't rebuilt, All I did to em was to get the Pistons in them freed up (or so I thought). That said, I still suspect the Calipers are not moving freely.

I would think that brake pedal pressure and fluid rushing thru when bleeding things out would push any air out of that small part.

Road test failed. I had virtually no braking. I got down the driveway and realized it before I even got on the road. Back in the Barn. All that's left to replace is the Calipers. Knowing that it makes no sense to go stock at $140 a caliper X 4ea. = $560. The Turner kit is $695ish..

The paperwork on my dual master (not installed yet) is the 1.25" and the repair manual on the stock single is the same. So the Booster in my car is correct either way. Ya gotta watch extending it too far since it will damage the Master.

Well, that's what it's acting like. It came from Robert Ziff.(not like that matters, but) The old Master was totally inop , thus the new. Next suspicion would be fluid leaks or air in the lines.. I've been all over the car looking for a leak and bled the system out 3 times. I did check the pushrod in the booster and it's the proper 1.249 -1.25" . Even without a working Booster, this shouldn't happen as I see it. End game was to at least get the car on the road for a small number of miles w/ the Stock System.. Park it and convert to Turner and a dual Master setup. I might just need to go to step 2 and abandon the whole "Stock" setup.

Thanks MFG. Then I'm dumbfounded.

The measurement is 1.248ish-1.25" on the push rod from the booster face. Don't exceed tie 1.25" This is according to the Avanti Repair book and also holds true in the paperwork that came with my new dual master (not installed yet.) I'm running into other problems. sounding similar with the pedal going to the floor. It's on my original thread..

Well, I just went on AvantiParts.biz, run by Robert Ziff. Brakes page 3. His Turner Brake setup shows the whole assembly including spindles and new suspension mounts. $695ish and more for vented/grooved disks. This is why I raised the question. ...... I gotta ask..On the Original Stock setup... It there a Proportioning Valve in the Brake line Circuit? After everything i replaced... Booster, Master, worked over the calipers, ground down the disks, new pads...I still have the pedal dropping slowly to the floor after a few seconds. The brakes are working otherwise., but this problem is throwing me for a loop. I've bled the system out 3 times,, there is no air.

Mark L Thanks for the update and info on that. A Turner setup will be my next step. My understanding is the Turner setup comes with new spindles, disks, calipers, bearings and pads.. as well as all mounting hardware. Am I missing something in that the Spindles You are using were from the original car?... The reason I ask, is why did You have to seat these bearing spacers on the car if everything can be done on a Bench. My fiasco continues. Rebuilt Booster, new single Master, Reworked calipers., all lines in good shape. I bled everything out 3 times and yes it grabs ok and seems to work fine off the ground, (on jackstands) but the pedal sinks to the floor over a few seconds. I don't get it... Everything is near fresh and new. End game, is I already bought the Dual Master (came with brake lines) but the Turner parts need to wait awhile...(a little cash poor right now).. Maybe in the Fall, I'll get to the conversion. ...Essentially I've given up on the Stock Setup. Soon it will be time to start fresh.

Interesting Gun. Thanks for the input.

Yeah footer. I kinda wonder how many on this site own 2001-7 models? I'm seeing about 8 to 10 on occasion. The curiosity and information must be effecting them as well.

It's seeming apparent, we aren't going to see any answers here.

I guess, Nobody Knows...

John stated He had some records... build sheets, in a prior post.... probably around the Villa Rica era. I personally don't care where info comes from, but we as owners are left hanging.

Super. I started a new thread that is getting absolutely NO Response. It's a call out to find what options were offered for specific years. I also included the Supercharged question in the mix for You. We have a conundrum on our hands here. I was able to get the actual Build Sheet for my '63' from the 'Studebaker Museum' in South Bend. SO...I then called them on Wednesday and asked if they have any info on our Models.. They don't have a thing. Wr are left to the mercy of the Original Developers, like John Hall, Altmamnn. and others for info, but lets face up to reality, They are up in age and John says He has Build Sheets, .. John did me a good one by getting back to me on the Numbers Per Year of Production but only included the 2001 and 2002 Model Years. So as He told me (Via a post) in 2001, 13 were produced...2002, 33 produced.....Thus we have that much to go on. There were 3 models per year made. Hardtop... T-top....Convertible... It would be nice to know how many of each were made per year, as well as Your question on the Supecharged option. Then the 4 speed/Auto Tranny question is also in flux. Things like paint colors, radio's and silly things are really no indicator of value .. (.In my opinion) We are left HOPING those involved in the Production of our Cars will leave records to someone who can tally these issues... OR... They will spend some time to complete the job that should have been done in the 2001-7 years. I own a Porsche 928. I can get any of the above info on that car easily. But this has been a dead end.

I know of 2 He's owned.