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Are you SURE its coming from the rear main seal and not the back
of the intake manifold? Many rear main seal leaks end up to be an
intake thats loose. Retorquing the intake might help, check all the
intake bolts to see if they are loose, it can also help idle.
Tom
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I am not familar with how the 87 is set up, but as far as the body I just dont
see side pipes working with the Avanti body design. Side pipes only work on
a few cars, like the Cobra, Viper and 63 Vette. The Avanti design, being quite
european just doesnt seem to support it. Would be interested to be proven
wrong though .. so post those pictures up!
Tom
..my guys in the shop suggested that we mock up some Corvette side pipes on it to see how it looks. -
I think it would be a real shame for this car to be picked apart. It seems
to have a solid body, and being from Japan it should have a good frame.
I posted my comments about this car on the SDC site :
http://www.studebakerdriversclub.com/sdc_f...?TOPIC_ID=10600
What do you plan on stripping off this car that you could not just buy new?
Tom
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I posted this on the Stude forums a while back, looking for something even
more different for my "round-eye", I was considering these :
http://racingstudebakers.com/stl-web/bulle...ebay+headlights
Tom
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Maybe we should rally Ford to scoop it up?? Makes sense since its
built on the new Mustang chassis. There seems to be about 200 or
more different "special" Mustangs out now, ranging from a Shelby
to the California Special - why not an Avanti edition??
Tom
There well may be those desiring to scoop up Avanti Motors and continue the marque...there always has been up to now. -
I posted a reply over on SDC to you, but to recap, I would gather your
skinny tires are holding you back, could you even launch hard? I seem
to remember Hot Rod writing that their Avanti R3 spun the tires down a
whole quarter mile .... regardless sounds like you had fun!
Tom
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There is a vendor selling 6 inch wide wheels in the back of Turning Wheels, I
think they might also advertise in Avanti Magazine. They are for "disc brake"
cars, which is REQUIRED for an Avanti. Stock wheels were 5 inch wide on an
Avanti, but the extra inch is worth having - more tire options.
Tom
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I dont think that can be true, perhaps the '65 and '66 Canadian built
Studebakers, but the Stude powered ones use a head bolt, and also
a rear cooling port cover plate bolt to mount. Those arent going to
be the same as a GM engine. The basic idea is the same, but those
mounting ears have to be in different places.
Tom
The bellcrank and linkage on the Avanti II are the same ones used on the earlier Avanties and V8 Studebakers. George -
Here are the pictures sent to my by Shawn.
Looks good .... heck ... looks better than MY Avanti in the engine compartment!
I wish I had a blown Avanti .. looks like a VERY nice starting point from these
pictures you sent. Once you get it outside, send me some of the body. I would
pull all the spark plugs and put some Marvel Mystery oil into each cylinder. Then
with the spark plugs still out, turn the engine over by hand, this should help to
lubricate the rings. After you know the engine is free, crank it with the plugs out
to get most of the oil out, then put the plugs back in. Fire it up and run it for a
little while, then pull the plugs and replace them. If the engine already seems
to be free, you can skip putting the Mystery Oil in, just disconnect the coil wire
and crank it for 30 seconds, letting the starter cool for a minute between. This
should build up some oil pressure before starting. If its been sitting for a long
time, chances are the upper end is bone dry.
Tom
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You are welcome. I also uploaded the other pictures you sent.
Did you mean you should have thought of bringing up the mice in the
garage to keep the wife from bothering you out of there??
You might want to consider sealing up your garage better to keep the
mice out of there too. They are obviously coming in from the cold or
the heat (not much to eat there). You can get weatherstripping for the
edges of the door, and a scraper skirt for the lip of the door, and check
your vents to make sure there are no holes through the wire mesh.
Tom
THANKS TOM FOR POSTING MY PHOTOS ..... I HAVE CAUGHT THREE MICE SO FAR AND MY WIFE WONT GO INTO THE GARAGE. I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF IT YEARS AGO I WOULD HAVE GOT A LOT MORE DONE TO MY CAR. -
Here are some pictures that John sent to me to post up :
Tom
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I have a rare Avanti 3 spd manual. Even though its so rare, I cant stand
driving it, and it will become a 6 spd T56 car (God willing). I went through
the put-in-a-700R4-phase already .. since I had everything for the swap.
Tom
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If you have an Avanti II that requires a CAT, see if your local laws let you
ditch the "bb" pellet CATS and use a newer ceramic honeycomb CAT. Its
a LOT better for performace, usually only causing a 2 hp decrease per CAT.
Tom
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I got the pics.
Tom
I tried to post pics. Email me at dagoracing@comcast.net and i'll send the pics i have. -
Not sure about that stuff, but after they get on the paint, you just wet the
surface and use some Baking Soda on a damp cloth. You dont even have
to press hard .. light circular motions is all that needed. The bugs will just
come off like magic. I read about it in Avanti Magazine.
Works great!Tom
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The changes that I have done to my Avanti have created a decent buzz
at the shows I go to. I have had interest from kids also, which shows
that the design has staying power still. I plan on getting it out there as
much as I can - unfortunately the power steering is still broken.
Tom
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No, you DO have to use the brackets. There should be a bracketed [ ]
img at the start of the link, and a bracketed [ ] /img at the end. There
can be NO spaces between the brackets and the link at the start or at
the end - or it wont work. Do a "reply" with quote and see the format
that I used. Turns out the link you were using doesnt allow direct post
of the pictures! When I first tried I got the same as you. I went into
my temporary internet files and found the picture, the location isnt the
same as the one you were using, its a redirect :
http://personal.linkline.com/car-nuts/MiscPhotos/
Tom
Dang, I STILL cannot figure out how to post photos inline on this forum....Tom, your method of simply using bracketed "img" and '/img" around the url doesn't work for me
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Bill, I have to let Wayne answer this question, those are not pictures of my
63 Avanti, but of Wayne's Avanti II.
Tom
You're gas tank set-up is pretty-much a 'clone' of my 1988 coupe - but what's.. -
I dont know Wayne.
Here are the pictures of YOUR tank though.
Tom
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Please do NOT use chemical baits or glue trap, its just plain inhumane.
I would suggest putting some steel mesh into the holes where they are
getting into the gas tank area. Just keep them from getting inside. If
you can instantly kill the pest thats much better than causing the little guy
to slowly starve to death, and in the process attempt to chew its own legs
off to free itself. Also keep in mind that if they die back there, you have
to take it all apart to get the now rotting animal out. I think the best way
to SOLVE the problem is to keep them OUT to begin with.
Tom
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I am pretty sure that I have read about some modifying the stock auto
shifter to use with the extra gear, and if memory serves the mid 83 and
later Avanti II used a 700R4 and would have an altered indicator. I used
a B&M shifter in the Hawk, but that was a column shift car. My dad had
the shifter modified in his car, but I dont know what they did.
Tom
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Well, he DID say "MODERN up-to-date", which leaves out the early 70's tech
that Turner/Steeltech use for brakes
. My setup is held up at the momentbecause my CNC shop has suddenly gone silent.....
I have considered a few minor body changes, but yours sound much more
extreme than I was thinking. I plan on making LED front turn signals, and
updated headlights to fit the stock openings on my '63. I have the 17 inch
wheels, thought about racing stripes on the black paint, but I havent seen
an Avanti yet with stripes I like. I think the asymetrical hood bump messes
up the dual stripes. I have the modern seats, gauge upgrade will just be a
new set of SWs. I am looking into ways of improving on the Stude suspen.,
so I can cut costs, and I already have the world class four wheel discs. The
T56 6 speed install is eventually going to happen, quick steering arms, large
sway bar set, I kinda like those aluminum gas doors, etc. So far no bites to
get it into 'Popular Hot Rodding' or 'Car Craft'. Though I did get the 'Avanti
Magazine cover - its a start. Will be nice to get it back out of the garage, its
been laid up since last year from the power steering failure.
My next article in Avanti Magazine will be the Camaro seat install.
Tom
There are 4-wheel disc brake kits on the market...Turner and Steeltech come to mind. -
Here are a couple pictures of the South Bend Lathe that was used to
turn the Studebaker hubs down to fit inside the GT rotors in the first
stage of my Mustang brake install. I thought it was fitting that a
lathe made in South Bend would be used many years later to modify an
old Studebaker part(This step isnt needed with the larger Cobra rotor).
To refresh your memories :
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Tom
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I forgot to expand on what Gunslinger hit on, yes, if you drop the body on
the frame by removing body shims, then a new air cleaner will be needed.
This is the one I used on my Hawk, and from your engine picture you also
have a thick carb gasket, you could try a thin one and gain another 1/4".
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_new/mc...ss_chrome.shtml
Another alternative (and if I had an Avanti II) would be to match the Stude
body spacers and install an LT1 engine and 6 speed manual trans. The LT1
is a very low intake and should clear the Avanti hood with ease.
Tom
Diesel-powered wheel chair
in Avanti Pub
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New diesel-powered wheel chair successfully tested today.
http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6623359
"I'm a Pepper, you're a Pepper, wouldn't you like to be diesel powered too!"
Tom