76 Avanti Frame??

[attrite1]

OK, guys you II experts..........does a '76 II still use the Studie Frame?

[Ernie]

OK, guys you II experts..........does a '76 II still use the Studie Frame?

My vote is yes.

[WayneC]

Yes, with mounts for a Chevy small block, of course. I believe '87 is the first year with a GM frame.

Edited November 8, 2008 by WayneC

[MARK]

yes, 66-84 the frames are the same. I have a 73 in addtion to a 64 R2, the frames are the same

[Ray K.]

I would imagine that since this forum section is entitled "66-83 Avanti", that there must have been a substantial change in '84. My '82 has the Budd-built Avanti chassis featured in earlier Avanti II's.

[Gunslinger]

I always understood Avanti's used the Stude frame until 1985. As already said they changed to the GM frame in '87. I saw it reported in Avanti Magazine (don't remember which issue), that due to a lack of frames the factory used a modified Lark frame that was thinner gauge steel during the late 1970's. Supposedly that was for a couple of years. How accurate that information was I don't know.

My guess for using the 1966-1983 years for this forum is those were the Altman Avanti II years. Following that were the Blake/Kelly/Cafaro years which dropped the "II" from the name. Those are covered by another forum board.