Avanti Housings!

[mfg]

Anyone know what the major difference was between some 1963 pre-production Studebaker Avanti R2 air filter housings and production housings? (Besides very early ones not being plated)

[mfg]

Thoughts?

[wdaly]

I'm thinking - I'm thinking...........

[mfg]

59 minutes ago, wdaly said:

I'm thinking - I'm thinking...........

Yep!...I can smell the wood burning from here!

[pantera928]

The material they were made from?

[mfg]

1 hour ago, pantera928 said:

The material they were made from?

Nope, not the material

[Gunslinger]

Wasn’t the bracket changed that secured it?

[mfg]

1 hour ago, Gunslinger said:

Wasn’t the bracket changed that secured it?

I don't believe there was a bracket position change...but something else on the housing definitely WAS changed!

Any other thoughts here?

 

[pantera928]

1 hour ago, mfg said:

I don't believe there was a bracket position change...but something else on the housing definitely WAS changed!

Any other thoughts here?

 

Thinking but coming up empty so far.

[mfg]

8 minutes ago, pantera928 said:

Thinking but coming up empty so far.

HINT....Same housing as in production, and I believe same mounting brackets....now what other feature on the housing was changed for the production units.........

Think I'll get a BREATH OF FRESH AIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[regnalbob]

The fitting for the breather tube hose was located on the side of the filter near the valve cover.

At least one prototype had no fitting for the breather tube hose.

[mfg]

Just now, regnalbob said:

The fitting for the breather tube hose was located on the side of the filter near the valve cover.

At least one prototype had no fitting for the breather tube hose.

Yes, you NAILED it!......The hose snaked up over top of housing...kind of clumsy looking.