mfg Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 The frame "x" member found on a 1964 Avanti is the same as the one found on a 1982 Avanti....True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 Not sure if it's the same...in the late '70s Avanti Motors ran out of original Avanti frames. A Lark-type non-convertible frame of thinner gauge was substituted with the "X" welded in and stiffeners added. Whether the "X" was the same gauge as the original I don't know. I'll take a SWAG and say false...same design but possibly a thinner gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted September 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 20 hours ago, pantera928 said: True CLOSE...but not exactly the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted September 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 16 hours ago, Gunslinger said: Not sure if it's the same...in the late '70s Avanti Motors ran out of original Avanti frames. A Lark-type non-convertible frame of thinner gauge was substituted with the "X" welded in and stiffeners added. Whether the "X" was the same gauge as the original I don't know. I'll take a SWAG and say false...same design but possibly a thinner gauge. I agree with your FALSE....I'd suspect thickness (gauge) of 'X' to be the same....but it was definitely modified to accommodate 'cat' type exhaust system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffC312 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 I don't have to worry about this as my build won't incorporate catalytic converters, though I'm curious for others. How do the cat frames differ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 2 Author Report Share Posted March 2 1 hour ago, GeoffC312 said: I don't have to worry about this as my build won't incorporate catalytic converters, though I'm curious for others. How do the cat frames differ? The openings in the vertical areas of the "X" member are much larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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