plwindish Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 Same area, different idea... Before I had my '76 repainted in '15, for several years I had some tasteful pin striping on the location for the gun sight.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedman Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 I've been musing over putting one of these hood ornaments on my '81. Looks like I'm not alone on this score after all ! Well done on the Loewy nod, Footer ! 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footer Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 Thanks Zedman. I put the pirate buckles on the sides also, but just left them black. This car has has a lot of changes over its life. Gone is the moonroof, the rear luggage rack, and Johnstone’s Avanti registry has a photo of the engine with a blower installed. One of the former owners, Mike Valent, used to post on this forum but it seems he has passed and I haven’t been able to track down any solid history and there doesn’t seem to be any original paperwork to be found. Seems like so many of our cars have a story after so many years. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pantera928 Posted February 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 8 hours ago, Footer said: Thanks Zedman. I put the pirate buckles on the sides also, but just left them black. This car has has a lot of changes over its life. Gone is the moonroof, the rear luggage rack, and Johnstone’s Avanti registry has a photo of the engine with a blower installed. One of the former owners, Mike Valent, used to post on this forum but it seems he has passed and I haven’t been able to track down any solid history and there doesn’t seem to be any original paperwork to be found. Seems like so many of our cars have a story after so many years. Mike How did you figure out where to place those pirate buckles and how did you secure them. I was trying to figure out where they were on the Stude Avantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted February 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 8 hours ago, Footer said: Thanks Zedman. I put the pirate buckles on the sides also, but just left them black. This car has has a lot of changes over its life. Gone is the moonroof, the rear luggage rack, and Johnstone’s Avanti registry has a photo of the engine with a blower installed. One of the former owners, Mike Valent, used to post on this forum but it seems he has passed and I haven’t been able to track down any solid history and there doesn’t seem to be any original paperwork to be found. Seems like so many of our cars have a story after so many years. Mike I believe but not 100% that he passed in October of 2012. Does your AC still work with the supercharger? How much boost are you running? Do you have any more details of the installation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footer Posted February 8, 2023 Report Share Posted February 8, 2023 The car no longer has a supercharger, so I have no idea how effective it was on a 305. According to Bob Johnstone’s registry, it had a double gunsight hood that I assume was to accommodate the supercharger. There is a photo of the engine there, along with a few others, but right now it keeps crashing my iPad when I try to load it. The car has a history, just can’t find much about it. Not sure if the factory had a template for the pirate buckles, it would be interesting to compare to see if they are placed consistently. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footer Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 I used push in barrel nuts to mount the pirate buckles. Haven’t had any problems with them holding. Not sure if there is a “official” location or how the factory placed them. Not quite as easy as the hood emblem, but you could probably get pretty close if you scope out a 63 or 64. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Studrbaker furnished three holes in inner construction to allow palnuts to be secured onto pirate's buckles studs.... I'm sure later Avanti ll's have those same three holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted February 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, mfg said: Studrbaker furnished three holes in inner construction to allow palnuts to be secured onto pirate's buckles studs.... I'm sure later Avanti ll's have those same three holes. Guess I will have to pull an inner trim piece to know for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, pantera928 said: Guess I will have to pull an inner trim piece to know for sure Well, if you can find the correct size barrel nuts, you can do the entire install from oitside your Avanti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted February 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 2 hours ago, mfg said: Well, if you can find the correct size barrel nuts, you can do the entire install from oitside your Avanti. Good idea. I probably have them somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedman Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Regarding the positioning of the "Pirate Buckles"- Andy Beckman at the Studebaker National Museum would probably be able to source a factory diagram for the exact location. A cost is involved , however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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