mfg Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Hos did the Granatellis manage to get the hood of Studebaker Avanti 63R1025 to close over its R3 carb enclosure without shimming the body, as was done on the nine production R3 Avantis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight FitzSimons Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Thin motor insulators? --Dwight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, Dwight FitzSimons said: Thin motor insulators? --Dwight Not sure if the thin mounts were employed or not, however, that wasn't the 'trick'! Any other thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Cut the hood brace for hose clearanc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 8 minutes ago, Nelson said: Cut the hood brace for hose clearanc Yes, the hood inner construction cross brace was cut for air chamber to blower hose clearance...but that was not how the hood was able to be completely shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 Other thoughts? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963r2 Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 Packers under the hinge and lock mechanisms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 7 hours ago, 1963r2 said: Packers under the hinge and lock mechanisms? No, the hood was not shimmed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 Any other thoughts on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 they kept slamming it until it closed🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 minute ago, pantera928 said: they kept slamming it until it closed🤣🤣 Just like I do with mine?.. no, that's not it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 Well if raising the body up is not it, and thinner motor mounts is not it to lower the motor, and changing the hinges and latches is wrong, how about cutting down the hight of the carb enclosure housing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 37 minutes ago, Stacey said: Well if raising the body up is not it, and thinner motor mounts is not it to lower the motor, and changing the hinges and latches is wrong, how about cutting down the hight of the carb enclosure housing? Good thought but no...however, you are on the right track when you speak of "cutting" ! 😯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 I never knew they hod "hos"..."Hos did the Granatellis manage"🤣 THey cut the hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 16 minutes ago, pantera928 said: I never knew they hod "hos"..."Hos did the Granatellis manage"🤣 THey cut the hood Nope, did not cut hood. ( other than part of the transverse brace) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 cut the intake height Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 15 minutes ago, pantera928 said: cut the intake height Nope...... UNCLE??🙁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Tilted the engine slightly…or so I’ve been told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) I know but I won't give the answer; instead I will post an enormous visual clue. "I spy, with my little eye." This was during my first prolonged visit to Maine, summer of 2012. It was the first year my dad and I started repairing my 10/1997 wreck. A couple casualties of that are also visible. Edited January 30, 2023 by GeoffC312 Added a hintful quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Gunslinger said: Tilted the engine slightly…or so I’ve been told. No, however thinking about the engine is a move in the right direction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Lower the frame to engine mount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, Nelson said: Lower the frame to engine mount? YOU GOT IT NELS!😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) Yeah, look at the "self clearancing" the crank pulley did to the steering rod. I may brighten the image more and really showcase that canyon. You're not going to get that engine much lower. Also, increasing crank pulley diameter to spin the blower faster is not an option. Here, I found other pictures I took that may show more vividly than just tweaking the RGB & HSV levels in the above image. Edited January 30, 2023 by GeoffC312 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Thank you for your research Geoff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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