1963 Avanti heater set-up

[TimH]

Hi everyone, 

I’m working on a 1963 Avanti I bought this previous summer and it is, of course, missing various bits and pieces. In the interests of having a defogger and even cabin heat, I am trying to find out if the heating system was used in other vehicles or if there is such a thing as a generic system I can buy and bolt in. Thanks in advance for your expertise and knowledge,

Tim

[Dunkin]

What are you all missing?

[TimH]

Everything under the dash! Heater core, housing, fan motor… The previous owner blocked off the hose connectors at the engine and removed all the pieces under the dash - because of terminal rust

[AG-R3]

Here's the Shop Manual section.  It shows what you need..

 

http://studebaker-info.org/Avanti/ASM/avantishopclimatizer/avantishopclimatizer.html

[John Brissette]

I suggest that you contact Jon Myer.    740-674-4897. He is located in Duncan Falls Ohio and has Avanti Parts cars, and a plethora of Studebaker/Avanti parts

[Nelson]

I don’t know where you are located but you might try Keith Graham in Apache Junction, Arizona. He has an Avanti he is parting out.

Edited December 16 by Nelson

[Hogtrough]

On 12/15/2025 at 10:21 PM, Nelson said:

I don’t know where you are located but you might try Keith Graham in Apache Junction, Arizona. He has an Avanti he is parting out.

Do you know how I can contact him? Is he parting a '63 or '64 R1?