lschuc Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 After about 40 years of silence, Avanti R5089, the first of nine production R3 Avantis, comes to life. Enjoy these three short videos. More fine tuning will take place in the coming days, and now, the rest of the restoration can continue, ie: interior, glass and trim. See Avanti Magazine Fall/Winter 2015 (Issue 172), page 36-37 for more details of this historically significant Studebaker Avanti.Brad Bez worked this week to check the engine and wiring for Randy Rapp's Avanti. After about 40 years of silence, Avanti R5089, the first of nine production R3 Avantis, comes to life. The first production Studebaker Avanti gets tuned and run-in to break in the new cam and lifters after a 40-year hibernation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lschuc Posted January 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Avanti 5089: Idle time & first run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avanti83 Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks Lew, Looks like a real brain trust at work. Post some more when it completely together and on the road. Beautiful car. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgibby Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Lew, Really cool! Next time give me a call and I will bring the donuts! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lschuc Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 We can always use donuts!! Especially Brad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Great video!...And it's real nice to see one of the nine factory R3 Avantis on its way back to life!!....Kudos to Brad Bez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RQB1820 Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Having never owned a supercharged car, is that whine typical of the supercharger, or is there a pretty bad vacuum leak somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lschuc Posted January 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 The blower whine is normal when the hose is not connected to the carburetor box. Once hooked up with the hose, little if any whine is heard. It doesn't hurt anything just running at fast idle. The blower was freshly rebuilt. What you don't want to do is blip the throttle, since it would probably cause the ball drive to slip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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