mfg Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Over the course of Studebaker Avanti production, can anyone name five modifications to the Avanti's fiberglass body panels that the factory made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963r2 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Front Nose cone ie round to square headlight. Extra vent installation in front of windscreen (64) Front fender for different indicators 63 to 64. Rear screen attachment one to two locking points Inner fender long battery to standard battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Front Nose cone ie round to square headlight. Extra vent installation in front of windscreen (64) Front fender for different indicators 63 to 64. Rear screen attachment one to two locking points Inner fender long battery to standard battery Nice job!.....You've got four that I had...but I really don't see changing the rear screen attachment as a body (fiberglass) modification. Can anyone think of one or two more?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963r2 Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Nice job!.....You've got four that I had...but I really don't see changing the rear screen attachment as a body (fiberglass) modification. Can anyone think of one or two more?? The location of the cutouts are different. pb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 The location of the cutouts are different. pb OK!...I agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Webb Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 I seem to remember speaking with John Metzker about Avanti hoods. He noted how there were 3 production changes based on the framing that is bonded to the upper hood skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 I seem to remember speaking with John Metzker about Avanti hoods. He noted how there were 3 production changes based on the framing that is bonded to the upper hood skin. Yep!...that's a definite change in Avanti body fab....I was thinking of the elimination of the hood inner construction cross brace on the '64's (and later ll's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Studebaker made another important body panel change...(perhaps I should say 'necessary' change) can anyone think of it? HINT........This happened when the 'square light' models were introduced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963r2 Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Moving the hood prop to the opposite inner fender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Moving the hood prop to the opposite inner fender. Except for the mounting holes for the prop rod being in a different location...I don't believe there was any change to the fiberglass body. The two other changes I thought of were...... Fabrication of different inner fiberglass headlamp 'buckets' to accommodate the square bezels....and..... Elimination of the parking lamp fiberglass inner housings when the new, larger parking lamp assys. were introduced for the 'square light' models! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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