It CAN be done!

[S2DSteve]

I finally decided to stuff the Avanti R2 engine I've been hoarding under the hood of the '53, but I didn't want to lose the AC or Power Steering (or cut any holes in the hood!). 'Had to notch the fender well and lose the mechanical fuel pump, but managed to get it done in fairly tidy fashion I think.



Steve Hudson
The Dalles, Oregon
1937 Dictator Streetrod
1949 "GMOBaker" 1-T Dually
1953 Commander Convertible
1954 Champion Coupe

[mbstude]

Wow! What a setup...

That's for that convertible right? I guess it IS possible to perfect an already perfect car. [^][8D]

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Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, Georgia
'59 Scotsman PU
'63 Daytona HT

http://mbstudebaker.blogspot.com/

http://georgiastudebaker.com/

[DEEPNHOCK]

Real nice looking work Steve!
Jeff[8D]

quote:Originally posted by S2DSteve

I finally decided to stuff the Avanti R2 engine I've been hoarding under the hood of the '53, but I didn't want to lose the AC or Power Steering (or cut any holes in the hood!). 'Had to notch the fender well and lose the mechanical fuel pump, but managed to get it done in fairly tidy fashion I think.

[DilloCrafter]

I'm partial to your paint color choice. And I bet yours will be faster than mine. Here's why



[img=left]http://rocketdillo.com/studebaker/misc/images/Avacar-hcsdc.gif[/img=left]DilloCrafter

1955 1/2 Ton Pickup
The Red-Headed Amazon
Deep in the heart of Texas

[studemaker]

SWEEEEET! And I thought that '53 just couldn't get any better!

<div align="left">Tim Stevens Big Sky Country, Montana '59 4E7-122 '59 Silver Hawk '57 Parkview Wagon '41 Double Dater Coupe</div id="left">

[chocolate turkey]

Great job Steve. That shoe-horn came in handy......


Brian K. Curtis

[Roscomacaw]

Paul, I'm tellin' ya - that chromed harmonic balancer's gonna add 20MPH to your top end![:0]

20"MPH" = mirror plated hysteria

Steve - that's impressive! One busy front end![]

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[StudeRich]

Nice job Steve! Did you have to have all of the pulleys custom made for the serpentine belt grooving? I would doubt that any "V" belt could handle all that!

StudeRich
Studebakers Northwest
Ferndale, WA

[Chicken Hawk]

I don't know if you will be running many rpm's or not but if so, I'm thinking the supercharger belts will slip before many rpm's are reached due to the small amount of "wrap" on the pulley. It appears you could help this by running the belt on top of the idler (tension) pulley and use a turnbuckle to tighten it. I did this when I put the second supercharger on the CH and it really helped.

Ted

quote:Originally posted by S2DSteve

I finally decided to stuff the Avanti R2 engine I've been hoarding under the hood of the '53, but I didn't want to lose the AC or Power Steering (or cut any holes in the hood!). 'Had to notch the fender well and lose the mechanical fuel pump, but managed to get it done in fairly tidy fashion I think.



Steve Hudson
The Dalles, Oregon
1937 Dictator Streetrod
1949 "GMOBaker" 1-T Dually
1953 Commander Convertible
1954 Champion Coupe

[S2DSteve]

Thanks for the tip, Ted. I don't expect to be running a lot of R's, but you never know. I already replaced the spring with a a turnbuckle, so it shouldn't be too difficult. What kind of tensioner roller did you use?



Steve Hudson
The Dalles, Oregon
1937 Dictator Streetrod
1949 "GMOBaker" 1-T Dually
1953 Commander Convertible
1954 Champion Coupe

[Chicken Hawk]

I went to Tractor Supply I think it was or maybe a large hardware store and bought a riding mower pulley with the same diameter hole to bolt it on the arm. I was using the Lark/Hawk type single wide belt so I got one with a "flat" that was wide enough for the outside of the belt to run in it. I would guess if you got a pulley wide enough for your two belts it would work without the individual grooves. The lawn mowers use a single belt similar to the belts on the Avanti pulleys so if it were flat and wide enough I don't think there would be a problem.

Ted

quote:Originally posted by S2DSteve

Thanks for the tip, Ted. I don't expect to be running a lot of R's, but you never know. I already replaced the spring with a a turnbuckle, so it shouldn't be too difficult. What kind of tensioner roller did you use?



Steve Hudson
The Dalles, Oregon
1937 Dictator Streetrod
1949 "GMOBaker" 1-T Dually
1953 Commander Convertible
1954 Champion Coupe

[Lark Parker]

Dang it, Ted, that is not high tech enough!

The PC answer is billet aluminum with your own tight tolerance specification.



Lark Parker aka Trim Trader

[sbca96]

Is that two v-belts or a groved sepentine? If its a groved
serpentine you could try an LT1 belt tensioner :



Tom

'63 Avanti, zinc plated drilled & slotted 03 Mustang Cobra 13" front disc/98 GT rear brakes, 03 Cobra 17" wheels, GM alt, 97 Z28 leather seats, soon: 97 Z28 T-56 6-spd, Ported heads w/SST full flow valves, 'R3' 276 cam, Edelbrock AFB Carb, GM HEI distributor, 8.8mm plug wires

[S2DSteve]

Serpentine? I wish. Has anyone even done that yet? Sounds like a project for Jeff or Dick. What I did stretched the limits of my feeble abilities. And yes, the supercharger will ultimately get the full strip and polish treatment.


Steve Hudson
The Dalles, Oregon
1937 Dictator Streetrod
1949 "GMOBaker" 1-T Dually
1953 Commander Convertible
1954 Champion Coupe

[Roscomacaw]

Holy Smoke, Steve! Have you ordered new front springs yet![8D]

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe