Desperate need for Parts for Avanti 1001
Apparently this Avanti had Power Steering originally, but today while I was checking out the good work that my Son Mike, local Whatcom County Chapter Member Jim Huxhold and James Bell were doing on the rear of the Avanti, I discovered something we had not really noticed.
It now has the Manual Steering Bellcrank, Reach Rod and Pitman Arm even though we believe it was originally built as a P/S Car.
The P/S Ram brackets are still hanging from the frame, we have the P/S Pump mounted on the Engine and I think it has the quicker P/S Steering Gear.
That being the case, it makes sense to put it back like it originally was, not the way we found it.
This is where our big problem comes in,
I checked the Parts Catalog to find out the P/S Pitman Arms for Avantis are Avanti peculiar.
We have the rest of the P/S Setup from a '64 V8 Wagonaire.
This is where YOU all come in, we REALLY NEED a Avanti P/S Pitman Arm 1557147, in good usable condition. Unless you would like to do a Donation to the Americas Car Museum Foundation, (LeMay) they will pay the fair market value of this Part.
The Annual Can-Am Zone meet is very soon: Fri.- Sun. Aug. 5, to 7, hence the importance of this.
James Bell our Zone Director will be at the Zone Meet in Kamloops, B.C. Canada and could pick up a Pitman Arm if any of you know who has one and also if you will be there.
Also keep your eyes out for a nice STRAIGHT '59-'64 Lark 8 #2 Crossmember (the Engine Support/Door Post Crossmember) on all body types of Larks and Lark Types, a 1547767 or 1550389 should work (or ALL Avantis #1555889) we have a badly damaged one and can cut the outboard ends of a Lark X-Member off to make an Avanti one, and use it on this very special Car.
Thanks very much for any leads or help; The Whatcom County Chapter of SDC, Bellingham, WA.
Good progress is being made on the re-assembly of the First production Avanti #1001:
<Mike routing the "E" Brake Cable.
The Radius Rods (Traction Bars) & Stabilizer Bar were installed with all New Bushings.
Pitman Arm for Power Steering is the Picture Number 1308-99.
It now has the Manual Steering Bellcrank, Reach Rod and Pitman Arm even though we believe it was originally built as a P/S Car.
The P/S Ram brackets are still hanging from the frame, we have the P/S Pump mounted on the Engine and I think it has the quicker P/S Steering Gear.
That being the case, it makes sense to put it back like it originally was, not the way we found it.
This is where our big problem comes in,
I checked the Parts Catalog to find out the P/S Pitman Arms for Avantis are Avanti peculiar.We have the rest of the P/S Setup from a '64 V8 Wagonaire.
This is where YOU all come in, we REALLY NEED a Avanti P/S Pitman Arm 1557147, in good usable condition. Unless you would like to do a Donation to the Americas Car Museum Foundation, (LeMay) they will pay the fair market value of this Part.
The Annual Can-Am Zone meet is very soon: Fri.- Sun. Aug. 5, to 7, hence the importance of this.
James Bell our Zone Director will be at the Zone Meet in Kamloops, B.C. Canada and could pick up a Pitman Arm if any of you know who has one and also if you will be there.
Also keep your eyes out for a nice STRAIGHT '59-'64 Lark 8 #2 Crossmember (the Engine Support/Door Post Crossmember) on all body types of Larks and Lark Types, a 1547767 or 1550389 should work (or ALL Avantis #1555889) we have a badly damaged one and can cut the outboard ends of a Lark X-Member off to make an Avanti one, and use it on this very special Car.
Thanks very much for any leads or help; The Whatcom County Chapter of SDC, Bellingham, WA.
Good progress is being made on the re-assembly of the First production Avanti #1001:
The Radius Rods (Traction Bars) & Stabilizer Bar were installed with all New Bushings.
Pitman Arm for Power Steering is the Picture Number 1308-99.
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