Hello, and thank you...

[Corvanti]

... for all the help educating me on all things studebaker. i've been lurking here on just about a daily basis since january of this year, looking for guidance on attempting to "refresh" a '63 avanti r-1. unfortunately i bought the avanti in april '09 without knowing what to look for - i know, stoopid me!!! the avanti mainly sat until i finished up a couple of corvettes i was working on.

well, anyway, when i run into a problem it seems i can always find the answer in the forum's search feature. i've joined the sdc and the north carolina club, and also have both the parts catalog and the service manual.

i know i'll have some questions and request some opinions on various topics - just wanted to "break the ice" and say "hi" first...

[Mark57]

Welcome Aboard!

Glad to hear you have joined in.

[Anne F. Goodman]

Welcome to the Forum glad you finally said Hi. I sure do love the name CORVANTI Thats great.

[Corvanti]

Weclome to the Forum glad you finally said Hi. I sure do love the name CORVANTI Thats great.

thanks. the name works on a couple of levels - one is the avanti has a corvette engine and trans (which i knew before i bought it on ebay) and rear end (which i didn't know). oh, well... least of its problems...

[55champion]

Glad to have you in SDC and in the NCSDC,look foward to meeting you some day.

[rockne10]

Welcome, Kerry!
Have you heard of the Corvette with the Studebaker engine? It's real; I swear; just can't find the link to the old post.
I think it was a Champion 170 L-head six.

[Corvanti]

Welcome, Kerry!
Have you heard of the Corvette with the Studebaker engine? It's real; I swear; just can't find the link to the old post.

that would be pretty cool, especially with a R-2!!!

[Corvanti]

Glad to have you in SDC and in the NCSDC,look foward to meeting you some day.

thanks. used to live in asheboro for awhile in the early 90's - need to get to lex to get some good bbq!

[Rerun]

thanks. the name works on a couple of levels - one is the avanti has a corvette engine and trans (which i knew before i bought it on ebay) and rear end (which i didn't know). oh, well... least of its problems...

While I did enjoy my '63 R1 Avanti for many years, I think that a Corvette motor works very nicely in an Avanti.

[okc63avanti]

... for all the help educating me on all things studebaker. i've been lurking here on just about a daily basis since january of this year, looking for guidance on attempting to "refresh" a '63 avanti r-1. unfortunately i bought the avanti in april '09 without knowing what to look for - i know, stoopid me!!! the avanti mainly sat until i finished up a couple of corvettes i was working on.

well, anyway, when i run into a problem it seems i can always find the answer in the forum's search feature. i've joined the sdc and the north carolina club, and also have both the parts catalog and the service manual.

i know i'll have some questions and request some opinions on various topics - just wanted to "break the ice" and say "hi" first...

Feel free to contact me if you should have any specific questions. My 63 R1 Avanti is currently getting a Resto-Mod at Myer Studebaker where is being converted to an R-2+ with 5 speed and AC. Click on the slideshow link below my signature for pictures.

[rockne10]

Welcome, Kerry!
Have you heard of the Corvette with the Studebaker engine? It's real; I swear; just can't find the link to the old post.
I think it was a Champion 170 L-head six.

Here it is.

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?25413-Update-Photos-Corvette-w-Stude-Champion-170!&highlight=Corvette

[Corvanti]

Here it is.
http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...light=Corvette

amazing...

[JGK 940]

Welcome aboard. Class act. We need you just as much as you need us. Thanks for joining up.

- K

[Corvanti]

Feel free to contact me if you should have any specific questions. My 63 R1 Avanti is currently getting a Resto-Mod at Myer Studebaker where is being converted to an R-2+ with 5 speed and AC. Click on the slideshow link below my signature for pictures.

very nice!!! wish i had the means (aka: $$$) ; ) to do the same with mine...

[studeclunker]

Well, Kerry, welcome to both you and your CorVanti. Personally, I don't like hybirds. However, if yours works, why fix it? After the '63 model year the Avanti wasn't any longer really part of Studebaker and after '66 they branched off into their own direction completely. One might say that Avanti became it's own marque. So, what the heck? The '65s have chevy engines, why shouldn't yours? Sounds to me like yours could be a really nice car. The Corvette engine is a nice one and the parts are readily available. So, instead of spending a mint returning the car to original, why reinvent-invent the wheel when what you have might work very well by itself (did I just say that)?