Cool/Heat: 63 avanti water manifold housing casting number?

[hunter stanley]

Does anyone know the casting number for a 63 avanti water pump housing? Also the proper intake casting number?

thanks in advance

[64studeavanti]

If this is the engine you are/were planning on putting your Hawk, you do not want the Avanti water manifold. The Hawk/Lark manifold would be the better choice.

You can easily tell a R1 intake manifold as it does not have the transfer slots whereas Hawk/Lark and R2 manifolds do.

I will look in the morning for the casting numbers.

[StudeRich]

The Thermostat Housing Mount Location is moved WAY off center to the Left on Avanti Water Manifolds.

[64studeavanti]

As near as I can make out, the casting number for the water manifold is 1555738.
The casting number for the R1 intake manifold is 1557144.

I suspect that non R1 intake manifolds have the same casting number as the only difference is the lack of transfer slots.

[hunter stanley]

Ok thank you
I’m gonna be looking at some r2 parts
supposedly a block crank heads intake and manifold from a 63 r2 avanti in a week. Possibly gonna try and purchase.

[64studeavanti]

The only differences between R1 and R2, other than the S/C things, are heads and the intake manifold. The intake manifold is the same as other AFB Stude V8s.

The block is the same for all full flow Studes (259 & 289). The crankshaft is the same for all full flow 289 Studes.

[64studeavanti]

FWIW, the casting number for all Stude 289 long nose cranks is 1556444.

[SScopelli]

Avanti Water manifold





Lark water manifold



AFB Intake no transfer slot "1"



AFB Intake with transfer slot "2"


WCFB for comparison

[studepickups]

If there is someone who has an R2 water manifold and the supercharger and alternator brackets please write me at studepickups at optonline dot net.
thank you Ted Jensen