Does the door panel upholstery on a CK normally fit between the kick plate
and the door sheet metal or does the door panel upholstery stop above the
kick plate lip?
Thanks

Long time used Studebaker parts vender JIM HEIPLE passed away on
thursday.
JIm, a member of the Allegheny Region chapter as well as other
regions, leaves behind a wife and three children.

I got to thinking about the "driveway brakes" on my Avanti on ebay. They
were dragging so bad and were barely even driveway brakes so I got to
thinking. (Never a good thing) I knew I had some 3/4 inch brake cups
that I bought for $3.00 for a box of 10, and a master cylinder kit ...

Okay I may be making this up... but can anyone suggest a solution to my need
for a lower profile fan motor or a remote located fan?  I'm not 100% sure
but I think that with the engine where it is in my truck that I'm not going
to be able to use the stock heater core and fan motor ...

The 289 I just went through is acting up.  30 over, R1 cam, stainless
valves, nothing too fancy.  Runs GREAT until it warms up for a while.
Yesterday after taking the car for a ride, I went to remove the air
cleaner and burned my finger on the wing nut...mucho cussing and

Has anybody come across this before?  It seems like one of those too
good to be true things.  Plus I think that it might have an adverse
effect on the rubber in a fuels system.
Check the link out and see what you think.

Friday morning, I awoke to find a foot of fresh, wet snow on the ground, with deeper
drifts in spots. I was still getting over a cold, so I just gazed out the window at it
all.
Saturday, I felt a bit better, and went out and fired up the International tractor, and

need an opinion on something here.  Basically I need to know if I'm
being too picky or if i have a legitimate complaint.  A couple months
ago I sent some pot metal parts for my '55 coupe to a fairly well known
chrome shop to be replated.  Cost was not really an object; finding a

When I fixed my fuel tank the gas gauge stopped working and now is always
below empty.  The sender had been in really bad shape so I assumed that was
the problem (me and my assumptions).  Before dropping the tank I hooked up
the new sender to verify it is working and found that ...

Is  part  number 308072  (  1955 side grille)  for  a coupe  or  sedan.  My
Chassis  Catalog /  Body parts  catalogs   seems  to miss this section.
My  own side  grilles  are waiting  at the chrome plating  shop  (  not
good  cores  for  re-plating)  so  I can not  check from  my ...

Our 35th Annual Zone meet will be held on April 28th. The meet will be held
at the Holiday Inn Select, at the SouthEast corner of the intersection of
I-44 and Yale Ave.
If you want to just stop in and say hello, peruse what the vendors have,

It's been a long time since I've posted here. I could use a little
help on a couple of projects on my Speedster. Anyone know a good
mechanic who can do some work for me that is in the NJ or eastern Pa.
area?

Son Nick is heading off to school in a few months.
We need a set of wheels.  Anybody got a coupe for sale?
He's looking for good gas milage and a babe -magnet if possible.
Budget - like to spend under $1800 for an older, but semi-reliable

I've got a problem with my 65 Cruiser.  It has the split bench
reclining from seat.  About 2 weeks ago, I leaned back in the seat and
it clicked back a notch, which made the seat lean back about 3
inches.  I couldn't get it to stay in the upright position.  I took

today[monday] while in sydney, australia on a business trip i got
caught in a rainstorm while walking back to the hotel after a meeting.
rather than get soaked i jumped into a cab and while riding down
macquarie street i notice a black gt hawk going in the other