Projects Joe's American Graffiti Coupe with a Man A Fre (Milner Coupe Clone)

Who are we to argue with a conversion chart!

 

there are none so blind as those who will not see.the world is round by the way .trapping more small metal particles in the filter can only help.thats the name of the game !

 

Nick, I don't know if you would be interested or what you have for clearance under your car, but I have an original filter canister that I would be willing to donate to the cause, if you would like to get rid of that leak-prone spin-on adapter. It would be easier to check for contaminants in the oil filter too. Seperate filter element and the sediment would be in the canister. Besides, it would complete the "Look". Shoot me a PM if you're interested. Jedd

 

Now that's an offer I would take up.

 

LOL! If I come across another one I'll send it your way Salty. Nick's got dibb's on this one.

 

I don't need one now, but my block has had the machine work done , it's just all the other bits needed to finish it up.

 

Ahhh, the Devil is in the detail's... It's alway's the little stuff, like money... LOL!

 

Thank you so much for the offer! Know why I probably can't use this much better canister? It's not American Graffiti movie correct! Yes. That is too important to use something that will greatly improve the engine.

Hahahahaha.....

Also, I don't think it will fit due to the chrome unsplit wishbones. You were right about the clearance issues. The previous IS the usual reason I don't improve things on this car.

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Kinda like I have foundation and now I need to build a house.

 

Oh yeah. Ridiculous. You should see the underside of the car. Just as questionable as the original! How about a parking brake cable held up by coat hangers and zip ties!

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Today was a great day! Rob and I got so much done. A full days work. We're now ready to start installing the carbs and linkage.

Thank you to all who have sent me personal messages of encouragement. I appreciate you more than you could ever know.


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Outstanding help from Dan today! We're getting the carbs and linkage added. It's almost time to start her up!

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I finally cut open the last oil filter used before the rebuild. It had been on the car during the entire time Dan and I have been working on the car. This would include multiple test drives and hours tuning.

The oil had a faint gasoline smell. Much better than before. I didn't see any major particles in the filter. There was possibly a very fine dust of metal there but almost impossible to see.

Looks like the Cam and Lifters were failing rather slowly. That certainly describes our increasingly difficult tuning problems. This was always in the back of my mind. Too bad we didn't check the lifters the previous two times we removed the intake manifold.

Rob said that he never would have imagined that a new, professionally built, engine was slowly eating itself.

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Hate to keep butting heads with you but I have really never experienced a cam and lifter slowly eating it's self, once it starts galling and miss aliening it starts to go pretty rapidly. After saying all that I have seen high mileage SBC 307 go flat but who knows when they start the process!

 

Looks like the filter did it's job.

 

Your opinion is always welcome here. Let's hope all my good vibes pay off. I'm ready for some cruising around!

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We were very happy!

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I completely understand your thoughts. Always great to see your comments. Dan had made great improvements with the parts he had available. The car ran quite strongly before the failure.

(Not speaking for him here) He said that another cure would be to replace the bowls. That would require purchasing, refinishing, and replacing them with stock units. My funds are very limited this year. Especially after this recent top end failure. He has been great to try to modify my existing parts to get a different result.

Dan and Rob have been an absolute blessing. I'm so thankful that they have spent so many hours helping me with this adventure. Hopefully Dan's pick of a milder cam will also make a major difference. I'm ready for some fun. My wife and son are ready for a ride in my not so new car.


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Today Dan and I got everything ready to break in the cam. Unfortunately we had two carburators leaking fuel. After adjusting the float levels and cleaning everything up we were out of time.

We did manage to test fire the car for a couple seconds and everything sounded good. Also no more fuel leaks! I love seeing those fuel line bubbles!

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What is the advantage in being over carbureted?

 

none unless your in OPEC

 

Here's Dan and I breaking in the new cam and lifters. Comp Cams 260H with their lifters and break in oil plus Lucas Break In additive added as recommended by our machine shop friends.

We had a bit of difficulty getting it to fire this time. We stopped and solved the issue rather than keep cranking.

Our fuel pressure adjustment to 2.5 lbs required the carburators to be adjusted to match the decreased fuel flow. Our dash fuel pressure gauge is registering a much higher pressure. We will need to investigate this further. Possible issues with gauge, pressure regulator, or fuel pump.

Car ran perfectly for 20 minutes at variable RPMs around 2k. No overheating and no major leaks. Engine seems healthy. We let her cool down and after a brief tune I got to take a short test drive. More carburator adjustments are needed but she idles and responds very well.

A good day.





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I hope your dash pressure gauge is not mechanical?

 

I believe it is a mechanical gauge. It's a 1962 Sun.

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I kind of go with the NHRA rule no mechanical fuel pressure gauge in cockpit without an isolator. Having a line break and spraying fuel inside the cab is something I don't want to be around. Some guys mount them on the cowl.

 

That sounds like a much safer alternative. I definitely want to look at the fuel and gauge system. I know some improvements can be made without ruining the car's originality. Thank you!

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No matter that a hand full of us think a little different about things on this build the help you are getting from Dan is priceless in this day and age. Pretty soon all the hands on guy's with any experience & knowledge will be gone and all that will be left is the info on the net!

 

This statement is SOOOOOO true, that it's scary!!!