Thread: Project American Graffiti Coupe

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Last night I was going through some of my old photos and I came across this picture of me with Steve Fitch (first original owner of the coupe) when I went to visit him on my 39th Birthday. Steve is holding the license plate that was on the original 55 when he taged it here in Kansas and I am holding the tag that was on the coupe. Both plates were autographed by Paul Le Mat. I tried REALLY HARD to get the coupe plate from Steve but he just wouldn't let it go (can't blame him one bit, but a guy has to try). How KOOL would it be to have both of these plates hanging in your garage?


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Hey Guys,

Here are some up dated pictures of the chassis. Tonight I installed the K-member brace (just like Milners) and the 1940 rear crossmember. The crossmember was installed by welding square tubing at the top and bottom of the frame. This kept everything in place while I installed the 40 rear crossmember (only top tube was taken off as I was to tired to take off the bottom) . The crossmember was placed so that the rear end will sit on the back side of the wheel wells (just like Milners). For those of you who didn't know, Milner's coupe has a 40 rear crossmember and not a 32. The reason for this is to raise the back of the car for more of a rake as a 40 rear crossmember is 2" steeper than a 32. Next I will be notching the front crossmember (to clear the harmonic balancer) and cutting out the center of teh K-member to allow the T-10 (NOT A SUPER T-10 as this is a misprint in EVERY MAGAZINE) 4 speed in. Afer everything gets notched/cut it will be time for the boxing plates (stepped boxed). The original coupe DOES NOT have boxing plates but since this car is actually going to be driven it will get boxed. The KOOL thing about the stepped boxing plates is that if you look under the coupe it will still look like a stock chassis ! Finally after all of this is done the chasiss will be painted semi gloss black and then everything will start coming together so be on the look out!!!!!!

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Keep up the good work!

Project, does the Arrow headlamps use a regular 7" 6024 round high-low beam bulb?

Originally Posted by Weasel Diesel

Project, does the Arrow headlamps use a regular 7" 6024 round high-low beam bulb?

Hey Weasel Diesel,

The Original Coupe and the ones I am building all have the high-low seal beams (halogen). These are a standard 7" headlight so you can buy them at any auto parts store. If you are going to drive your coupe I strongly suggest using the halogen lights as they are much brighter which means a lot safer . If you are looking for a set I can set you up with a guy that sells the correct Arrow 775H headlights with the halogen lights already installed in them (this is where I got mine)????

I was just double checking the bulbs. Ed is gonna fix me up with a pair.

Originally Posted by Weasel Diesel

I was just double checking the bulbs. Ed is gonna fix me up with a pair.

Good Deal as Ed has the correct lights! To be honest, I didn't know if Ed still had any in stock but I am glad to hear he does !