Thread: Project American Graffiti Coupe

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Originally Posted by matysik27

not to ask a dumb question but what welder are you using?

I am using a Clarke Mig180EN 230V. Trust me, it's not the machine it's the guy running it.

Hey Guys,

Sorry I have been away so long but I have been battling kidney stones for the last month and to tell you the truth I haven't felt much like doing anything! Well the good news is that I am feeling MUCH BETTER and I couldn't wait to get back in the garage to start working on this Graffiti Coupe Project.

First off, I FINALLY got the rear end to sit just right after making a couple trips back to the spring shop. Seems you have to have the rear spring de-arched quite a bit if you want the coupe to sit like Milner's. I still left room for the spring to settle and adjusted for the body weight. Once everything is sitting on the chassis the traction bars have that nice down ward slope to the doors like Milner's. At the present time the traction bars do run down hill but they look a lot better once the body is on the frame which will be coming up here VERY SOON.

I also completed the correct drag link! YES, this has taken be sometime to do but the wait was well worth it in my book! I also have the shock setup on the front axle. This setup was made by my friends over at NEW AGE MOTORSPORTS. The shocks I used are the Monroe 5819 (I had them chromed) which allows the coupe to have plenty of shock travel and will keep the old girl ridding very smooth.

I hope you like the new updated photos! I still have to mount the rear bumper brackets and tac weld some other pieces in place as you can see in the photos but the next set of pictures should make you all go WOW!

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Sorry to hear of you not feeling well, but glad you are on the mend. It amazes me the lengths you are going to for accuracy in this build. Most guys shoot for something close to the original Milner car with some elements of it, but yours seems to be dead nuts on. Alot like what Von Franco did with the two Grabowski cars.

Looking good.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Sorry to hear of you not feeling well, but glad you are on the mend. It amazes me the lengths you are going to for accuracy in this build. Most guys shoot for something close to the original Milner car with some elements of it, but yours seems to be dead nuts on. Alot like what Von Franco did with the two Grabowski cars.

Looking good.

Don

THANKS FOR TAKING NOTICE DON!!!!! I take GREAT PRIDE in building this coupe to the correct specs. Not a lot of guys really care about this but to me it's a VERY BIG DEAL. I'm not saying that I don't like anyones graffiti clone (as I really like a lot of them) I'm just saying that I want mine and the one I am building for the guy in England (this one you see here) to be just perfect. Yeah I know I'm a little touched in the head but I am having a TON of fun doing this!!!!

I have enclosed a photo of the original coupe's drag link to show you that mine is dead on (except I have to put the castle nut on the tie rod end, once I locate the damn thing). Once I get everything in it's place a lot of stuff is going to the chrome shop including this drag link. Can't wait to show you guys how this coupe is going to turn out!!!

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