'da Hui Presents... Graffiti Coupe For Dummies. Created for dummies by dummies so that all you Milner Coupe builders can benefit from our back breaking labor and get an eyeful of what the real American Graffiti Coupe looks like before you spend the green on parts and labor. These pictures and parts determinations were gathered by 'da Hui and the folks back east at Project THX138. Since very few measurements have been personally verified (the chopped door window opening), we don't list too many. This manual is a work in progress, so if you don't find what you need...find it yourself! We all have full time jobs and none of you bastards pay us anything.

Greetings Students!


So you want to build your own Milner Coupe, huh.? Ya wanna hunch over the wheel and peer up through that little windshield, palm that miniature piston in your right hand, tell that girl next to you to grab on to something... and then proceed to blow that Chevy's ass clean off the road? Is that what you want? Us too.

This blog-a-book was developed by former poor souls like yourself who have fought, wrestled, and scraped their way into just enough knowledge to put together a reasonable facsimile of that most beloved of all hot rods...The American Graffiti Coupe. Now pay attention. Your homework's on the board.

The Frame

  • 1932 Ford 5W Coupe frame

The Coupe has a modified stock '32 frame under it. It retains the original front crossmember. The center 'K' member is original as well although the top of the transmission tunnel was hacked off to make room for the T-10 tranny.

The rear '32 crossmember was replaced with one from a '35-'40 Ford. Although similar in size and dimensions, The rear crossmembers vary in detail from one year and model to the next. A small circular upsweep near the ends of the front bottom edge of the crossmember is visible on the Coupe. Depending on which year crossmember you use, the upsweeps can be in different locations. They seem to have no structural value and are just a matter of accuracy preference. The rails have been bobbed in the rear, just behind this crossmember.

Although our frame in the illustration is, the Coupe's frame is NOT boxed. That, combined with it's modified 'K' member serve to make the Coupe's chassis weak and susceptible to twisting. Close inspection show evidence that the Coupe has been repaired where the traction bar mounts are attached to the rails, and multiple parts and pieces under the car are loose and/or broken. A replica builder may want to consider ways to beef up the frame for safety and quality.

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