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How easy is it to broom sweep the floor given the chip surface results in an irregular surface? Specifically, are you able to sweep up metal filings/chips easily? Given I do a lot of fabrication in my shop, I end up with lots of filings (die grinder with carbide bit type filings), drill swarf...

Getting close to finished with the garage/workshop construction phase. Main items that remain are the outside concrete slabs, painting doors/trim and to hook up the plumbing to fixtures. I plan to paint the outside doors the same color as the stucco so the building will blend in better when...

I had the opportunity to visit the Jacques Littlefield tank collection/museum that used to be in Portola, CA (near San Jose) back in mid-2000s. It appears from this newspaper article that the seven large building collection has been donated and moved...

The snowy, wet winter here in Northern AZ has limited garage construction progress. It's another rainy day today which provides me the chance to give a progress update while staying inside to keep dry. The spray-on insulation went up a couple of weeks ago. It's suppose to do a better job than...

Mounting a starter in place other than OEM can be done. For the Coyote engine in my Miura, the starter needed to be moved over to the other side of the engine to provide clearance for the transaxle. An aftermarket, gear reduction starter commonly used for SBC was used. The bellhousing bolts...

After getting one V8 to (barely) fit sideways in my Miura, now to fit another V8 in there?? 7 foot wide car at the engine... purely amazing endeavor.

I have a Ford Motorsports "X-302" crate motor in my Cobra. They claimed it could make "up to" 340 hp in the sales materials. That would be "engine horsepower" not the rear wheel variety. On the chassis dyno when getting the EFI tuned, it actually made 290 hp at the rear wheels. This...

Just curious, is the W12 an even firing engine like 60 degree V12s? If not, will it sound like a traditional V12 or more like a V8? If doesn't sound like V12, is it worth the hassle of mating it to a transaxle that it looks like you'll need to go to? Again, question is more curiosity than...

Howard: yes this information helps and sounds to be spot on. While I highly doubt this Miura will ever see track time, I do enjoy spirited driving on occasion. The current spun bearing in my Cobra is evidence of that, although that's more attributable to a transmission that's 1:1 in 5th...

Thanks very much for your insights and feedback!! Am I overthinking this issue? Probably. Will I have regrets if this car has no engine lubrication issues? No way. Would I have had regrets if I had overlooked something and ended up with a spun bearing? Absolutely. I agree with the...

We had a snow day yesterday, so I had a chance to do more research and distill my remaining/open concerns. These concerns are: Use of oil thermostat or not? Cooler orientation and thus positioning of the in/out ports? Oil Thermostat: The remote filter/cooler kit I purchased didn't come with...

Yes, there is a decent probability that I'm over thinking/doing things related to the Miura's Coyote engine lubrication system. To provide context, my Cobra has been out of service for about 6 months now with a spun crank bearing (most likely cause is sustained high RPM related oil...

And to provide some context as to why items can't easily be added around the engine block oil adaptor, here's the "plumbing party" already taking place there. This picture was taken before the original oil filter was replaced with an adaptor plate (filter is white cylinder). In addition, I...

As one of my metal shaping mentors frequently says, "Every day is a school day!" This article even provides a clear reason why the oil filter should be sequenced before the oil cooler. I've heard this antidotally before but never have heard a clear reason why.

To provide more context, here is what I've come up with for preliminary remote filter and cooler locations. The brown paper behind and under the cooler is there to designate future aluminum sheet panels that will close off the passenger compartment. The cooler is positioned where it is because...

Neil: that's a great looking setup for a track car :) My application is a street car that has an integrated EFI/ignition system (Holley Terminator X). I plan to operate it either from a traditional key on the column (for steering lock) or a fob/start button or a combination of both. I'm...

I do think disabling the engine from starting and then cranking it over is a viable way to build oil pressure and thus purge the air. I'm doubtful pulling the plugs on this engine is as simple as you've made it sound. For one thing, there's 8 coils that need to be removed just to get to the...

Howard: thanks for the link to those instructions, they are the most complete I've seen so far as to the remote oil system installation. Specifically the sequence of oil filter and cooler in the remote system. These instructions don't however speak to the air purge issue. Funny how something...

Firstly, thanks for all the information shared already!! The members of this forum are knowledgeable and generous. Ok, let me be more specific on the concern that prompted me to start this thread. It's specifically a decent volume of air that will be present in the remote portion of the...

I have a kind of specialized question about best practices for engines outfitted with a remote oil filter and cooler. This relates to my Miura project car that is using a Gen 2 Coyote engine in it. Due to inaccessibility for the regular oil filter location and a very tight engine room which...