http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-1962-C..._Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

item 380401178704

Question 1..I'd like to put a Beehive oil filter on the ole coupe (235). Notice how this is hooked up. Since the inlet is 1/4 inch and it goes back into the pan, why couldn't the lines be MUCH smaller? Those lines are huge.

question 2... If I fill the canister with oil before starting the engine everything should go right? I don't want to starve the engine for 5 minutes filing the canister.

http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1106sr_custom_1931_ford_hot_rod/photo_05.html

Yours I would assume, would be a bypass filter. There would be a restriction somewhere that would restrict the flow. They dshouldn't really affect the pressure filling up. I am not sure what kind of a filter setup the motor shown has. If it is a full flow setup, the lines would be larger than the bypass setup.

As a comment on the video, that motor has something more serious than simple piston slap!

So would a beehive need the large lines? If my engine sounded like that, it would be on the garage floor. I'd be looking at a 302 or something better than what I had.

Fram still makes new canister oil filters commonly used on tractors. Our local "Mills Fleet Farm" store sells them. I have seen many restored cars use these canister filters and they look fine.
Check you local farm implement store for the price of a New set up if that is the route you choose.