Winding Up Mechanical Details
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“What’s that?” ”Well, honey, that’s the fuel filter.” ”Why did Doug put a photo of something like that on the blog?” ”Well, I’m not quite sure, dear.” And now I know Jeff will always remember where the fuel filter is when it comes time to change it!
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Ok, so there are Ansens. They were the thing then, now they are all that and then some. And these are seasoned wheels, right off of a buddy’s mothballed high school cruiser. This is a lot better use of them than letting them slowly biodegrade. Ya, the axle looks too far forward in the hole, doesn’t it? It’s a little bit of the camera angle, a little bit of the style of these pickups.
Semi-gloss paint kind of semi-glossing in this photo, too.
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Engine install is about complete. Lots of power, it fits nicely, and is really great looking, too. There is no engine appearance upgrades on this job, but how can you make all this cool stuff look bad, really.
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A close-up of the other side here shows the headers that aren’t going to be used. Sanderson sold them as a fit, but besides being ugly, they don’t. After more digging a set of gorgeous cast headers were found that fix both of those problems.
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A few things you’re supposed to notice: custom wiring harness built at Doug Jenkins Garage has all the wires exactly the right lenth; nothing pinched, nothing wound around to use up the extra length. Also, solder fittings with shrink-fit insulation, correct wire gauges, and high quality materials. It’s a thing of rare beauty when you see the work of a guy who really loves what he’s doing and he’s good at it.
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Cool custom crossmember, new driveshaft, awesome custom hot rod.
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This photo shows the good old, dependable, cost-effective mechanical fuel pump. An alternative is a more costly, noisy, needs-a-circuit-run-to-it, more-apt-to-fail electric job. So Doug Jenkins Garage loves mechanical fuel pumps!
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And a look at the port side rear Ansen just ’cause it’s so cool.
Robin and Holly and The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Jeff and I have been sending each other delightfully irrelevant photos during the course of the build. This one is of my daughters last night after the concert, hanging out backstage with some of the coolest guys in history. Robin and Holly are classical musicians with a ton of class.