The Total Performance King T- Hot Rod Girl Part VI

Hello again! About three weeks have passed since I completed the last installment in my build, and in that time I've come to the realization that though I've made quite a large amount of progress since I began this project, there's still a ton of stuff to do. As Jim says, I'm getting down to the "nitty gritty."

Though the '27's recently looked pretty much complete, with the body on the chassis and the majority of the mechanicals completed, it was kinda like a tease. It looked almost roadworthy for a time there, but once I stepped back and surveyed the situation, I realized I've still got a lot to do before enjoying that first shakedown drive. Since that evening a couple of weekends ago, the body's been pulled off the chassis (for about the third time) and I've begun to tackle the myriad of "little things" Jim's been warning me about. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not getting discouraged or anything; it's just that as a newbie rodder, I haven't been exposed to the complexity-well, maybe a better word might be intricacy-of what it takes to build a vehicle from scratch, but I'm learnin'.

Today we'll take a look at what's been happening since last issue, and it's actually been quite a bit. As I mentioned earlier, after getting the body onto the chassis and checking its fit and location of the mounting holes I drilled (successfully, thank goodness) we pulled it back off so I could get started on some of the "nitty gritty" Jim's been talking about. I mounted the radiator (an aluminum Deuce-style that'd been chopped four-inches), a 16-inch diameter SPAL electric cooling fan, a low-mount bracket and Powermaster alternator and a bit more eye candy in the way of a pair of really cool Technostalgia '39 Zephyr taillights and SO-CAL Speed Shop license plate surround. Jim and I also began a bit of the King-T's wiring using a Ron Francis Bare Bonz wiring kit (though we just tackled the engine portion so far). Anyway, my T's getting closer to the road every week (don't forget this is a free-time project) and Jim says I'm almost to the point where everything comes together in a flash. I just hope he's right, cuz man, I wanna drive this baby. So, sit back and take a look at what I've gotten done, er, started over the last few weeks, and if ya like what ya see, I'd strongly suggest ya check out Total's Website and the King-T-you've got plenty of time to get one together and on the road by the next rodding season! See ya next month!