'59 Project August 2005
Exhaust system is completed.
Inside of the 3" stainless exhaust pipe is filled with spiral baffles. The plate on the end of each pipe can be unscrewed and the baffles easily removed from the rear.
The view from underneath.
Sideview of the "sidepipes"
Mounting bracket for the electric fuel pump and fuel pre-filter.
I wanted to use modern analog gauges so I chose these from Autometer. I first tried mounting the gages from the rear of the cluster (photo on left), but the rear of the gauges interferred with the pod mounting frame plus this placed the gauges even further away than the stock gauges and made them harder to read. I finally decided to mount the gauges from the front of the pod and I think this looks better plus it makes the gauges easier to read. These are 2-1/16" gauges and a small amount of trimming around the mounting hole is necessary to get the gauge to fit into the holes from the front. Hopefiully the speedometer face will also be white when completed.
Electric fan insalled on radiator frame.