If this shot, we see that Ken has not only dressed up the bed walls surrounding the engine with polished aluminum diamond plate, he's made some improvements to the cooling system configuration as well. The electric fan that appeared mounted behind the radiator in the earlier photo was replaced with a larger, high flow electric now mounted in front of the radiator. Cooling air is pushed through the rad from a large duct Ken fabricated and positioned through the area once occupied by the stock fuel tank.

The valve covers are polished cast aluminum, as are the wire looms just below them. The looms require the spark plug wires to be passed through them before dressing the ends and attaching the connectors.

The picture at right shows the Rampside during the painting stage.

Look into the cab and you'll see the air plenum descending at an angle from the rear of the cab.

The air duct, which Ken fabricated out of galvanized 22 gauge furnace ducting, runs forward under the floor to a scoop mounted under the front bumper, as seen in the next picture.

This air intake scoop channels cooling air to the mid-mounted V-8. At a stop, or in slow moving traffic, the electric fan mounted back at the rad is activated and draws sufficient air to keep the engine cool. At speed, when the scoop is providing a generous flow of pressurized air, the fan isn't needed. Currently, the fan is controlled manually, but Ken is planning to install a thermostatic control mechanism.