That blue paint shines, and the buffed-up, blood-bought trim is going back on. It looks wonderfully good. "Progess" always seems so slow, especially when we are eager to get it on the road and see what it will do -- but we do well to make haste slowly. The driving will be so much more sweet when it's right.

Undercoat is ugly, but it's not as ugly as what the tinworm leaves behind. Undercoat is painful to remove, and should be applied sparingly. What you want to watch for are the places in the body and frame where water collects and does not drain. That's where you make holes to drain the water, if you can, and make sure that the surface is covered with rust-resistant paint, undercoat, or both.

You are so blessed to have grandpa's labor and experience, and the money to buy the parts. When you are out on your own and balancing all of your obligations, things will proceed much more slowly -- yet what you are learning now will inform all of those future projects.

West Lafayette is just an hour or so up the road from Indianapolis. i'll send you a PM with contact information. When you are sorted out and settled in Purdue, and have some time to spare, then maybe you can come down and see how to be "car poor."

God's Peace to you.

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