Well I missed the boat again but good news: my car has been completed (enough to register). It's in it's "phase 1" look. No chrome anything right now. But it runs and has paint and that's all that matters to me!
It's been a long 3 years since I started the project and didn't want to go to too many more gatherings until I had something worth driving.
Depending upon how Nov. weather holds up, I'm in for the next Baji's or wherever.