I went ahead and did some more cosmetic work on it this morning. I put one of my good grille bezels on it, and shot some good paint on the front of the radiator support.
Look what I found hiding in a box.
She's all spread out - ready for action.
Mmmm
The ring helped a ton... it's still annoyingly loud whistling though.
Got the horucopia painted. I also chopped out about a 3" section so I could add another flex tube in there. Ty (my neighbor) suggested doing that in order to facilitate the vibration of the engine.
[insert picture of piece in steel being cut in milling machine with boring bar]
And here's how she sits now.
