ya, amazing what you think is cool when your 16, fake crushed velvet? sweet!?!

I wish I had taken more before pictures, this thing was pretty rusty!

Looks like you have made some serious progress. Where did you get your sheet metal? And how well did everything fit?
The reason I ask is it looks very similar to the project siting in my garage right now.

Oh man, thais makes we want to get out there and work on mine tonight.

Pictures are cool, as long as they don't hold up progress, or if they are the only "woulda coulda shoulda" of a buildup, you're doing pretty good. Nice work by the way.