Got the car back from alignment today. All that's basically left now (save for a few relatively minor details) is to get tags on it and call my insurance guy to activate my coverage so I can get it out & about and start working out the bugs.
Once I have the mechanicals and a few remaining interior details all dialed in, it's off to the body shop. (still trying to locate a better pass. side fender w/o having to go repop)
I keep trying to convince myself that this isn't as cosmetically challenged as it really is, but that it's really a "period correct vintage
patina"...it isn't working
Ah well...I've driven uglier. (besides...ugly can be forgiven if a car hauls @$$
)