Happy St. Patrick's day. Just an update on the Time project. Bodywork has gone slowly as majority of time has been spent on the power train this winter. I can't stress how important it is to start a project that has all of it's parts, functional or not. I purchased a complete out drive with transom assembly, and the engine, boat, and trailer came with it. Some of the items it didn't come with, oil pan, water pump, pulleys, pan bolts, timing cover, balancer, flywheel, coupler, bell housing, starter, fuel pump, carb, etc. In addition the sea pump required rebuilt. All new hoses and belts. Intake, exhaust, ignition, in the end I basically started with a block, crank, and heads. It did come with an alternator, but it was locked up. I bought a pretty new one, but I was assured the thin cad plating would rust nearly instantly in service, I decided to paint it to keep it looking nice. It's never going to be cleaner than right now, so that helped the decision. Rust-Oleum makes a high temp silver than looks very close to bare aluminum. The other is gloss black engine enamal. Alternators can get quite warm in service, so a high temp paint is advised. Hardest part is masking the SS screen.