Remember to just have a good time, if there is a trophy to go along with the enjoyment that's fine. I don't know what you use to clean the engine but when I took my 40 Chevy coupe with a lot of chrome, and a stainless firewall I used armor. I would spray everything wipe it off then with a clean cotton rag buff the chrome, no wax to have to get out of crevices. Just what I did anyway have a good time.

Richard