it's in old primer (with the original paint underneath ) so even when dusted off it doesn't look much better, but it is pretty solid...just some minor surface rust here and there...no major rust as far as I can tell but I fear there is a good bit of bondo as it's cracked in places so I'll see exactly how it looks when the time comes.

The 283 will sit off to the the side for a while with the extra manifold with 3 duces waiting for a '32 in the future (what my dad wanted but couldnt afford back when he got the '35)...should probably sell it for money for the '35 but o well

Unfortunately I won't have room to be able to have the body off, but I should be able to work around that.

I appreciate all the help so far...I'm sure I'll be posting many more questions in the future...thanks!