Went and sandblasted and painted the knuckles today.
And I put the new starter in!
Changed the oil before I fired it up for the first time. 6.5 quarts of HPL 5w40 supercar. Group IV/V oil.
And here it is. VH45DE powered coupe with a bunch of goodies. It's open header right now, so it's wildly loud, but even just taking for a rip down the street, it's rowdy. I love it.
Needs a few more things before the track next weekend.