As far as metal shaving in the coolant go, you can slip a piece of panty hose over the inlet neck on the radiator, then install the hose. Bring the car up to temp, shut it off and let it cool down. Pop the hose off and all of the contaminants will be trapped in the panty hose.
Then go out and...
Here is a set of brand new interior panels for a '70 Sport Fury, fresh out of the box for their glamor shots. Yes, you could still order them from SMS, but these are available now, not three years from now. Maybe.
These were unused from a previous project and are in perfect condition. $700...
The booster (which was bad) that was in the car when I bought it was not correct. I bought the one in the car from Booster Dewey as it was all he had in stock and I didn't have the correct core to rebuild.
Still waiting for details on the "agreement". Personally, I think the State saw which way this was headed and decided to cut their losses. A rare win for us to be sure.