I respect your opinion Carsten. Everybody has there own style, whether it is OEM, Hot rod, or rat rod. I would have liked to just leave the patina alone, but out here in North Carolina it is too humid and the rust take hold. The clear coat was just to conserve it and later I can paint it. Either way I'll keep her on the road, and I keep on giving love to that old big booty girl! By the way, I'm getting the engine rebuilt this week. I've done so much to the engine, I can't even remember everything. But oil is getting past the rings, so its definitely rebuild time.