The Restoration ...

I fell into some luck when I ran into Professor Mariani at San Joaquin Delta College. He is an auto body guru, so I told him about Project Eleanor. When he asked about where I was going to have sandblasting done, I informed him that Carl new someone and it would cost us about $1,000.00. Mariani looked at me and said, "F$c& that! I can do it for much less." 

A few weeks later, Eleanor was on a trailer and headed to Delta College for a deep tissue massage. Being that she was used to assist students in their curriculum, I was only charged for the sand that was not able to be recaptured and reused. Score! Thanks to Delta College and Professor Mariani!

As with any project like this, once the surface gets pushed aside, you start to see the real work ahead. In this respect, Eleanor did not let us down. This would be a long and winding road and we were just getting started.