Update fom 16 Feb 2008: I took a few pictures from a nice drive around the city today.
Link: http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2861885790080243953fDlGmZ

I took a couple of brass parts down to be polished. They look great! I put them back on the truck and the brighten up really nice. As I can save a little cash, I'll ake a few more parts down to be rechromed.