I have seen a variety of opinions about what sort of finish was original on various components. I have a pair of NOS rear axles and the hubs have this kind of a finish so that's what I used here. The bearing carrier had evidence of black paint so that is what I painted it and it shows as the black band between the hub and rotor. One of the few 'modifications' I have made is the use of a double lip oil seal made by Federal Mogul, it carries National part #473241. This shot also shows the extension made for the check strap. This appears to have been an alteration made at the track as it uses SAE course thread bolts unlike anywhere else on the car but #44 is the same way. 
A curious thing turned up when I began to strip the heavy tar undercoat on the fuel tank. Originally there was just a speck of the '7' showing but as I scraped away the undercoat I realized that it was writing. Though this car is not a Twin Cam it would appear that in the Competition Department these long range tanks were kept on hand and associated with that
model. This style tank with the fuel filler on the right side was a later version of the tank used on early pushrod competition cars where the filler was located in the middle of the boot lid. The undercoat did it's job and there was no rust on the exterior of the tank, unfortunately the inside was rusted but there were no perforations. I ended up using a few handfuls of ball bearings which were dropped in the tank and shaken for about an hour which dislodged all of the loose scale. The tank was washed with a detergent, then Muriatic acid, then phosphoric acid, rinsing with water between steps, followed by acetone then a tank sealer. The exterior was bead blasted and painted with an epoxy paint.
The photo on the right shows the rear axle back in place with the check strap extension employed. The adjustment knob on the rear shock is at the bottom of the shock body. There are about a dozen click stops as you turn the knob which can significantly soften or stiffen the shock. The rear springs were in excellent shape so were dismantled, bead basted and reassembled.
More Restoration Pictures Soon!