beautiful work! if that's the original chrome then you did a fantastic job of cleaning it up, because it looks brand new. I like the matching tires - it's a bold move that doesn't always pay off but it works in this build.

re: chroming, it's a bit hyperbolic to say it's been "virtually banned". there's a bunch of chrome shops in my area and many more within a 30-mile radius (NY/NJ/CT tri-state area). I've had frames and parts custom chromed both locally and also via mail over the past few years.