Fumblin46 - I like it, looks good.
No sense in spending big money on paint, since yer actually gonna use it as a truck and ding it back up.
I look foward to the next update.
A pal of mine who has always been messing with an old car or motorcycle since I've known him... has shown me a few low buck tricks to sprucing up the visual aesthetic on a driver vehicle.
Silver spray paint for the bumper, if you prep it and shine it right, it looks nice. Cheaper than chrome... he did his front and rear bumpers on a '68 ford fairlane he usta have in silver paint, they looked really nice.
Also, for the small touch up places, silver model paint for chrome. They also have these 'pens' that have model paint in them, you can get them at hobby stores. If/when it comes off, you can just 'touch it up' again.
I also saw a different car at a show, a '66 fairlane - instead of chroming the bumpers again, they put that black and gray 'hammered finish' paint on the bumpers. Turned out very nice.
good luck...
-W
