Norm whos car is that? The stainless down the center of the grill sure looks like it should fit a 40 pickup but the #s dont match. Always wondered how different it really is. The last restored 40 ply truck center stainless that was on ebay went for 1200 bucks. So I need an alternative!
I do like the look of it in flat black. I think the plan now is to primer it black as I intended but not to go to bare metal before hand like I thought. The factory paint that is still remaining will protect that metal and the primer over it will just make it match. And hopefully the primer thats not over old paint will protect that metal too. Yes the primer will eventually be wasted but if it makes it look better for a couple summers and protects the bare spots its not so much of a waste in the end.