[Goldengophersax56]

The bumper was the last major fabrication project that I needed to do on the frame. By November of 2012, I was able to tear the frame apart, hit it with a wire wheel and paint it. Because the frame was so pitted and there would undoubtedly be more work that needed to be done to it, I decided to paint it with Black Rustoleum Hammered On.

Back in '91 when my dad and I painted the frame for our '48 Plymouth (I was 5 years old) we used just plain black Rustoleum and brushed it on. To this day, when I go under the car each spring to check it out, the paint is still holding up. (It's also incredibly thick in some spots. Guess that's what happens when a 5 year old paints...)

At any rate, the hammered on texture looks great and it will allow me to touch it up easily as I need black. Also, you can see the front radiator cross member in one of the pictures.

Also, for the sake of looking cool while I still worked on the project, I painted the old crappy front rotors and rear drums. This will come off when I buy all the new brake guts, but for a now, it just looks cool.