Paint ?

[Firebirdjones]

I do it for a living. Each vehicle varies obviously due to the amount of work involved to get it "paint ready".

If you do alot of the disassembly and prep work before hand it will help to keep some costs down. If it's overall a pretty solid and straight truck, I don't think you'll have too much trouble finding someone to paint it for the budget you allowed yourself.

Hit some shows, talk to some locals and see who is in your area that does quality work. Look at others cars and judge for yourself is probably the best way to find someone in your area.