Congrats. I am into old chevys too. I have a 68 GMC short bed I'm working on currently. I frequent the site www.67-72chevytrucks.com and have found a lot of good advice there.
I got my bike parts back from the powder coater. They look good. The bike was rusty as you remember and the result is that it has a texture to it. I like it anyway. I had the fenders and rack done also. They are black. I'm not going to use them right now but I have them and new supports if I...