67 Z-28 Day 2 "Trans Am" restoration

[iluv69s]

Good news: I have the 67 Frame and a-arms in primer and ready to paint...Thank goodness the body mount holes were mint shape. But, the frame had it's share of dings and the such. After restoring 2 subframes, I now realize how much damage I did all those years jamming the jack under the front of the frame of all my old cars.

The bad news: I am out of frame paint. Now, I am at a standstill until I get the correct paint. What brand paint do you recommend for the frame/ A-arms and undercarriage/floors on a 67-69 Camaro? I am going to assemble the 67 Z frame and the 69 subframe at the same time since I have all the parts ready. The 69 needs to be very correct as I am doing an original type restoration on that car.
I was looking at the Eastwood Chassis Black in quarts...I would like to do it correct once if possible...aren't the A-arms supposed to be more glossy than the sub-frame? Also for the floorboard/ undercarriage? Would that be different also? I will start a thread on this topic separate also. Thanks, Max

[iluv69s]

I assume I will have to tear apart the Smokey MO 302 motor before fire up. From what I remember/heard, Smokey rebuilt all his motors prior to his big auction. I believe that was in 1991, correct? (does anyone know details of this?) So my motor is more than 40 years old and best case has been together for 20 years atleast. I assume a teardown minimum as a check would be required. Any suggestions how far I should go on a teardown/rebuild ? What I should check for..and what I should do before reassembly/ fire-up? Should I replace any parts? gaskets? etc?

Thanks for suggestions/ideas...