Yep, Jim. I'll paint those brackets black, don't you worry.
I think we touched on this in email, but the vacuum fitting on the rear of the intake: painted or unpainted? From what I have seen, they are unpainted. What makes sense to me is that this fitting would be installed and painted, then if power brakes were optioned, that was removed and the proper fitting installed. But then again, was no fitting installed since it was a small port like the temp and oil sender holes which are unpainted?
Love the details!
Cheers
Dave