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Nuts are up, see attached photo of unmolested frame. Picture isn't good enough to see washers.

OK, also here is part of a page from the 68 assembly manual. Says the bolts can go in either way .... they show them going in from the top ... but that's way more difficult than putting them in through the bottom.

Note the two holes that get plain washers, they must be installed on the bottom regardless of which way the bolts go. Then you have three spring type lock washers under the nuts no matter which direction the bolts go in.

Just checked my frame and noticed I'm missing the lock washers under the nuts ... hope I can get them on without dropping the bolt through, since my suspension is on and it's a real pain to put those bolts with the control arms installed.

Not sure about bolt finish .... in general I think they were painted along with the frame ... so might not matter much.

Just checked the Ames catalog for the bolt kit to install the engine mount brackets ... shows black bolts ... but then it also mistakenly says they must go in from the top, and they don't include the washers that the assembly manual says MUST be used .... so, yeah .... always do research as the people selling things often don't research as well as they should.