I love that hood, intimidating in a modest way, imo. A lot goes into the paint though, are you going for a more custom look? or borderline stock? My ram has the two tone paint, and ultimatly, when i am done painting it, the green on the upper half of the bed is gonna wrap slowly into the bed (so it's not just a straight shot, know what i mean?). However, thats me, and i don't mean to take away from your post. I would first say strip off molding, and emblems, i have always done that all my vehicles, and i think it makes them look sleeker, and there is no reason you need a 1 1/2 foot dodge on your tailgate, you know what your driving (again thats me). My stance on a painted grill is no, (again, my opinion, lol), i think it takes away from the front end, and i always loved the front a ram, plus is sets off thechrome of the bumper as well. The trimming aroung the bumper though, i have always wanted to paint to match the green on my truck though, but am afraid it will look god awful in the long run. However, i have been planning this all in my head since march, and still have a ways to go, my suggestion, look at pictures online of paint jobs, hell, comibne 2 that you like, or maybe just do a matte black, the combinations are limitless, and you are you only obstacle
i hope some of what i said was helpfull, if not, i appologize for rambling
