Rear suspension, brakes, rear diff., leafspring, driveshaft completion

 

Halfshaft's bolted up

Strut's bolted up

We love "Original" - but these single crimp brake hoses needed replacing

Original wheel cylinder bolts

Shock's installed

Shock mount tightened up

Struggling w/one arm (post tendon reattachment surgery)

Jerry did some brake rebuild wizardry

Added gear oil & posi additive to rear-end

63 Fuelie Day 3: New rear carrier, rear crossmember, brake hoses, half shafts & struts

 

Original crossmember

New & Improved

New sombreros

Crossmember mated to the rear carrier

Half shafts mounted

Rear struts added

63 Fuelie Day 2: Driveshaft removal, Rear Differential removal, trailing arm removal, trailing arm install...

 

The driveshaft is out...

Loosening up the Diff. front "snubber"

Crossmember had some unique super-sized washers installed.

Broke the sombreros free...

Lowered the rear differential & crossmember

Removed the old trailing arms

Original shims

Installed the new trailing arms

New shims needed some filing

Old rear-diff. and trailing arms

Long day.  Got a lot done.

63 Fuelie: trailing arms, half shafts, leaf spring, struts and more...

 

Time to get rolling.  Remove tire tub, then exhaust...

Moved it off the lift.  Time to remove the rear leaf spring...

Remove rear shocks

Remove struts...

Remove half shafts...

Jerry starting on brake removal

Tomorrow, we'll move onto rear differential & driveshaft removal, and then begin reassembly.