Rear Suspension; removal of the old parts...

 

Time to remove the old leaf spring

Leaf spring is out!

Removing old strut bracket

Shocks, struts, strut bracket and leaf spring removed.

Need to remove all the new brake components, in order to replace the trailing arms.

I did the passenger side, Jerry did the driver side.

Wheel cylinders removed.

Removing the old trailing arms

They were stubborn!  Very rusted.

Trailing arms removed and half shafts removed.  All rear suspension components are out!

Wash & Wax...

 

Bath time!

Gave it a good waxing...

The bumpers had a lot of pitting on the chrome

We got them looking nice!

Shiny bumper!

Ops test, tail light fix, tire tub, brake adjustments, test drive...

 

Rear brake lights worked, but no tail lights when the headlights were on.  We replaced all 4 rear bulbs.

Got 'em working!

Also had to replace a few fuses...

Got the tire tub reinstalled.

Made some minor brake adjustments...

We had a hawk join some ducks in the swimming pool.  : )

We removed all 4 wheels (in preparation for new tire install this week)

We "judged" Operations on Vette Jai.

Front parking brake & exhaust...

 

We removed the old parking brake handle, shaft & front cable...

It had some red overspray on it (from a previous interior restoration).  We repainted the bracket the correct semi-gloss black.

The old "pawls" were worn - replaced those.

New vs. Old

Now they ratchet properly.

Onto exhuast...

Removed the old (stuck) exhaust heat riser

The exhaust bracket at the transmission was replaced with a new one.

Old heat riser vs. new one

Finished it off with new exhaust tips

Looks & sounds great!