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Driver side rear leaf spring bracket. It's completely broken in half.

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Not much left.

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Completely broken. The top is just resting on the bottom portion.

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Elixor of Life

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Got the drums off and drained the rear end.

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Hope it doesn't leak...

It didn't

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Junk...
Notice the muffler clamp; the whole "clamp" portion was rusted away.

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Look close and you'll see 355 just before the FORD script logo.

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Shock and sway bar link rod removed - both sides.

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Muffler bracket is completely rusted away.

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The heat shield above the muffler was only hanging on by the rust. I barely pulled on it and it bro...

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No leaks

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Looking good; still no leaks.

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Rear caliper bracket adjusted, in place and ready for a caliper (and a little touch up paint - I use...

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Weird angle, but you can see I'm making progress.

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Caliper installed; 80 El Dorado w/ parking brake.
If you go this route be sure to always set your pa...

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OK, the caliper brackets weren't quite right. Here I have flipped the big U-shaped bracket around s...

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The caliper now just barely clears the mounting bolt. The mounting boss is now visible on the inboa...

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Bottom edge of the outboard pad was rubbing the rotor. Removed some of the brake baking plate and b...

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It's measured from the transfer case skid plate to the floor. Sorry for the sideways picture.

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Misc. pieces ready for rubberized undercoating.

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Ready to get "undercoated"; not the gas tank...

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I kept saying that I smelled too much gas every-time I went to the shed to work on this old mare.

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It has a couple holes in it.

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Here we go

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Not bad. 3M Rubberized undercoating

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The other pieces...

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