With the front end mostly done, I removed the rear wheels and began working on disassembling the rear of the car.
All the blue tape you see in the engine bay was from when I was assembling the suspension and steering rack. With me climbing in and out to gain access to the bolts I couldn’t reach, I taped up the areas I thought might be prone to scratching.
I told you I get a little carried away with tape sometimes.
Removing the rear suspension was pretty straightforward and nothing fought me too bad at this point. I was also able to finally remove the brake and fuel lines that had been so stubbornly stuck to the car too.
With the suspension components out of the car, I began restoring them.
The number on this mustache bar is probably a part number, and I think there was more to it than the “5545” I could see, but I thought it’d be a nice touch to add it back to the bar, even if it would probably never be seen again.
I remember this differential mount was a pain. With so much grease, dirt and rust I didn’t think it would clean up very well.
But with enough wire wheeling (which there was plenty of) and some paint, I think it came out just fine.
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