Rear End Back Up

[Collin]

So after puttin in the new trunk and rebuilding the inner wheel housings, it was finally time to freshen up that rear end and get her back underneath. So I took a wire wheel to the 40 years of grime and grease that was all over. Turns out the grime actually preserved the metal. And guess what?? Factory yellow inspection stripes and factory yellow date stamps!! Now here comes the part where you guys are gonna kill me :sada: , I painted over it!! The housing and a little bit out was fine, but past that the outer housing and axles were pretty pitted and rusty. Soooo in the interest of having a rear end that had fresh paint and looked nice (keep in mind, i dont have the orig. motor, and my car is not a survivor ....quarters, trunk etc etc) I decided to cover it up. Put on new stainless lines from Year one, along with new U bolts and bushings. Heres a pic of how it looks now, still a couple more parts to add on...but I will do that once i run the rest of the brake lines and hang the tank..


thats the drive shaft on the floor, gives you an idea how bad the unprotected metal on the rear end was....
o and one more thing to add to this novel of a post.....rear end is dusty and all fingerprinted up...looks a lot better wiped down!!

 

[Hoosier Bird]

Nobody here is going to get mad. It's your car, do it the way you want. Hopefully, you took pictures of the markings so you could post them in case someone else would need that info. My will be shiney when I get done.............

 

[Collin]

Actually I did get some pic! But they got deleted somehow :brickwall: :brickwall: Sometimes when you get goin on a project you just get on a roll, then stop and say WOW i should have photographed that!! I wish i took before and after pics of my inner wheel housings, that really came out amazing.

 

[Hoosier Bird]

That's why everyone needs to get a cell phone with a good camera. You always have it with you and you can send the pic to your computer as soon as you take it......

 

[Collin]

I just did that with the rear end pic....still have a video of a 440 6 pack vs a hemi drag race from carlisle, along with 2 AFX cars.....cant bring myself to delete them!!

 

[Hoosier Bird]

I just did that with the rear end pic....still have a video of a 440 6 pack vs a hemi drag race from carlisle, along with 2 AFX cars.....cant bring myself to delete them!!

Post them.........

 

[ACME A12]

Nobody here is going to get mad. It's your car, do it the way you want. Hopefully, you took pictures of the markings so you could post them in case someone else would need that info. My will be shiney when I get done.............

X2. We like 'em original, we like 'em mildly modified, we like 'em highly modified - we like 'em all... It's your car - that's always first & foremost. Do whatever you want...with one exception; put a set of Donk wheels on it and we'll skin you alive... :lmao:

:jester:

 

[Collin]

Oh come on I was gonna put some 24" spinners on there!! :loco: :loco:

 

[Collin]

apparently i cannot take the video from my phone and email it .............and my videos on my computer are too big to put on here WTF...

 

[Collin]

now that I think of it......."Rear end back up" may have not been the best name for this post

 

[Basketcase]

Oh come on I was gonna put some 24" spinners on there!! :loco: :loco:

:brickwall: :brickwall: :brickwall:

 

[Collin]

Don't worry I am only kidding, Magnum 500 are gonna be the shoe of choice

 

[dobie]

Looks good! Trust me, my car isn't a survivor either. I'm putting mine together how I want to, and according to my budget. Needless to say, my car is hardly "factory correct."


:cheers:

 

[mcmopar]

now that I think of it......."Rear end back up" may have not been the best name for this post

Exlax will cure it! :jester:

 

[ACME A12]

now that I think of it......."Rear end back up" may have not been the best name for this post

Exlax will cure it! :jester:

 

[Roadcuda]

now that I think of it......."Rear end back up" may have not been the best name for this post

That's mild compared to some of the things that have been said around here! :lmao: