Told Myself, "No Restoration" But Did I Listen?

Right now I am finding out that the underside of this car got pretty damn crusty in the 125,000 miles it's been driven. Most of the parts were original so breaking things was easy. :D

I have a new set of stainless brake lines, new leaf spring hangers, bolts, brackets, 340 exhaust manifolds, new e-brake set up, NOS front bumper & a bunch of other little things that have added up fast. I am glad I have a pair of low mile brake drums because I never expected to see that the 10"x1-3/4" drums are more rare than 1971 Hemi Cuda convertibles....LOL ....I'll probably gather more things at Carlisle & hopefully still have gas money to get home.

I scraped the loose scale, surface rust & some of the dried out factory undercoating. The floors are solid so I simply primed the exposed metal & painted over the undercoating to freshen it up. As soon as I get the frame cleaned up where the front spring perches go I'll prime & paint those areas & start to get the springs & the 8-3/4" rear in. I have a place picked out to cut the drive shaft & rebalance it & then I will tackle the new seat cover.

The last pic is of how it looked before I scrapped the old 7-1/4" rear.