Chassis and brakes

I was working on the chassis and frame of the car. for the first week we worked on removing the rear end of the car. we first removed the drum brake on both sides. Those were so stuck on that heating it for almost 5 minutes strait while using a air tool with a pulling device didn't even allow it to come off. we got off eventually by Mr Ds destroying it with a hammer 20 times.

we then removed the brake lines and almost ripped the hook it threaded onto due to lots off rust. The screw holding it in place just broke off from the brake line due to excessive rust. this one bolt actually took almost 20 to 30 minutes to get off.

we also removed the 2 coil springs on both sides. there was a bolt that had to be removed from inside the car and then we compressed the spring to slide it out of place. (the picture is where the 2 coil springs were located)






we then worked on getting the entire back assembly off. there were 5 bolts in total attached to the frame. all connected by control arms to the base of the car. then there were 4 bolts that had to be removed from the axle. these required lots of work again almost taking a whole class. The bolts were extremely rusted and Ben and I were only able to get 2 loose and required Mr Ds's assistance for the other 2.

After those nuts were removed, the assembly was loose and we were able to lower the assembly down with jacks, onto the floor and slide it out from underneath the car.