Rat's Ride - 1974 RA21 Celica

Been kind of slow going for the past couple of weeks but I am indeed going. To prove it I have pictures of the rear end FINALLY painted. It was a laborious choice for me of how to finish this thing off but I'm really happy with the final decision.

All paints are duplicolor high heat with ceramic. I LOVE the way this stuff sprays and coats, especially the low gloss black that is on the rear itself. The differential is painted with cast iron and all of the links have been coated in aluminum. I think it's going to look really nice under the car... I also think this is the last time I will see it this way. I had to learn the hard way that all of the decisions and work wouldn't really be worth it in the end but at least I know I did it I guess.

I've got all new rubber bushings pushed back in to the suspension links now and everything is ready to go back together. Just waiting on a felpro gasket for the carrier that should come in tomorrow. While I'm waiting I'm wire brushing all of the hardware that I forgot to clean. Going to lay it all out and give it a coat of flat clear coat and let it bake in the sun a while before I put it all back on.