@Ranger_Danger_ Thank you! I'm going to need all the luck I can get.

@blacko6xlt: I'm going to keep that diff cover in mind. I've got a hard time swallowing 150+ for a just a cover.

That said, I have parts! Main mount bracket, caliper bracket, and anti moan bracket with all the bolts+nuts.

The harness you see is to help me out with the doors. I pulled the entire harness out of a power door, so hopefully no splicing needed. The other half of that is where it goes in the truck. Unfortunately it's not as easy as it looked previously.

The door harness plugs into another medium sized hardness  that runs under the carpet to god knows where, one wire goes to the emergency brake switch, and then it leads to that great big plug you see which connects to the main dash harness.

I'll need to figure out what wires are for the new power options and run them as needed, tossing the rest to the side. The passenger side is ready to go, and I have the relay box all populated, so all I should need to do is run a few wires to that big ol' plug and call it good.

I had to just about take the dash out entirely to get to it. All the gold bolts had to go, and I had to disconnect the steering shaft as well as the e-brake release to get myself enough room to work.

I also took off the e brake itself so I could remove the harness I needed. Three bolts and it was out of the way. I didn't remove the cable. That said, it was a bear to work with. May not be so hard when I'm in a warm garage and not so crowded.

Now, I generally don't like to say how much I paid for things, but I have to share this. I got that entire harness and all that brake hardware for less than $20! Closer to $11. That's what I call a deal!

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Well, I made some progress today.

Early this morning, one of many packages came in. Rotors, calipers, and pads are now in my hands.

After running some errands, I came back and started disassembly. I removed the soft line (frame to rear end), which came apart easily, then gutted the rear brakes. The backing plates are still on at this point.

I'll take more of it apart when I get more things.

That said, I did have trouble getting the lines free from the wheel cylinders. I had to hit each side twice with the propane torch and quickly followed up with some PB blaster. That said, the lines didn't freeze to the nuts. The nuts themselves were solid inside the wheel cylinders.

Beyond that it came apart OK. I'll take the rest apart when I get the bearings, clutches, and lines, that will be when the rest comes apart. That said, I still need to get a new sawzall with a carbide blade, gear oil, and I'd like to swing that impact too.

I've got the bracket bolts soaking with some PB at the moment, although having been protected by the drums they shouldn't be too awful to get apart.

Nothing really to see as far as the rear end goes, at this point. I intend to degrease it and paint it black with Rustolem high performance enamel, and primer of course.

I don't know what is all over it, but brake clean doesn't touch it. I suspect it's a mix of brake fluid, gear oil, and hydraulic oil. I plan to clean it with gasoline first to get the oil off it, hit it with a very coarse wire brush on an angle grinder until I'm satisfied, then wash it with dawn and water.

I am interested to see how well that cover turns out. I might as well try to clean it up since I have it. I can always replace it.

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