that paint on the frame just makes all my other rusty parts look that much worse, so i definitly have some cleaning to do, which brings up a question,

any recommendations what kind of paint should i put on the springs and sway bar?

i mite cut a little out of the front springs and possibley replace them and the swaybar with new ones, depending on how tired they are, so i didnt want to powdercoat them. but the way theyre looking now i wont put them anywhere near that red paint, so i gotta clean it up with somethin.

as for the rearend i had a ford off a '68 cougar that happened to hav the same bolt pattern and width,
i have it laying about two feet out of the picture past the old mopar rear, (and of course its looking just as dirty ;\) )

but i figure the auto-adjusting drums will be easier to work with and buy parts for,
and the gear ratio is pretty close too