The underside was what appeared to be the original red oxide primer that was thoroughly cleaned and then sprayed with a 3M undercoating product. Of course the underside items were disassembled first, which meant removing the rear axle and leaf springs. The rear axle was taken apart and as these things go, I decided to install Baer rear disc brakes rather than bolting the old drums back on. The front brakes already consisted of a Baer disc brake Sport kit. (I added Speed Bleeders all around for faster fluid bleeding.)
Anyway new hardware was added wherever needed and the rear axle was painted with a black base coat/clear coat. The finish is pretty fragile compared to a powdercoat, but it sure looks great with tons of gloss. This photo is very early before the entire job was done. (The brake lines aren't even done, and of course no exhaust yet...)
BTW, the car had 3.55 gears, an Auburn differential, and a new world-class T5Z transmission. Also you can see the Global West subframes in the photo. I added the (kinda wimpy-looking) driveshaft loop to keep from dragging the driveshaft on the pavement if I broke a u-joint. Hey the ad said it was a Shelby item! :)
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