I had a tough time getting the axle out of the junkyard, the trucks were all really tight together and we had to drag it a couple hundred feet. we ended up using a heavy equipment to remove it from the yard. haha I have been trying to clean up the 14 bolt before work. one of the hub seals went bad a long time ago, the drum was caked in sludge. The other drum had the shoes seized to it. I had a hell of a time getting the drum off. I had to cut the pins and impact that monster bolt on the top of the backing plate that is above the wheel cylinder. then a slide hammer on the studs finally got it off. after hours of scraping, scrubbing and washing, it looks pretty good. I cut off the shock mount brackets and I ordered my disc brake conversion brackets, Weld on shock tabs and U bolt reversal kit from DIY4X.
this weekend I plan on moving it into the garage. I need to clean up and make some room, Moving this thing around is a chore.