Time for a new project - '73 Javelin 360

Finally took a look at the rear brakes for the first time since I bought the car nearly a year ago.  Needed a puller to get the drums off as they were rusted to the center hub, and the back shoes on both sides were within a hair of being metal-to-metal.  I guess that's next on the agenda.  I was planning to remove the rear axle and leaf springs once the engine was back in and go through it then, brake job included, but looks like the brakes are going to get the attention first.  There's no sense putting new wheel cylinders in-- part of my switch to DOT 5-- without doing the whole brake job. 

With what seemed to be incredible timing, Rock Auto sent me an e-mail yesterday with some closeouts, and the 10" rear drums were one of the items on sale for 20-something dollars each.  Unfortunately, when I got to the RA site there was only one left, which does me no good whatsoever.  The drums that were on the car don't look like they've ever been turned, so off to NAPA we'll go tomorrow to get that done.  All the other parts I need for the brake job are on the way.

I haven't been able to open the passenger door for a few months now, and not being able to remove the interior panel made troubleshooting it difficult.  I finally managed to get it open from the inside and found not only was the latch binding, but the exterior paddle is broken too.  Found an Ambassador/Matador NOS rear door latch on EBay for a reasonable price and confirmed through the factory parts book that the paddle is the same as the Javelin.  I could use the whole assembly if I wanted to, but then there would be no keyhole on the passenger side.  Not a big deal for me, but I'll probably just replace the paddle in the interest of keeping the car more-or-less the way the factory built it.