On all fours...

Here's the missing picture of the diff in place. It wasn't quite as hard as I had imagined to lift and bolt in:

Once the diff was in place it was a simple matter to add the drive shafts (longer one on the drivers side). I bought new rear slave cylinders, brake shoes and springs as the old ones were rusty and new brake components is always wise!

 One last brake line from the flexihose attached to the hub that runs to the slave cylinder. I bought a 25ft role of copper brake pipe and have 3cm left over ;-) More by luck than judgement!

The handbrake is in place and attached but needs some serious tightening up which I'm sure is possible...I hope. Now that the all the brakes and suspension is in place I could resist bolting on the wheels and letting it sit on all four for the first time!

Rear Brake Lines

Much the same as the front brakes. Lots of measuring, flaring, drilling, and riveting, taking great care to ensure there are enough clips holding the brake pipe to keep Mr.IVAman happy. There is no specified distance in the IVA manual, but they mustn't move AT ALL. More clips is safer and also ensuring that the pipe doesn't touch the chassis as it bends around corners.

The pipe runs along the drivers side from the master cylinder and under the rear end where it splits via a t-piece shown below.

Up and over the tunnel (glad I didn't fit the diff first! ) to the other flexi-hose:

This last photo also shows the handbrake cable in place and attached to the handbrake poking through the tunnel.

The diff (picture to follow) was tricky to get in. I eventually managed it by raising it on a trolley jack, fitting the bracket as I lifted it and the lower the chassis to get it into it's final position. Did it 1 handed too!

Front brake lines

Fairly simple job once I remembered how to flare a brake line - it's been a while!

Pictures of both side:

Next the rear brakes. This is a long run down the side of the body to the back where it splits via a T-piece to each of the rear brake drums. Then the plan goes something like this, Diff, Drive shafts, rear brake assembly, Wheels, Engine, Christmas ;-)