V8 Rear Brakes
Ask any V8 specialist what sort of work your new (1970’s) V8 is likely to need and the first thing they’ll say is rear brakes. “They all do” And there is a good reason for that - here’s a photo of the rear brake installation:
To replace the rear discs, or remove the brake calipers, the exhaust, rear suspension, differential and differential carrier first need to be removed. That can take the best part of a day. Putting it all back together will be another day, and that’s before any actual work on the brakes themselves.
Even then the caliper bolts aren’t all that accessible (positions arrowed in yellow). Interestingly the calipers are spaced from their mountings by lots of very thin shims which I found quite charming.
The caliper pistons on this car have rusted and will need to be replaced. While the discs are in good condition I’ll price up some new ones. No point going through all this again anytime in the next 20 years.