As part of my complete rear end re-furbish (OK, so it was a case of 'while I'm at it') I was looking at the dust shield/backing plates on the rear discs and decided I would rather leave them off when I put it all back together.
I know it is needed to hold the handbrake shoes, so I was going to leave these bits in but cut the rest away. Has anyone bothered to do this?
Are there any huge downsides I'm not thinking of?
Also, I was sure there was a thread a while back with a few good shots of peoples rears :v but now I can't find it.
For the record, the car is a 73 model.
And yes, I have takes many pics, and will continue to take more.