Finally got around to digging into my freebee 85 Eagle wagon and found the 'frame' rail to be rotted right at the mount for the strut rod bracket.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/spf150/Eagle/TAN/framerot_zpsumcxab9n.jpg)
I know it would take a ton of work to get it fixed but has anybody else gone thru this and came out victorious?