1989 Toyota Celica GTS Strut replacement part 1

Edit… I rewatched the only other video I can find that shows a similar job and figured out what was wrong. Likely a broken piece but at least I know what’s wrong!! Fix coming soon. Replacing the struts on my ‘89 Celica turns into a HUGE learning experience complete with some near disaster and my left scratching my head at the end having technically NOT fixed what I set out to fix…