Rolling Chassis – last jobs
I finally managed to get the rear axle built and the car sitting on its wheels! It took a lot longer than expected as time has been at a premium […]
Category Archives: Rear Suspension
IRS and anything to do with it
Attachment to the chassis
I have not rebuilt the rear hubs as yet, hopefully get that done next weekend. Even so I decided to bolt the diff into place in the chassis without them. […]
Attaching the wishbones to the Differential
This needs two sets of hands as you need to align the wishbones pretty well on both sides as the tolerance is tight. You need to ensure that the thrust […]
Replacing the bearings on the lower rear wishbones
I bought new bearings for the wishbones as the ones I removed were in a poor state. This is a easy job even after getting the wishbones powder coated. I […]
Before and after – certainly worth it!
Very pleased with the powder coated rear IRS components.
Brakes away for zinc coating
I took the rear brake callipers and hand brake pieces to get sand blasted. With that done I have now dropped them off to be zinc plated. Once back at […]
IRS hubs strip and clean
The hub carrier have also been modified to fit the car, preventing them fowling the chassis. I have stripped out the old hubs and cleaned then ready for a coat […]
Rear suspension returns
IRS drive shaft hub and lower wishbone returned after being modified to fit. I have decided to paint rather than powder coat. Once the diff returns I can start building […]
IRS Cage now dismantled
Finally after a couple of aborted attempts I have dismantled the IRS into its major component parts. The key lesson for me here was how hard to hit the lower […]
The Cobra project has started!
I took delivery of a 1991 XJS IRS today! It needs to be fully refurbished but it will form the rear suspension for the cobra. Clocks starts ticking, I doubt […]
Hawk 289 FIA AC Cobra Replica - St Piran 