Independent rear suspension

[69_302RustangFB 10]

So... I was up at Barnes and Noble Looking through all the Hot Rod magazines and found an article on a lost classic, Shebly's one of a kind "Green Hornet" Mustang Coupe. According to records on the car it was equipped with experimental (to that erra) independent rear suspension among other things. It got me thinking about the possibilities of equiping my Mustang with a set and was just interested if anyone has done this to thiers, and the best way to go about the conversion.

By the way for any of you that may have read the same article or seen pictures of the Green Hornet its a very sweet looking coupe.:thumbup1:

[69frd 10]

Went looking for more info after reading your post, interesting stuff.

 

Found a pic of the rear end for those interested.

[bnickel 10,004]

i remember an article about the car in teh early 90's. the independent rear in the car now is not the original one which got stolen but as close as they could get at the time. i do remember the rear uprights were from a early 90's cougar/t-bird and possibel some of the other parts but almost everything was hand built. the guy that did the resto was going to try to start selling this rearend setup in kit form but it wasn't financially feasible. i've wanted to do an independent rear ever since i read that first article.

 

if i ever actually do it, probably to the 69 cougar i'm getting after i sell the stang, i'll more than likely use the kit from www.dvsrestorations.com that uses a late model cobra independent rear with a special cradle and brackets to allow it to bolt in the early car. if feasible i'll custom build a 9" center section to replace the 8.8" unit it comes with.

[buening 63]

Is this the IRS you were speaking of in the old magazine?

 

http://www.geocities.com/ctmengineering/mustanghome.htm

 

http://www.suspension.com/Must-IRS.htm

[bnickel 10,004]

nope. it's the one in the green hornet. totally different system. the guy who did the resto on the green hornet tried to start producing the setup he made for the green hornet which is based on the original designs with the exception of the late model cougar/t-bird (MN-12) uprights and hubs. IMO, the system in the green hornet is a much nicer one than the CTM system which is based on a jaguar IRS

[gsxrken 21]

Got $9,500?

http://www.bluemooncars.com/bmm-cars-controlfreak.htm

[bnickel 10,004]

Got $9,500?

http://www.bluemooncars.com/bmm-cars-controlfreak.htm

 

 

nope, wouldn't spend it one that anyway. not a fan of these guys stuff. basically everything else they sell is a direct copy of Global West stuff and i think GW would get my money instead, even thogh they don't do an independent rear setup.