Mustang IRS NEW WEB PAGE IS DONE!!! Please comment

[Dazecars]

I have finished the second article in my Mustang IRS project. As always I am looking for as much feedback as possible so look it over and let me know what you think.
Mustang IRS Page II
For those of you who have not seen the first page in the series check it out to understand why I started this project.
Mustang IRS Page I

 

[xoxbxfx]

awesome write up.... what does an IRS cost?

edit/// nevermind..they are pretty cheap

 

[Rusty67]

As always your articles are very well done. You might want to run it through a spell checker just because. Maybe I'll put an irs in my next classic. This one is going to stay solid axle for sure. How much HP/Torque can that rear end hold ?

 

[Dazecars]

Thanks, i will post more as I get more done. I am writing page three and should have it done in the next month.

 

[mikethebike]

Thanks, i will post more as I get more done. I am writing page three and should have it done in the next month.

Someone said they were 'dirt cheap'...what do you call 'dirt cheap'. We put a full Jag (front and rear and steering) under a 32 sedan back in 74 and it worked very well...but I would not call it 'dirt cheap'..especially after having to rebuild everything. I can buy a Heidgt's IRS with 9" center section with QA-1 double adjustable coil-overs and posi for about $5k.....install time is about 16 hours...how does the Jag compare?
BTW, you may have seen the 32 over the years..pearl white, full Jag, 351-W, c-4, black tuck-n-roll interior, all original 32 steel. Guy in Florida bought it in 1980 if my mind is working this morning. As soon as I get the digital camara working I'll try an dpost some shot of the chassis before the engiine/transmission install. God, it was georgous.

 

[Dazecars]

Good questions. I paid $200, for the full unit, $350.00 for a rebuild kit (bearings, bushings, seals, rotors, caliper kits, and u-joints In short everything needed to rebuild the unit except the center section parts), $400 far parts AND labor to rebuild the center-section with all new bearings, seals, and an auburn gear powerloc carrier, $190 to have the half shafts narrowed and once I have them tack welded I will have the LCAs welded by a certified welder, probably $50.00. I won't include what I have in to powder coating because a person could easily paint the parts so the total NOT INCLUDING TIME would be $1190, which when compared to 5K would be dirt cheep assuming you have the time. The other thing I like is by doing it my way a person can invest a little bit at a time rather than having to come up with a full amount all at once.

 

[brianj5600]

The satisfaction of DIY is a factor for me. Machine work is all I have someone else do.

 

[whoisrq]

Your pages are great and very detail. You obviousy have spent alot of time on it. I can't wait until your pages IV and V are done.

 

[Dazecars]

It is going to be a little wile. My wife convinced me that I need to finish one car so 75% of my efforts are being focused on my 62 Galaxie. I have had a little time to work on the IRS and home made coil over set up for my Mustang but am currently held up by a lack of funds.

 

[jikelly]

Very nice writeup!!