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Old 02-26-2009, 10:00 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Early Contemporary 427SC w/ '66 427s.o. (car built in '79) by Snow White Rods (Fresno, CA); XKE Series II front/rear suspension (AMP lower A-arms/half shafts), CWI rebuilt IRS, 4-spd Toploader, PS Engineering knock-off rims.
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Dan;

I also removed my Jag IRS and handbrake setup while doing some rework on the IRS and interior; actually, the whole car is apart since one thing led to another thing and before I knew it, I had the engine, transmission, rear end, seats out...

Is your handbrake mounted on the passenger side of the driveshaft tunnel as the manual says to do or mounted through a hole on top of the tunnel?

Here are some excerpts from the manual which should already be done in your setup:

Starting at the rear compartment panel, draw a line 14" long on the passenger side of the driveshaft tunnel at a point 1 5/8" above the surface of the floor.

Measure forward from the rear compartment panel and center punch line drawn in previous step -

* 5 5/8" forward of rear compartment panel
* 12 1/4" forward of rear compartment panel

Drill two (2) 1/4" holes at positions center punched in previous step.

Insert 1/4" x 1" SAE bolts through the front and rear bottom holes pre-drilled through the emergency brake handle mounting bracket and through two (2) holes drilled through the driveshaft tunnel in previous step.

Using mounting bracket as a template, center punch surface of the driveshaft tunnel through two (2) top holes in mounting bracket; remove handle assemby from driveshaft tunnel and drill two (2) 1/4" holes at locations center punched in previous step.

If your handbrake is correctly mounted to the passenger side of the driveshaft tunnel, you should also have a factory cut hole at the bottom of the rear compartment panel and driveshaft tunnel. Cable should go through panel and over to the IRS unit.

If the cable does not fit the rear calipers, you might need to push down on the E-brake caliper that the cable connects to so that it does not hit the top. I had to do this since I had the IRS rebuilt and went to a newer inboard Jag brake caliper over my older ones.

I will check my files for additional photos prior to my rebuild and sent to you.

George
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