Looks to be very similar to the T Bird IRS, with coils. A couple of things I read here is. "He then swapped out the live rear axle for an independent rear suspension based around a Ford 9-inch center section and a cradle that bolted into the rear leaf spring mounts."
Then this, Darrow and his son Randy would later confirm the Green Hornet’s identity with Fred Goodell and restore it using a scratch-built IRS built to Goodell’s specifications."

Then another article linked from the first. "Turns out, it was around all along--rather than being scrapped, it was sent to Ford's Employee and Auction Resale Lot in Dearborn. By the time it was in the yard, it was just an old Mustang: The special independent rear had been stolen and replaced with a bog-standard Fairlane axle, and the Conelec EFI had similarly been swiped and replaced with a police interceptor intake and four-barrel carb. The yard supervisor, Robert Zdanowski, bought it for $3,000 as a family car
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2006/09/01/hmn_feature1.html

IRS


Page
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/09/07/the-green-hornet-shelbys-one-off-experimental-mustang-heads-to-auction/

Differential
Type: Ford 9-inch center section
Ratio: 3.00:1

Suspension
Rear: Fully independent; lower control arms; coil springs; telescoping shock absorbers; lateral links; anti-roll bar

Here I see an upper trailing link

http://www.network54.com/Forum/74182/thread/1190181541/1190295272/O-T-+Anyone+know+how+Shelby+designed+the+Green+Hornet+rear+suspension-

Here it seems to have been updated. Since I see a splined Halfshaft

http://www.saloncollection.com/2013/1968-shelby-green-hornet/


http://forums.themustangsource.com/f761/green-hornet-503623/

Dated pic
http://exp500.janriggert.com/facts.html

You Tube
MARCH LA.B - Shelby Green Hornet Limited Edition Swiss Watches at Watchismo.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1fvLvSzJhl8#!

http://67mustangblog.com/2012/08/1968-shelby-exp-500-green-hornet-to-go-under-the-hammer/


http://www.mocgb.net/forums/showthread.php?15828-most-expensive-mustang-coupe

Here's a pdf article I'll read later.
http://www.saloncollection.com/2013/1968-shelby-green-hornet/theGreenHornet-article.pdf

Maybe there's something in here you haven't seen!

Ralphy

Last edited by Ralphy (11/29/2012 10:42 pm)

As far as the HS inner mount what I think is refereed to as a stub axle, WOW, that could be fairly hard to make or expensive I would think. Second, there are IRS carriers made based on the the 9".  Then if you look at the last pic, I think you can see an upper link being used for support with a Jag style HS not splined. Hmmm....... Also referenced in one of the articles, it does say the setup was recreated with a T Bird hub carrier. Look at the last pic above, that sure does look like T Bird to me. I think some of the pics were taken at different times due to small changes I see. Example, it looks like in one pic a T Bird upper is used. Then in another it looks as if a 1" DOM tube was put in place. Apparently none are of the original.

Two points I don't like is the spring being so far inboard. Then the upper trailing link? Maybe they picked up on it's effectiveness being greater to the rear. However I see a Watts link working better in place. When you look at period IRS units you can see a learning curve the engineers went thru, don't you think?

Also I'm thinking maybe like you the rear assy. mount would be above the 9" carrier.


"Kick some ass: At present, the only real fix for the marginal IRS is a beefier centersection. The Driveshaft Shop offers a conversion kit for installing a 9-inch Ford housing, 1,400hp, 31-spline drive axles, and a new one-piece aluminum driveshaft."

Read more: http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/general/hrdp_1106_fifth_gen_camaro_parts_failure/photo_09.html#ixzz2DiNegQoF

Article
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/general/hrdp_1106_fifth_gen_camaro_parts_failure/viewall.html


Ralphy

Last edited by Ralphy (11/30/2012 7:24 am)

I have to admit that it is a weierd setup and totally agree with the learning phases of the engineers that did it. The Black&white pic tells more about the setup then all other pics together.

Now I see how the cradle is made and goes along the rear frame rails. I've read that about the T-Bird hubs but was wondering what they used in '68 where no IRS T-Bird hubs where available?  Similarities to current offered aftermarket kits are seen but what is the link for that goes from the caliper upper bolt to the back of the car (doesn't look like the brake hose)?

I belive that they changed some features on that when they re-constracted it but how was the orginal one done?

And why didn't they use the Arning IRS that was already engineered?

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