Southern Roadcraft SRV8 Assembly Manual

Southern

Roadcraft

Ltd.

The Shell Garage, 37 Albion

Brighton, Sussex, BN4.

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Tel

4DN.

Street,

Assembly

Manual

SRVS

N

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sR

v8

BUILD

MANUAL UPDATE

FBBRIIARY

1994

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1. Chassis

2. Rear diff

3.

4. Door

5.

6.

7. B.

9.

Radius rods including

hinge

hinge boxes

Door

Engine

Steering arms

Track rod

Front

locator

(2)

mounts

extenders(2)

beam

(2)

(2) (2)

lower shock absorber

10. Clutch, brake and throttle

11.

Radiator lrame

12. lladiul.or I'r'anre

13. Ijonne L lringe

14. Bonnet hinge

15.

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16. Bodyshetl, bonnet,

Nut

and bolt kit

(

lower

(upper)

(2)

plate

(2)

(1)

boot

(I)

rose

)

and doors

joints

plates

pedals

and

(2)

lock

nuts

(2)

SR VB

ROADSTER

The

donor vehj.cle required

pot

four

should

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front

calipers and

be retained:

front

brackets.

arms,

anti

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remove

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suspension,

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roll

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special

the nut and bolt kit.

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be useful during the build up)

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rear shock

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ventilated

discs

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radius

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the bolts and

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make

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suspension.

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exchange basis. They

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1976

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type

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master

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standard

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steering

XJ6

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remove

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car

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YOUR

CHASSIS

Once

the differential

up and lockwire

assembled correctly with arm

be retained

the chassis

standard Jaguar

wishbones

align four

with

holes

bolts triangular mount

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The rose-joint

radius rod Bolt

the

rear

the

wishbone and driveshalts have

unit, bogether with the hubs, discs

the

pick

up

to the

between

to

and

chassis. Do not bolt up

front. A11

locate

washers, seals

the top four holes

top

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the top

on the

and use

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.

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face

of the support over-hanging

rear

diff l-ocator

lockwire

on the chassis through

should

to allow it to align with

up

locknut

the

rubber

on

bushed end with

the radius rod

rear

the wishbones and the diff.

the wishbone

up the

where

be

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wishbone

adjustment

centre of

front

of the

to obtain two more

(Fis.

3).

rear

the

shock absorbers

using the standard

should be at the bottom with

the

car.

lower

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wishbone and the shock

of the

modified,

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facing

calipers in

grease

the

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the

been

position.

nipples

washers,

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pins

and spacers again

in

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at this

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being

stage. Lift

with those on the chassis.

rear

diff support to

the

to the

with those on the chassis. Tighten

required.

located

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between

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to

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mount

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pins.

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use the

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joint

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on the rear lower

screw flacing

absorber.

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to

bolt

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the top shock

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the wishbones are

downwards

seals

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the

and spacers

the diff or lower

on the chassis. The

retained

between

the diff and

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lower

rear.

bolt up

wishbone

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the top

all

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plates.

bol-t,

absorber

spacer

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tighten up

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camber

of the top

washers

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front suspension

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wishbone.

packed

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satisfactory

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between

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absorber

washers

lower

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roll

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plates. plate.

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front shocks

rear

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fabricated steering

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rod

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forward,

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lower wishbone

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angles

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point

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of the

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one unit

as

to the tube

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guide

pivot

to the

should

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plates

the

necessary to

the

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adjustment

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washers.

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front

ends of the

between

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platform

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centre

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front bolt

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three

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given

lower shock

fitted sandwiching the

using the

ro11

anti

standard

bar through

the suspension to

reducers

located

should be at the

in the

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rod

carrier

for

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the stub axle

on

pick

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track

in

shock

enable

the

HANDBRAKE

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on the chassis,

the handbrake

transmission

handbralie

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handbrake

and bolt on

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the chassis).

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plate

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cable lever

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cable adjusting

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will

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from

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handbrake

of the

handbrake.

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the

three

be facing forward.

captive nuts

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cable to

part discs, etc.

rear calipers and

the

through the

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mount on

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faces forward.

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bush

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B

Cable

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