The last part which should be mounted, before the body can be placed back onto the chassis, is the hand brake cable mechanism. The parts inside the rear brake drums are already mounted (see Rear Brakes / Wheels) but the connection between the rear drums and hand brake lever not yet.
Parts needed to rebuild the handbrake cable mechanism
The cable itself was still in very good condition. After it was thoroughly cleaned it’s ready for a next round.
Handbrake mechanism mounted onto the chassis
The original exhaust which came with the car was completely rusted away and should be replaced. Originally the car was equipped with a single exhaust but I think a dual exhaust looks much better. With respect to originality this should’t be problem because it is a replacement part. (A single exhaust can be mounted in the future is needed)
The new dual exhaust from Bell (BSS-JR-003, XK140/XK150 LHD manual) consists of:
Nuts, Bolts and Clamps
The clamps, needed to fasten the exhaust pipes to each other have different diameters, 58mm for the front side of the silencer and 48 for the rear side.
Dual exhaust mounted onto the manifold
The prop shaft was a part that was in one of the boxes with parts that came with the car. It was not clear to me if the prop shaft was originally on the car or not. The length of the prop shaft is about 41″ but, due to the fact the rear axle and engine where already removed, it was not possible to check if the length of the pro shaft was correct.
New bearings mounted
After the prop shaft is thoroughly cleaned and painted, new cross coupling bearings are mounted.
Detail of the nuts and bolts
All parts needed to mount the new prop shaft
Prop shaft mounted between gearbox and rear axle