1st Generation Specific 1979-1985 Discussion

Driveshafts.....

Old Feb 12, 2003 | 11:53 PM
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I would then the stock T2 shaft is too long and won't work with a FB rear.My question is what do you guys use?There enough of us here.I need to find a car to dump mine in to tho.



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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 11:11 AM
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i think they were having one made, i'm not really too sure. i'm lazy i was gonna have a mild engine and use the na tranny



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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 05:16 PM
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Custom drive shaft will have to be made $$$

Directfreak-custom

Mike-P-28-custom

AJC-13B-custom

Me-will be custom (don't have one yet)



But if you're real clever maybe you can find a way to adapt the T2 yoke to the FB shaft?? From what Mike says the driveshaft he had made is the same length as the regular FB one (which makes sence because the T2 trans is the same length as the n/a one).
Old Feb 13, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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Custom. Good thing about having one made though is you can have the shop install replaceable u-joints when they make it. Definately will save money down the road.
Old Feb 13, 2003 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Viperx7' date='Feb 13 2003, 04:23 PM
Custom. Good thing about having one made though is you can have the shop install replaceable u-joints when they make it. Definately will save money down the road.
True that.Thanks.Hope my car turns out as good as yours. :bigthumg:
Old Feb 14, 2003 | 01:57 AM
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Does anyone know the demensions needed to get one built?
Old Feb 14, 2003 | 08:30 AM
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FWIW:



I had to have a driveshaft made for my car and it was not very expensive. It only cost about $100 to have them me a drive shaft out of a 1st gen shaft. I had them mod the yokes for replaceable u-joints and balance it. I gave them the dimensions they needed and they cut the old tube off and installed a new tub the correct length.



You should be able to take the trans yoke from a T2 and the diff yoke you have and they should be able to just add the correct length tube.



check out Inland Empire driveline for some info at http://www.iedls.com/



I had mine done locally at Perry Hall Power Equipment in Maryland.
Old Feb 14, 2003 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by RX-Midget' date='Feb 14 2003, 06:30 AM
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I had to have a driveshaft made for my car and it was not very expensive. It only cost about $100 to have them me a drive shaft out of a 1st gen shaft. I had them mod the yokes for replaceable u-joints and balance it. I gave them the dimensions they needed and they cut the old tube off and installed a new tub the correct length.



You should be able to take the trans yoke from a T2 and the diff yoke you have and they should be able to just add the correct length tube.



check out Inland Empire driveline for some info at http://www.iedls.com/



I had mine done locally at Perry Hall Power Equipment in Maryland.
Yeah thats my plan from the get go.As long as it does the job I don't care.Thanks RX-Midget



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Old Feb 15, 2003 | 01:15 PM
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I just sent all my measurements off to that iedls.com place. If they send me back a quote I'll let you guys know.
Old Feb 15, 2003 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by setzep' date='Feb 15 2003, 11:15 AM
I just sent all my measurements off to that iedls.com place. If they send me back a quote I'll let you guys know.
cool. :bigthumg: Measurements and prices can be nice to give a person a rough price range.

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