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Old 02-17-2003, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by dac' date='Feb 17 2003, 06:26 PM
You can take the driveshaft in and have it shortened. It cost me about $100 for mine. I did a 13B engine swap in which I gave them the RX7 driveshaft for the front yoke and my Suzuki driveline for the rear, made to the length I needed. They also balanced it of course for the $100. It looks like a factory driveline.



I believe FORD used aluminum in the Aerostar. (Might be cheaper to get one from a wrecker and have ends put on it.
The Areostar has the same spline as a T2 trans??
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Originally Posted by setzep' date='Feb 17 2003, 04:42 PM
[quote name='dac' date='Feb 17 2003, 06:26 PM'] You can take the driveshaft in and have it shortened. It cost me about $100 for mine. I did a 13B engine swap in which I gave them the RX7 driveshaft for the front yoke and my Suzuki driveline for the rear, made to the length I needed. They also balanced it of course for the $100. It looks like a factory driveline.



I believe FORD used aluminum in the Aerostar. (Might be cheaper to get one from a wrecker and have ends put on it.
The Areostar has the same spline as a T2 trans?? [/quote]

or it uses the same yoke at the rear as the NA FB.
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Old 02-17-2003, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by dac' date='Feb 17 2003, 04:26 PM
You can take the driveshaft in and have it shortened. It cost me about $100 for mine. I did a 13B engine swap in which I gave them the RX7 driveshaft for the front yoke and my Suzuki driveline for the rear, made to the length I needed. They also balanced it of course for the $100. It looks like a factory driveline.



I believe FORD used aluminum in the Aerostar. (Might be cheaper to get one from a wrecker and have ends put on it.
I'll prolly get the T2 shaft shortened and get the NA end welded on.Then later on get a set of replaceable U-joints for it then take it to a machine shop for machining to make it work.Just use the stock U's for awhile to move it with.
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Originally Posted by setzep' date='Feb 17 2003, 04:23 PM
not familiar with your 3540 slang
i'm not really either the shaft i bought just used some generic american u joints



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Originally Posted by Racer X' date='Feb 17 2003, 11:20 PM
[quote name='dac' date='Feb 17 2003, 04:26 PM'] You can take the driveshaft in and have it shortened. It cost me about $100 for mine. I did a 13B engine swap in which I gave them the RX7 driveshaft for the front yoke and my Suzuki driveline for the rear, made to the length I needed. They also balanced it of course for the $100. It looks like a factory driveline.



I believe FORD used aluminum in the Aerostar. (Might be cheaper to get one from a wrecker and have ends put on it.
I'll prolly get the T2 shaft shortened and get the NA end welded on.Then later on get a set of replaceable U-joints for it then take it to a machine shop for machining to make it work.Just use the stock U's for awhile to move it with. [/quote]

Isn't the T2 shaft shorter than the FB one?? If so this won't work will it? Is it possible to make a shaft longer without having to start over from the yoke?
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i dunno you would think it needs a new shaft part, but that no big deal



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Old 02-19-2003, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Feb 18 2003, 05:34 PM
i dunno you would think it needs a new shaft part, but that no big deal



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I mght just use the stocker shaft then that comes with the car and get a T2 yoke welded on.I'm getting a T2 driveshaft from 85TIIDevil. Now I need to finish my 83 soon so I can start my newest driveline swap.I'm the only guy up here who doesn't leave the stock rotaries in thier cars. I love to swap.Especially a Carb to EFI one for the first time.I can't wait.
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I just dropped my driveshaft/yoke of at a local place that can build/make one for me. "Dave" is suppoesed to call me tomorrow to let me know what he can do for me :bigthumg:



I'll let you guys know how it turns out.
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cool.



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I was thinking of a custom shaft too but I thought that I can spend the money else where then worry about it later.It'll do for awhile anyways
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