Driveshaft loop for C3... options?
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (zwede)
Cool. So we have 4 people now:
Les
1970stingray
1979toy
Hotbrakesracing
Anyone else? Going once, going twice...
Les
1970stingray
1979toy
Hotbrakesracing
Anyone else? Going once, going twice...
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (GrandSportC3)
I don't know if it's going to fit my application because the crossmember has been modified etc...
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (ROD NOCK)
Zwede-
What sort of clearance between loop and driveshaft?
:smash:
Interested in one for manual trans.......... :cool:
What sort of clearance between loop and driveshaft?
:smash:
Interested in one for manual trans.......... :cool:
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (zwede)
I don't know if it's going to fit my application because the crossmember has been modified etc...
Is yours different than mine? I also have the Tremec.
Is yours different than mine? I also have the Tremec.
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (GrandSportC3)
I used a 2 inch by 1/4 inch piece of aluminum flat stock and took the seats out and installed a plate in the interior and bolts that pass through the floor and through the flat plate. While this doesn't trap the drive shaft from hitting the floor in the even of a failure it will not allow the drive shaft to hang down.
NOt that it would touch the ground in any event.
It is the piece of aluminium in this picture.
NOt that it would touch the ground in any event.
It is the piece of aluminium in this picture.
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (GrandSportC3)
I don't know if it's going to fit my application because the crossmember has been modified etc...
Is yours different than mine? I also have the Tremec.
I don't know.. Did you use the Bowtie Overdrives bracket?
Is yours different than mine? I also have the Tremec.
I don't know.. Did you use the Bowtie Overdrives bracket?
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (zwede)
Here's the current count:
For sure:
Les
1970stingray
1979toy
Hotbrakesracing
Marks69BB
Tshort
RodKnock
Maybe:
Grandsportc3
Please let me know if you'd like to be added to either list or if I have you on the wrong one. I will have a better idea on price early next week. I think it should be possible to get it under $100. Also would like you to think about what coating you want. Black powdercoat or hard anodizing (looks like a grade 8 bolt. Kind of goldish).
For sure:
Les
1970stingray
1979toy
Hotbrakesracing
Marks69BB
Tshort
RodKnock
Maybe:
Grandsportc3
Please let me know if you'd like to be added to either list or if I have you on the wrong one. I will have a better idea on price early next week. I think it should be possible to get it under $100. Also would like you to think about what coating you want. Black powdercoat or hard anodizing (looks like a grade 8 bolt. Kind of goldish).
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (zwede)
I don't know if it's going to fit my application because the crossmember has been modified etc...
Is yours different than mine? I also have the Tremec.
I don't know.. Did you use the Bowtie Overdrives bracket?
No, I modified the stock bracket to do the same thing. The final version of the loop will not have the front part of the steel bracket. It will have 2 more bolts to hold it firmly.
Is yours different than mine? I also have the Tremec.
I don't know.. Did you use the Bowtie Overdrives bracket?
No, I modified the stock bracket to do the same thing. The final version of the loop will not have the front part of the steel bracket. It will have 2 more bolts to hold it firmly.
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (GrandSportC3)
The driveshaft loop has to be different with a TKO than with a standard transmission.. The driveshaft with a TKO is shorter...
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (GrandSportC3)
Anodized would contrast better with the underside of the car and make it easier for the tech to see at the race track. That's my vote.
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (1979toy)
Zwede---I'm definitely on the positive list but I have a 4speed Muncie. :chevy
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (BeaterShark)
Will that interfere with the Muncie shifter bracket?
Put me down as a maybe, for now.
Put me down as a maybe, for now.
The final version will move the loop slightly rearward so that it also works with the longer tremecs and 4-speed automatics.
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Re: Driveshaft loop for C3... options? (zwede)
I'm really concerned about where the shifter bracket mounts to the crossmember. It mounts on the rear face of the crossmember. Perhaps, the loop will just need 2 more holes, but I'd imaging it would need to be made wider where it fits over the crossmember to make up for the extra width due to the shfiter bracket.
Here is a pic of the shifter bracket:
It also looks like there is a lip on the shifter bracket which may interfere with the DL bracket.
[Modified by BeaterShark, 1:26 PM 8/11/2003]
Here is a pic of the shifter bracket:
It also looks like there is a lip on the shifter bracket which may interfere with the DL bracket.
[Modified by BeaterShark, 1:26 PM 8/11/2003]
