friends driveshaft
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Racer
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From: texas,, at last
friends driveshaft
this is the driveshaft a buddy of mine has just got for his t-bucket project,
it looks stupid,
http://www.camaro350.co.uk/
click on driveshaft
neil
it looks stupid,
http://www.camaro350.co.uk/
click on driveshaft
neil
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Re: friends driveshaft (camaroneil)
That is a constant velocity joint used in alot of 4x4 trucks with really steep universal angles and short drive shafts.
Universals travel by speeding up and slowing down, each revolution it goes thorugh this speed up slow down which is very hard on the drive train. The constant velocity joint doesn't do this. It is also very expensive.
Universals travel by speeding up and slowing down, each revolution it goes thorugh this speed up slow down which is very hard on the drive train. The constant velocity joint doesn't do this. It is also very expensive.
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Re: friends driveshaft (427V8)
427V8 you are right. I am wrong. I took a quick look at it, thought it was a constant velocity joint and went to preaching on constant velocity joints.
Keith you are right, that is a complete driveshaft, shortest I have ever seen.
:cheers: :cheers:
Keith you are right, that is a complete driveshaft, shortest I have ever seen.
:cheers: :cheers:
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From: Chattanooga TN
Re: friends driveshaft (norvalwilhelm)
I thought I saw one in a rail once that was a yoke bolted straight to the differential. That one on your website is the shortest I've ever seen for something possibly street driven.
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From: Frisco TX
Re: friends driveshaft (markdtn)
I used to be president of the local National T Bucket Association chapter. You would be surprised how many of those crazy little cars have NO driveshaft. They are completely custom vehicles so whatever fits, goes! One of the guys in my chapter had an 1800lb car (his butt not included) with a blown 427, powerglide, and Mopar 8.75 rear. He would catch about 8 inches of air when shifting to 2nd - if he wasn't smoking those monster meats out back! You could literally hang out the side and reach front and rear tires at the same time. :leaving:
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