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12-02-2006, 10:52 PM
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drive shaft questions
guys im a former vw fan and now im building a 72 chevy truck,what i want to know is did all short bed chevys come with two peice drive shafts or did some of them come with one peice drive shafts. thamks for any help.
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12-03-2006, 08:47 AM
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Re: drive shaft questions
short or long, they all had 2 piece shafts....
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12-03-2006, 09:10 AM
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Re: drive shaft questions
Sorry, but in my experience a swb that was originally a 6cyl straight shift would have a one piece driveshaft. Now, all of the swb v8 auto trucks I have seen have come with a two piece shaft.
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12-03-2006, 12:28 PM
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Re: drive shaft questions
I believe see ten is correct.
my '68 C10 with 3spd (on tree) still has the stock 1pc driveshaft in it. hello and welcome to the forum from a fellow VW fan  my truck, and my dub: 
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12-03-2006, 12:34 PM
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Re: drive shaft questions
My 71 K10(4x4) which had a 292 and a Sm465 4 speed had a one piece drive shaft while a swb w/ a 350/th350 had a 2 piece drive shaft.
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12-03-2006, 02:17 PM
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Re: drive shaft questions
OK.......now my question is, I'm repacing a six cyl. W/PG with a 350/TH350. Am I going to be able to use my one piece shaft?
 Smitty
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12-03-2006, 02:27 PM
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Re: drive shaft questions
I believe I remember reading somewhere that a short shaft 350 is the same as a Powerglide as far as length and that their driveshafts can be used interchangeably. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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12-03-2006, 02:38 PM
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Re: drive shaft questions
http://www.tciauto.com/Products/TechInfo/trans_dims.asp its close enough to drop in
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12-03-2006, 03:46 PM
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Re: drive shaft questions
as long as he places the engine in the inline location.
If the TH350 is the short shaft one, then a drive shaft of 4 foot 10 inches (from center of U-joint to center of U-joint) will do the truck on a coil rear SWB with the small block in the correct location and a short shaft TH350. |
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12-03-2006, 05:07 PM
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Re: drive shaft questions
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the difference in position is 3 1/2" (+or- 1/8"), going from I6 to sb (factory) position. The short turbo & the glide are very close in measure tho, & do have the same slip yolk(I like it when GM makes chit easy!) crazyAl
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12-03-2006, 05:24 PM
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Re: drive shaft questions
I've got a 67 Short stepside that was originally a six cylinder and three speed. My 350 and th350 dropped right in close enough to use the original one piece drive shaft.
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12-03-2006, 08:40 PM
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Re: drive shaft questions
My truck was originally a 6cyl 3 sped manual with 2 piece drive shaft.
I have a 350 vortec engine with a NV3500 tranny (tranny out of a99 model truck) and I was able to use my original shaft including the yoke. Engine is in the factory V-8 position.
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12-03-2006, 08:54 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: drive shaft questions
all LWB trucks had the 2 pieve shaft.
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12-04-2006, 12:57 AM
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Re: drive shaft questions
Thanks for the help, guys! I had hoped to place the v-8 in the factory position, but it looks like that'll require a different shaft
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