There is about 4" (3 1/2" of spline) of shaft in the barrel of the slip-joint so there might be enough to cheat a couple inches forward and connect to the 420 since it's just that much shorter than to original SM465.

Any advice on how much spline contact in the barrel would be a minimum?


'53 BelAir 261 3spd/OD 4dr
'54 3100 235 3spd
'79 C30 with a '51 235-'57Bellhousing-'67SM420-14bolt dually
'89 V3500 350/465/205 SRW CC
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