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#63012 07/12/2006 3:29 AM | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 35 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 35 | i have a '66 longbed that has a two-piece drive shaft. i've already had it shortened to fit when i swapped in a 350v8 with th350 tran.
now i'm merging what i have with a '64 fleet shortbed that has a 305v6 with 4spd. the '64 has a one piece driveline.
do i need a one-piece or two-piece drive shaft on a shortbed with th350 tran?
thanks
bill graham
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#63013 07/13/2006 12:06 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | If it's a truck 4 speed, you'll need the two piece.
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#63014 07/13/2006 2:47 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 | With that set up you should be fine with a one piece driveline. The local driveline shop owner tells me a two piece isn't needed unless the driveline's total length will be over 70 inches,u-joint center to center.
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#63015 07/13/2006 3:28 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | There needs to be a slip joint somewhere in the driveshaft and it won't be into the rear of a truck 4 speed,
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#63016 07/13/2006 2:42 PM | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 35 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 35 | the slip joint with the current '66 with th350 config is at the tail of the tran.
the slip joint with the current '64 with 4spd config is built into the driveshaft, right behind where the u-joint bolts to tran.
to try to be more clear, i'm moving my 350/350 set-up from my '66 to the '64. along with everything forward of the bed and to include the 12 bolt rear that my '66 has. basicly what i did is strip the '64 and '66 to their frames and i'm bolting the best parts to the '64 frame and bed so i end up with a short bed big window.
fyi; alot of work
bill graham
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#63017 07/13/2006 5:43 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | I understand now, the TH350 would only require the one piece shaft, especially on a short bed, as long as it will fit through that rear crossmember safely. But if the 4 speed gets to do the duty, then you need the two piece,
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