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My68SS

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Re: 1969 z/28 driveshaft
« Reply #15 on: July 26, 2006, 06:43:57 PM »
Another data point for the research - my car - 1968 L34 with THM400 has the yokes in-line
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Re: 1969 z/28 driveshaft
« Reply #16 on: July 26, 2006, 08:59:34 PM »
Thanks for the input - another BB car (L34 396ci/350HP - SS only) with TH400 and in line yokes.

As appropriately referenced in a previous post - a limited amount of data to draw hard conclusions from - however, there seems to be a trend developing here.......

BB cars w/TH400 have driveshaft with in line yokes, everything else offset yokes.

I say again, what the h _ _ _, over?
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Re: 1969 z/28 driveshaft
« Reply #17 on: July 28, 2006, 04:49:15 PM »
I just replaced the U-joints on my '69 L-48 car.It has the offset driveshaft.It orig. came w/ TH-350 tranny, but has a date correct TH-400 from a big car.Not sure when it was swapped but an owner from 1982 says it was like that when he got it.It seems to work fine w/ the TH-400 and dosen't look like it was cut and shortened.
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Re: 1969 z/28 driveshaft
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2006, 03:20:37 AM »
The TH350 trans is shorter then the TH400 trans by about 4". The shaft had to have been cut. Maybe it's a factory shaft for a Th400 with offset yokes. If it is the Th400 inline theory may have taken a step back.

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Re: 1969 z/28 driveshaft
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2006, 05:27:20 AM »
I put a THM400 in my 67 I used to have and only had to put a 400 yoke on my PGlide driveshaft (and a new flexplate...and a different starter...and a crossmember...and a shifter). Didn't pay attention to if it was offset. That was about 20 years ago.  ;)

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Re: 1969 z/28 driveshaft
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2006, 02:37:11 PM »
RamAirDave,

RE: Picture of your drive shaft.

What was the build date of the car this came out of?  Was it a Norwood car? About how wide were the paint stripes, and the stripe location down from the approx centerline of the front yoke?

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Re: 1969 z/28 driveshaft
« Reply #21 on: July 30, 2006, 11:16:47 PM »
Here are some shots of my driveshaft.Both ends and a casting mark from one end
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Re: 1969 z/28 driveshaft
« Reply #22 on: July 30, 2006, 11:23:26 PM »
Here's a shot of the whole thing.Hard to see, but if you look close you can see the offset
« Last Edit: July 30, 2006, 11:25:09 PM by Camaro Billy »
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Re: 1969 z/28 driveshaft
« Reply #23 on: May 04, 2022, 06:10:18 PM »
Very old thread. This thread might be what started my interest in the topic.  Here is the result.

http://www.camaros.org/driveshaft.shtml

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