Bill Bartlett wrote:
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> Hello fellow FOT'rs
>
> I have been trying for the last few weeks to have a local driveline shop
>refabricate the custom 1/2 shafts that came on my GT6+ without success. These
>are custom because the car has been modified to improve the weak hub/axle
>assembly by upgrading it to Datsun 240x stub axle and drive flange. The 1/2
>shafts are mostly Datsun except that the inboard Ujoin t is a hybred to fit
>the Datsun drive shaft and the GT6 Differential. The GT6 flange is a small one
>requireing a small U-joint Tee. The Datsun flange is larger and the joint cups
>swim in the flange. Aparently the manufacturer that made the hybrid U-joint
>tees and flanges is out of business, so I am rather stuck. Anythoughts?
>
> Is there a driveline shop that can make custom u-joints
>
>
>
> Should I be considering cv joints? I have never run a car with these and I
>hear that they are rather bulky?
>
They work fine for me. I have been putting 240 hp on them now for over
a year and they have held up well. They also make it a lot easier to
work on the rear since the shafts slide in and out very easily.
Joe(C)
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