Walter1973
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I appreciate the advice. I’m in the process of running a new wiring harness and it’s a blast. Especially since I swapped out the tailights which will hurt die hard mustang fans. I went with the 68 Shelby bar sequential tailights
73 Mustang with TKX 600 Tremec
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Walter1973
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boilermaster
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Walter1973,
Looking good, ready for driveshaft.
Boilermaster
Looking good, ready for driveshaft.
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Walter1973
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That might have to get cut to fit in place. I’m hoping not though
My original one was too short. I had to get a new one. Reused the yoke off my original.
boilermaster
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Walter1973,
I was able to use the stock driveshaft from my 1973 fb donor car with Q code and toploader.
What I had to do was to use the (super short) Daytona pinion yoke from my N case differential.
this yoke is actually way shorter than the short 4 inch yoke but is only for Daytona big bearing pinion, it uses 1330 tyle u joint.
the yoke is expensive but far less than a new custom driveshaft.
Boilermastr
I was able to use the stock driveshaft from my 1973 fb donor car with Q code and toploader.
What I had to do was to use the (super short) Daytona pinion yoke from my N case differential.
this yoke is actually way shorter than the short 4 inch yoke but is only for Daytona big bearing pinion, it uses 1330 tyle u joint.
the yoke is expensive but far less than a new custom driveshaft.
Boilermastr
My new driveshaft wasn't terrible. $450 from a local shop. Dropped off my old one with the measurements for the new one, came back 2 hours later to pick up the new one with my old yoke on it.
Maybe a tossup with swapping anything in the rear end cause if I open that up, I'm gonna spend a few hundred bucks putting it back together.
Walter1973
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How do y’all feel about the fiberglass drive shafts?My new driveshaft wasn't terrible. $450 from a local shop. Dropped off my old one with the measurements for the new one, came back 2 hours later to pick up the new one with my old yoke on it.
Maybe a tossup with swapping anything in the rear end cause if I open that up, I'm gonna spend a few hundred bucks putting it back together.
how do y’all feel about the carbon fiber drive shafts. Based on what I see they are pretty solid. I’m planning on using my old one but figured I’d askMy new driveshaft wasn't terrible. $450 from a local shop. Dropped off my old one with the measurements for the new one, came back 2 hours later to pick up the new one with my old yoke on it.
Maybe a tossup with swapping anything in the rear end cause if I open that up, I'm gonna spend a few hundred bucks putting it back together.
I feel like that's in a whole nother league than i'm playing in. There's so many other upgrades i'd have to do first before a carbon fiber driveshaft made sense. Steel ones have sent many cars down the quarter mile a lot faster than my car goes.
Walter1973
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That makes sense. I’m running a crate 347 with the TKX 600, and I did some body modifications to the car. I’m really close to having running again and then off for a very pricy paint job. But this is the car I have. Before and after.
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Interesting mods and lots of serious metal work. I'll look forward to seeing how you finish it out.
Walter1973
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I’ll be sure to post it on here. Dark metallic red, hints of metallic gold here and there. And black paint I think would accent the chrome trim nicely along with factory tinted windows.
