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    1uz drifting driveshaft???

    Yep they're 3/4 ton size 1550's from memory, Hardy Spicer do a slip yoke to fit an r154/a340e and the other bits are Strange Engineering parts to suit the bigger tubes and Uni's. As noted I'm a bit concerned by DS failures so doing it this way removes that. The Centre bearing is just a new...
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    1uz drifting driveshaft???

    Had it happen with a Muncie back in the day and recently saw a thread on it here.... Bellhousings aren't all that strong they're a big empty can..
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    1uz drifting driveshaft???

    Right up till the flailing DS hammers the bellhousing into submission and the entire trans falls out and jams under the car..... :(
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    Damn Vibration... Any suggestions appreciated!

    I get a bit serious about driveshafts, they have the potential to kill you if they fail at speed/load...
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    Damn Vibration... Any suggestions appreciated!

    I have the shop cut out the Tube in a tube bonded section and weld a tube in.
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    Damn Vibration... Any suggestions appreciated!

    Is there any change in vibration on/off throttle, clutch in/out?
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    Damn Vibration... Any suggestions appreciated!

    You'd need to do the calculations for critical speed on a steel 1 piece, I tend to stay away from them in general as my cars tend to rev quite hard and are driven at high speeds so a shaft failure is a huge concern.
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    Bearing Diagnosis

    Dirty assembly... LOTS of crap hiding in the Crank has made an appearence in the Rod bearings. (circular scuff on some shells in line with the Oil holes)
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    Damn Vibration... Any suggestions appreciated!

    Out of phase driveshaft, sight along the UNI joints all 3 should be in line.
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    This makes me sad..and not because of the body damage

    My point exactly, maybe someone fucked up the decimal point and it's $2700 spent....
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    This makes me sad..and not because of the body damage

    WTF did he spend 27K on that PoS?? :nono:
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    Got Screwed Over on eBay

    Brilliant series when it first came out :D
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    Noises

    Sounds more rear of the box then, 1st off check driveshaft alignment/phasing, sight along the UNI joints they should be in a perfect straight line
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    question on 67 turbos

    Good luck with that then.... I ran an 04z with a .96 turbine that surged like a bitch anything over 10psi, ended up running 2x Turbosmart type3's with 1/3 of each spring cut.
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    question on 67 turbos

    .68 Turbine is going to be a Surge Monster on a 3.0L, hope you have a good BoV strategy.
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    Noises

    Front bearing in the Trans, try it idling in neutral to confirm.