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Old 05-19-2011, 09:54 PM   #1
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Transmission & drive shaft

i have a 1982 firebird and i had a 350 trani in it and i put a new 700r4 in it off of monster transmissions and i apparently didnt get the drive shaft cut to the right length didnt even get ten miles on it and the bell housing broke completely off i was just wonderin what the correct length the drive shaft should be. I got a new housing so im going to get everything swapped over bad luck i got i guess ha well let me know if anyone has answers thank
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Old 05-19-2011, 10:01 PM   #2
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Re: Transmission & drive shaft

Correct length is 41 inches weld to weld. Thats very strange though cause 82-92 F-body driveshafts are interchangable and they used the 700r4 during the later years.
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Re: Transmission & drive shaft

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Correct length is 41 inches weld to weld. Thats very strange though cause 82-92 F-body driveshafts are interchangable and they used the 700r4 during the later years.
since the 350 tranny was replaced for a 700r4 this would require a different length drive shaft...
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