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08-30-2003, 08:25 PM
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Tail shaft change???
Greetings,
I have a 93 LT1 and 700r4 out of a corvette. It has a strange looking tail shaft. Can I swap the tail shaft with another one. Anyone done this before? Thanx for the help! Anthony 
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08-30-2003, 08:42 PM
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there are several versions of the 700R tailshaft housings, with different speedo sensors also, but most are interchangeable with a little work.
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08-30-2003, 09:41 PM
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depends on what you are needing to do.
the vette tail housing is slightly shorter and the out put shaft is shorter too. A real vette 700 tranny case will not have a spot for the tranny mount to bolt onto. many ppl bolt on a tail housing with a tranny mount on it. it works OK , but it looks odd since the vette output shaft does not stick out of the regular length tail housing __________________ I gotta sign this too? Tony
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At the Bonneville Salt Flats, first gear is known as 130 mph.
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08-31-2003, 04:26 PM
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I bought a rubber mount and a weld in crossmember for the 700r4. Then I realized this thing doesn't have a place on it to bolt to the crossmember.
So you're saying that I can find another tail to install on the tranny? What about a driveshaft? I don't have one yet and my rear end is a 8.8 ford out of a 99 F150. I have a 48 F1 that will be the recipient of the LT1 and 700r4. Isn't the vette drive shaft aluminum? Can I improvise? This is my first attempt at building a rod. I'm not very knowledgeable but I am trying to acquire all the skills neccessary to build a safe and dependable truck. Thanks again, Anthony
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08-31-2003, 07:16 PM
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Lets see if this works.....:
these tail housings run bout $50.00 when you can find them. Off of wagons and such type cars. This is a vette tranny with the mentioned housing on it for photo purpose.  __________________ I gotta sign this too? Tony
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At the Bonneville Salt Flats, first gear is known as 130 mph.
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08-31-2003, 08:00 PM
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Thanks for the photo. I assume if I change the tail I can use any drive shaft? Where do I look for the tail in the photo? Is there a part number? Specification?
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08-31-2003, 08:32 PM
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It fit my truck perfect with the flange in the rear to bolt right on the rear end, I used a cross over u joint and GM slip yoke up front. This was a 3" (or 3 1/2") aluminum driveshaft. There were others there in different lengths.
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