1pc Driveshaft swap 71 SWB Fleet TH350 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

gcgordon · 09-13-2010, 09:56 AM

Hello to all and i am glad to be a member of thge forum since I have started my 71 SWB project truck. I am try to find out if there is a direct replacement driveshaft from a late model PU that I can swap in. Please help! Thanks.

brad_man_72 · 09-13-2010, 01:55 PM

I'm sure if you value your time at all it would be cheaper just to have a driveline sop make ou a shaft with your trans yoke and measurements from YOUR truck.
I think theirs about 6 loations you can mount your engine in these trucks and after 40 years who knows what engine stands are being used, if they have been swapped from left to right or if someody started drilling holes.

**LEEVON** · 09-13-2010, 06:07 PM

I think ***disclaimer*** because it is me just thinking...but search around this site a bit because I seem to recall that 88-98 swb has a similar length like 56 3/4" or 58 3/4" something like that. Anyways those are fairly easy to find and cheap.

gcgordon · 09-13-2010, 09:27 PM

Thanks LEEVON

gcgordon · 09-15-2010, 09:43 PM

Is there a late model 1 pc that swaps in?

Sammy · 09-15-2010, 11:46 PM

So many varables as stated above. Best off taking a measurement with a tape and go on the hunt. I ended up getting the last two trucks custom done by a close friend who has welded many a shaft in his day. Your other choice is take the #'s go to a D/L shop expert. That way they can hook you up with the correct u-joints and be balanced for carefree worries.

09-13-2010, 09:56 AM	#1
gcgordon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: port arthur tx Posts: 3	1pc Driveshaft swap 71 SWB Fleet TH350 Hello to all and i am glad to be a member of thge forum since I have started my 71 SWB project truck. I am try to find out if there is a direct replacement driveshaft from a late model PU that I can swap in. Please help! Thanks.

09-13-2010, 01:55 PM	#2
brad_man_72 the boat guy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: springfield mo Posts: 2,339	Re: 1pc Driveshaft swap 71 SWB Fleet TH350 I'm sure if you value your time at all it would be cheaper just to have a driveline sop make ou a shaft with your trans yoke and measurements from YOUR truck. I think theirs about 6 loations you can mount your engine in these trucks and after 40 years who knows what engine stands are being used, if they have been swapped from left to right or if someody started drilling holes. __________________ 67, swb, fleet, tach, throttle, 5.3, 4l60e, 3.73's, fuel cell, 5 lug, p.d.b., 4-6 drop. great little truck 66, stevens drag/ski 18' silouette, 350, 2.02 doublehump heads. comp extreme marine 278 cam, vette 7 fin valve covers, old polished edelbrock intake, velvetdrive, casale v-drive, adj cavitation plate. 28, model a rpu project,

09-13-2010, 06:07 PM	#3
LEEVON Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,888	Re: 1pc Driveshaft swap 71 SWB Fleet TH350 I think *disclaimer* because it is me just thinking...but search around this site a bit because I seem to recall that 88-98 swb has a similar length like 56 3/4" or 58 3/4" something like that. Anyways those are fairly easy to find and cheap. __________________ '20 Silverado Trail Boss ~ '17 Tahoe ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~ '55 Pontiac Safari ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids

09-13-2010, 09:27 PM	#4
gcgordon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: port arthur tx Posts: 3	Re: 1pc Driveshaft swap 71 SWB Fleet TH350 Thanks LEEVON

09-15-2010, 09:43 PM	#5
gcgordon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: port arthur tx Posts: 3	Re: 1pc Driveshaft swap 71 SWB Fleet TH350 Is there a late model 1 pc that swaps in?

09-15-2010, 11:46 PM	#6
Sammy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bonne Terre, Mo Posts: 3,005	Re: 1pc Driveshaft swap 71 SWB Fleet TH350 So many varables as stated above. Best off taking a measurement with a tape and go on the hunt. I ended up getting the last two trucks custom done by a close friend who has welded many a shaft in his day. Your other choice is take the #'s go to a D/L shop expert. That way they can hook you up with the correct u-joints and be balanced for carefree worries. __________________ '69 Chevy Long Fleet & '71 GMC Short Step & Project "ODD BALL" "You can wash a pig, soak it in most expensive perfume. In the end it is still just a pig." ODD BALL build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=478629"

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