transmission shaft

[the baron]

Hi Guys ,

it's been a while since my last post.

I told you all that I was parting my 1979 C-10 to use the parts on my 1987 Burb.

So far I went till now is :

the gas engine & the tranny ( Olds 350 & TH400 ) from the C-10 are now installed in the Burb , but I discovered that on my tranny , the yoke is bolted , so no gliding is possible , what annoys me as I will not be able to put in the Burb transmission shaft.

The transmission shaft of the C-10 is in two parts , but I cannot use it on the Burb either , as there is no possibility to fix the middle bearing on the frame ( that bearing was bolted on the bed , and the bottom of the body on a burb in quite different than on a truck ... )

What I decided to do is to re-use the front part of the C-10 shaft , to lengthen it , an to put the gliding part of it , either on the RR axle , or on the tranny , I didn't decide yet.

I have no particular question about it , but some guys told me I shouldn't lengthen an existing shaft , but rebuilt it completely with a nex tube , and others told me they did it without any problem , even with a heavy engine upgrade...

What do you think , guys ?

The Baron