help info needed tailshaft seems to be 70mm to shoft

[gossy]

hi all ive just put a 308 into my 6 cylinder auto vh ive used a m20 four speed box and i still have the baby 6 cylinder diff & tailshaft the tail shaft fits the m20 but only 20mm of the yoke is in the gear box are v8 tailshafts longer i only want to get the car runnig to be able too get it in and out of the shed to work on it a v8 diff will come later

[vkberlina]

2 options
bodgy - cut and lengthen your shaft if you cut it in the middle sleeve a piece of pipe inside and weld it up.

Properly - calla cv shaft place usually rthey do tailshafts as well and get them to machine the ends of your shaft and make a new one to length

scott

[DANNY8]

Ya could use a V8 tailshaft, but they're getting harder to find. The V8 tailshafts are definitely longer tho.

Here's some pics I took the other day of a few tailshafts, the longer one is a V8 h/duty tailshaft. Not only is it longer but also has a bigger CV, and bigger uni's.

[jujibelly]

Make up a space between the diff flange and tailshaft flange. Same concept as wheel spacers.

[DANNY8]

Won't work with a VH diff they use u-bolts to go around the uni joint, not a flange like the borgy's in VK onwards use. Plus doing that would make the whole shaft sit forward so it would need new holes drilled for the mount around the centre bearing.

[molnar1]

hey man i got vl was a 6 changed to v8 i pulled the running gear outta vk belina 308 black motor put it in the tailshaft was about 60mm short the best option i found was to take the tailshaft to a driveshaft co and get lengthend cost me 200 they will give you the details to measure the length laters

[gossy]

thanks for taking the time to take some pics of the tailshafts for mei know some with a v8 tailshaft i will get the measuring tape out and mesure the length i need before i buy i was told torana one peice tailshafts go close to fitting as well

Ya could use a V8 tailshaft, but they're getting harder to find. The V8 tailshafts are definitely longer tho.

Here's some pics I took the other day of a few tailshafts, the longer one is a V8 h/duty tailshaft. Not only is it longer but also has a bigger CV, and bigger uni's.