yeah been there done that with all but one of the commodores i have owned, the old two peice tailshaft doesn't like being over loaded. simple thing like trying to pull the boat up the ramp have done it for me.
I have a 3" one peice tailshaft for my vk, but it does mean that the centre bracing member, the one behind the rear crossmember, in the chassis cant be fitted, and i dont know how that is going to affect my chassis yet
mate im speachless! it like almost what i wana do to mine! some nice ideas there! i just got my third vk lol (crashed first so turning it into a ute, second my mate drove while i was away and he ran out of fuel left it on side of road so council claimed it) this one i just bought was a grand! lookin very shabby. but no rust other then slight bubble rust. ebgine gave out just 10 mins from car yard! i gettin it down from abelaide on the 12 and the process will begin! il be posting pics and postin things up along the way just like you did mate! i am goin for the sc17 but other then that will be alot the same. i want mine pearl white up top and midnight black bottom.
cheers for lettin walkin us through all those gloryus moments good and bad! have fun with it dude!