[Supras] 1 piece driveshafts??

[Jim Jobe]

So can mine.  I don't care.  Ever seen what a broken
driveshaft can do?

On Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 12:30:51AM +0800, Jeff Mohler wrote:
> It depends how much ninja skills the welder has.
> 
> My fabricator can weld a cut coke can back together..sick stuff.  Takes
> about an hour to do it too.
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> On 3/20/07, Jim Jobe <jjobe2 at supratech.org> wrote:
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> >With something as critical as a driveshaft, I would be very
> >upset about having one extended 2".  Especially when it was
> >likely built for an auto and should have been swapped.
> >
> >On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 05:26:01AM -0700, Rockey Fox wrote:
> >> The one thing I remember about dealing with JAWS during that issue was
> >their attitude that it was my fault it wasn't the correct length, even
> >though I ordered specifically for my 91T 5-spd (original equipment
> >drivetrain) then they turned around and modified the original unit that I
> >returned which they had told me would be replaced with a new one that was 
> >to
> >have been shipped immediately upon receipt of the incorrect unit.
> >> I would have been OK with it had they negotiated that up front instead
> >of lying, delaying and blaming me for the mistake.
> >> On the plus side I have had no issues with the unit since it was
> >installed...
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Jeff Mohler <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com>
> >> To: Rockey Fox <supr91tt at yahoo.com>
> >> Cc: "Walker, Brian1 (Rich. Dist)" <Brian.Walker2 at vdot.virginia.gov>;
> >supras at supras.com
> >> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 8:46:42 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Supras] 1 piece driveshafts??
> >>
> >> IIRC the difference tween auto and 5spd is two inches, so..they just got
> >the wrong tranny measurement for you..
> >>
> >> 40 -vs- 42 from yoke to yoke comes to mind.
> >>
> >> On 3/19/07,
> >> Rockey Fox <supr91tt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> I put in a 1 piece steel JAWS unit last year during the rebuild in hopes
> >of losing some of the high speed vibration and less hassle to install. I
> >ordered the 5 speed unit and it showed up a couple of inhes short. Sent the
> >shaft back with accurate length measurement of my stock 2 piece unit and
> >they spliced a piece in to make it longer, took about a week to turn it
> >around. If you buy one make sure you know the desired length....
> >>
> >> Rockey 91T
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: "Walker, Brian1 (Rich. Dist)" <Brian.Walker2 at VDOT.Virginia.gov>
> >> To:
> >> supras at supras.com
> >> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 3:40:45 PM
> >> Subject: [Supras] 1 piece driveshafts??
> >>
> >> Does anyone have experience with the 1 piece driveshafts available for
> >the mk3? I've seen the 'Jaws Gear' shaft and the 'Driveshaft Shop' both
> >offered in Steel and Al. I had read a while back that a problem with an Al.
> >driveshaft is that it does not dampen vibration as well as a stock shaft.
> >(I'm guessing this is because the stocker's rear section is 2 piece with
> >rubber isolation) Can anyone confirm whether a 1 piece steel shaft dampens
> >any better than an Al. one? I realize a carbon shaft would dampen better
> >than both but I don't have the funds to go with that option.
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Brian
> >>
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