Thanks Gene

My math was off I re-measured a bunch of times and caught my mistake- it is 3/4” offset not 1 3/4”. Anyway I think we are saying the same thing- the pinion is offset to the passenger side so the entire driveline needs to be offset the same amount to the passenger side.

The driveshaft will be 90° to the axles and parallel to the framerails.


The only plane that I want to work the U-joints is vertically as the rear suspension goes up & down. I’m using slapper bars so I’m going to set the pinion angle parallel with the crankshaft angle with the slapper bars jacked into the spring perches to simulate torque/traction.

I have the motor/trans closer to where it will go now it is 1” offset to the passenger side. I gotta pull it out one more time so I can notch the driver’s side motor crossmember and get it real clean bare metal for welding up the mounts.

Things are looking really good but I know the detail and sheetmetal work will be a bug job too!