Quote: [In MR.Pbodies car, he built his engine/tranny driveline paralell to the pinion. He and anyone else who does the same can accurately set the pinion angle off the Shaft.
People with Unmolested drivetrains can set the pinion angle off the shaft and still not have problems. Though the accuracy of the true pinion angle wont be known. As long as your getting a negative angle reading between the two of 3* to 5* or so. The U joints will do thier job and you wont notice anything most likely.
With a modified car such as yours, I think one can see you wouldnt want to measure it off the Shaft.
Your current measurements between the shaft and pinion give you a neg/-14*
Your current measurements between the tranny centerline and pinion give you a neg/-9*
"" Both sets of numbers are telling you, that your pinion angle is to far negative. If your measurments are "correct"""
