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Last Step, Rear end: What is this one?

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Last step to get the car up and running is to bolt up the drive shaft. Unfortunately the one on the car does not have the a flange on the loop shaft.

Any idea on what this rear end came out of? Need to get the flange and get the other half cut to length

It is a small block V8 in it, so maybe the previous owner swapped the rear end as well?

Thanks in advance for the help
 

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Thinking its from an older mustang? Any ideas on years. Was thinking it may be an old crown vic, but it is definitely not after a trip to the junk yard
 
That's the Healey axle, you're just missing half the flange on the driveshaft.

The old Brit's didn't build these cars like Fords & Chevy's, even though some folks are still out to change that.

I'll see if I can dig up a picture of what you need...
 
Huge thank you for that diagram

I have most of that piece, just need to order the missing bits
 

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FYI, that yoke is not some exotic piece that you need to order from England or Moss. It is a common piece that you can get in the US for all lot less than the Moss price. Can't give you a name or a part # but I did a "nasty boy" conversion a few years back and had to have a new driveshaft made up. It turns out that the Healey driveshaft that I gave to the driveline people to help make up a new shaft had a bad yoke. They had an American made , brand name, replacement on the shelf -- I'm thinking it was around $15.
 
Thanks for that. Really wish I had the piece so I could bring it to a parts store to get the American version. Any one have any clues what its American match is?

BoyRacer said:
FYI, that yoke is not some exotic piece that you need to order from England or Moss. It is a common piece that you can get in the US for all lot less than the Moss price. Can't give you a name or a part # but I did a "nasty boy" conversion a few years back and had to have a new driveshaft made up. It turns out that the Healey driveshaft that I gave to the driveline people to help make up a new shaft had a bad yoke. They had an American made , brand name, replacement on the shelf -- I'm thinking it was around $15.
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[edit] Original driveshaft is "Hardy Spicer" which is a generic UK brand and used on a heap of other things like boats and industrial equipment. Measure the flange locating step diameter, the bolt hole diameter, the hole pattern both between and across the holes (they aren't a square) and that info should be enough to get a replacement. Many UK industrial things were originally copied off US stuff so there is a pretty good chance you'll find a replacement easily.
 
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I work in a driveshaft building shop in NY if you send me the dimentions for the pilot diameter that is the circle that is recessed to center the yoke and the center to center diagonally across the bolt holes and bolt hole diameter we should be able to supply a flange yoke and u-joint . the span across the u-joint and cap diameter would also help. I'm assuming that the slip yoke on the front of your shaft slides into the transmission and would recommend replacing that u-joint as well. has this shaft been used previously in this car? Make sure when mounted it has about 1-2 inches travel available to allow for movement. will answer any questions you have,
Chris
 
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