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roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
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04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

aluminum drive shaft and torque tube
Posted by: roverman
Date: March 26, 2012 03:05PM

Stronger than you might think. 3.5" od x 55" long x .125" wall was tested by Action Machine to 44k ft. lbs of torque ! I'm buying the tubing to upgrade my Vette C5 driveshaft to 3.0" dia. and approx 12" longer, for Hemi Healey. I will possibly splice/lengthen torque tube like amount. Onward, roverman.


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Curtis Jacobson
Colorado USA
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10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Re: aluminum drive shaft and torque tube
Posted by: Moderator
Date: March 26, 2012 06:46PM

Yep. I used to install aluminum prop shafts on heavy trucks. Some were composite wrapped.


mgb260
Jim Nichols
Sequim,WA
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02/29/2008 08:29PM

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1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8

Re: aluminum drive shaft and torque tube
Posted by: mgb260
Date: March 26, 2012 07:22PM

Junkyard Aerostar van aluminum drivelines are popular swap in newer Mustangs. Think I mentioned to Jim Blackwood for IRS halfshafts.
Call Todd Budde at Custom Rod Works for conversions and suspensions / fabrications and design / mild to wild


roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
(2293 posts)

Registered:
04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: aluminum drive shaft and torque tube, update
Posted by: roverman
Date: March 26, 2012 08:24PM

Clan, I really like this C5 design for light weight, rubber couplers at each end, and the beam and torsion strength, it will add, to the Healey. The new material is $1/inch, but sure beats $850 for a standard length, larger dia. Found a place in Pomoma that can upgrade the shaft and lengthen the torque tube-yea ! Onward, roverman.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/30/2012 11:57AM by roverman.


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