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Started by hanra , Feb 17 2012 03:46 PM

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Posted 20 February 2012 - 11:45 AM

Won't help you pay the cost...but might save someone else from using the place and having the same problem ?

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Posted 20 February 2012 - 11:53 AM

Well anyone interested feel free to PM me.

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Posted 20 February 2012 - 12:35 PM

Just got a quote to re-tube/balance from the nearest shop to me, $450-$500 plus freight costs.

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Posted 20 February 2012 - 03:00 PM

Just bought a Mark Williams Alloy shaft from the States, 3.5inch alloy with billet ends and billet yolk. All up $650, same price in Australia well over a grand, freight was $250. They do chrome molly for $450, plus freight, takes about 2 weeks.

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Posted 20 February 2012 - 03:18 PM

I dont want anything fancy smancy... I just want a stock shaft.

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Posted 20 February 2012 - 11:27 PM

Did a bit of research for ya Hanra,the mob that fukt up with ur job r called the blast shed in Cairns.
U did the right right thing(llegally) in approaching them for the fuk up up & all they did was shrug their shoulders.
To you mob that might work for or know these people or think they r "good blokes"???
Go ahead file a "defamamation of character",,lets just hope there is enough support from u mob on this place that
cant stand fuk ups like this on hard to come by gear.
What sort of "character" r we "defaming"??
Someone fukt up & sum1 had to spit it out.
Does it really look(sound,whatever) that I give a fuk about what idiots do to other peoples gear.
I would be ashamed & do my best to help the guy out if I did something like that.

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 07:52 AM

Your pretty cluey with your research there NOBALLS.

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 11:58 AM

Can I confirm that the V8 tailshaft is 2.75in diam and is a straight piece of tube? No larger sections.

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 12:00 PM

I can go out to my back shed and measure the original one out of my car if you like....hope the spiders don't get me in the dark though. :o

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 12:14 PM

Whew....made it back from the deep dark back yard safe, lol...

The one out of my hatch is 2.5" and the same all along.


Maybe its not the same as what your's would have used ?



(I had a new one built when I did the engine and diff swap, and just went with a 3" one..not stock though I realize for you)

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 12:17 PM

I thought the 2.5in ones were 6cyl?

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 12:40 PM

2.75 was A9X and it stepped down to 2.5 ner the diff. 6 and 8 are the same except smaller uni's on the 6.

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 12:42 PM

Ah ok. So 2.5in is 8cyl and 6 cyl is????

I dont have my shaft here with me and I wont be home till Saturday... Just want to make sure the shaft I have is correct before I go spending $500 to have it re-tubed.

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 01:51 PM

My car is an original 253 car...but of course don't know for sure if the tailshaft had been changed in the years before I got it in 2000.

But seemed original at least to me.


Dang...at $500....nearly half way to a plane ticket, I could take the tailshaft as a carry on maybe ? lol...

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 03:44 PM

Is there a decent brand uni joint to buy for the V8 tailshaft??? Where is the best place to buy?? I believe they are different to 6cyl??

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Posted 22 February 2012 - 12:50 PM

I am correct in thinking that the V8 uni is different to the 6cyl uni???

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Posted 22 February 2012 - 05:55 PM

Brad, you mention getting yours re-tubed is there any reason you haven't chased up a second hand one, not questioning your decision just wondering cause $500 is a lot of money if you can get a 2nd hand one and have it re-balanced.

did a quick scan on eGay and found Christian has one at Milton in Brissy.

Link http://www.ebay.com....2#ht_805wt_1413

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Posted 22 February 2012 - 06:23 PM

I rang them they don't have any V8 tailshafts. I rang all the wreckers within 800 klm of me and no one had anything. A couple of guys just laughed......when I asked for a tailshaft to suit a V8 LH/LX Torana...... Why do hard?

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Posted 22 February 2012 - 07:11 PM

Do you have a local truckline??

They do talishaft work at a reasonable price.

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Posted 22 February 2012 - 07:19 PM

There is one 400klm away... But so is hardie spicer.

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Posted 22 February 2012 - 07:21 PM

Fair enough.

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Posted 22 February 2012 - 07:36 PM

What worries me with sending it away, is that Ive got to trust that the courier wont destroy the repaired tailshaft... like they did with my centre console that time...

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Posted 22 February 2012 - 08:09 PM

Thanks hanra,,its hard at times.
Hate to say it but been helping a mate clean up some shit and we ditched a couple of those big uni jobs.
Shame on us i guess but not my choice.
Cant argue with the boss :o

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Posted 23 February 2012 - 09:40 AM

2.75 was A9X and it stepped down to 2.5 ner the diff. 6 and 8 are the same except smaller uni's on the 6.


My tailshaft is a straight piece of 2.75in tube.

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Posted 23 February 2012 - 11:44 AM

why dont you get a v8 tailshaft from a stato and have it shortened with your ends would be chaeper than $500
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