sam is right. back when i lived at the beach (the port city of wilmington)here in nc the local truck shop was stone heavy equipment. the guy there had done many driveshafts over the years and knew exactly what i wanted for around $150 including the companion flange for the output of the trans. also, if your donor car has the an 8 1/4" rear, the truck shop should be able to make some u-bolts to fit the 3" axle tubes. the last set i got was about $15 with nuts and washers.

-james

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HI Frank,

I have had several shafts made up and others here are pointing you in the right direction in my opinion...even a totally new one was only $125 here. Each time the old time, highly experienced shop foreman told me to get vehicle level (I am a lay under it guy) even to point of putting small level on the rear axle, remove shaft, turn output shaft until the tranny yoke and the yoke on the pinion have the flat sides parallel, insert a yoke onto tranny all the way, pull that yoke out 3/4 inch and measure center to center of the u-joint curves from tranny to pinion. That is the right distance to give them but you need to let them know how it was measured as well. I had shafts made up for 7260, 7290 and the combo joint sets for good luck and used old truck shafts that are almost 4 inches in diameter, for strength. These shafts were $5 at junkyards because "no one wants one"..they want the 440 one, which, according to shop, is not as strong because of smaller diameter!
rock
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rock