Greetings to all

A friend is doing an efte conversion in his Moke and is about to bolt it all together.

What have other people done for drive shafts?
- good options?
- and dont do's!!!!!

Approx prices would also be great

Cheers

Simon

Good option

Get billet ones made.

Cheaper option

Turn the Toyota ones down and get a mini spline put on the end. You might like to get them rehardended after that. Price this option up as you might find billet ones aren't that much more expensive (note you can sell the toyota ones to make up the difference in price).

Don't do's

DO NOT cut and weld the toyota shaft to the mini shaft.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

yeah welding it a really bad idea.

billet ones are good, but don't pay too much. Shop around.

some machining places will ask you to bring the car in with the engine and hubs in place, and they'll do the measurements. This is the better way of doing it cause they know that they'll fit. Just remember they need to accommodate a full range of suspension travel and a bit more to be on the safe side

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-doing a Degree in Mechanical Engineering,
and a few conversions:
13B Extend in a 1600
4EFTE in a mini ute (all slowly)

I'd like to see pics of this? you managed to fit a 4E into a moke?

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Starlet Conversion:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15484

I'm amazed if it happened without lengthening the front end. Pics please!

The toyota shafts are extremly hard and you will find that most tooling shops will actually have to soften your shaft first. You will then have to get them hardened and this is what will cost you $$ to do properly.

A couple of us here are about to test out how good the modified toyota shafts are

Dan

Thanks for the reponses

I'd be interested on any prices that people have been quoted - I'd hate to be shafted!!!!!.

My mate was quoted $900 - I think that was for 2 new shafts.

MOKE - he has extended the nose - hard to spot!!!!
I will get some pics when it is in the bay

Cheers

Simon

thats sweet sinads1
i am also doing a conversion in a moke
but i am puting a turbo swift gti (g13b)
cant wait to see some pictures of yours and hear how it goes but power to weight is awsome