This is true and we are talking a 1962 vintage car here, so you could go to a front wheel driven speedo. I'm not so sure on the particulars of getting one to work, but I know it has been done. You could also get an electronic speed sensor into your adapter pretty easily. -- Mark Price markprice242ATadelphia.net Morgantown, WV ---- Sandwich Maker <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > " From: Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > " > " My thoughts are that being that far short would require a > " coupler/shaft between the trans and the driveshaft, complicating > " things. I guess you could use the Jeep tailhousing over a car T-5 > " output shaft and work things out from there. > > that's what i was thinking of. > > " Still a lot of work to keep a torque tube. > > i'll grant i haven't tried it, but except for the speedo cable hole > all the critical dimensions are concentric and it would seem > relatively straightforward to turn them on a mill. > ________________________________________________________________________ > Andrew Hay the genius nature > internet rambler is to see what all have seen > adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought > _______________________________________________ > AMC-List mailing list > AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > or go to http://www.amc-list.com _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com