Need a Measurement

[Dan Barlow]

Need measurement from the tailshaft ot the transmission to the backside ( facing the front bumper )of the front differential on a S10 .

[DanStokes]

My S-10 won't be helpful for this measurement! Bet one of the guys has an a-built S-10.

Dan

[silver_bullet]

53" sorry, couldnt upload using my phone

[silver_bullet]

https://www.autozone.com/drivetrain/driveshaft/chevrolet/s10

http://v8s10.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=30844

This is for standard cab short box IIRC

[Eric]

No help with what you're looking for, but don't the need to know if 4cyl or v6 and if automatice or 5 spd stick?

[DanStokes]

As well as the wheelbase.

Dan

[Dan Barlow]

What I seem to have forgot to mention is that it needs to be a 4x4 and a 4.3 motor .. But some may have figured this out . It doesn"t matter if it's a auto or a stick since I just need a ballpark idea and the wheelbase won't matter since we are measuring from the tail of the trans to the Transfer case to the backside of the front diff . I see I said transmission the first time . The whole reason for this is ......while at work I have way too much time to think and I'm wondering if the whole front drive will fit in and under the bed of a short bed S10 . Yeah that rampage at sema got me thinking and since I need to pull the motor back out of mine anyway ........well , you get the idea . It may never happen but . I just need to figure out if it could .

[silver_bullet]

All our 4x4 S dimes are extended cab.... sorry

[DanStokes]

I'm thinking it's time for a Pick-N-Pull run with tape measure in hand.

Dan

[Dan Barlow]

All our 4x4 S dimes are extended cab.... sorry

It really wouldn't matter if the back half of your S10 ten was gone . I need the measurement from the tailshaft ot the transfer case to the round side of the front differential. I get off work too late lately to get there in time and Saturday was taken up with a funeral .

[Dan Barlow]

This has been out of my mine for quite some time . But while looking for the 92 votes thread I ran across it , and while the thread itself isn't that long it does have a hundred or so views . And if I hadn't made it clear enough, the whole point was to see if I could cut the frame of a parts truck a little ways behind the transfer case , take the 4.3 out and a SBC and have a rear engine north south facing Small block S10 . Sort of like the mazdaratti of roadkill fame but with more available parts . The answer is no . I can't remember how far the transfer case would hang out the back , but it was way too much . Hope this helps anyone that may have had the same idea .