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Originally Posted by Dan Stokes
Or you could do the driveshaft like I did mine. The shop on 421 can make a US-style shaft for you as long as you have the adaptor plates like Jags That Run offer. Alternately, I'd guess SOMEONE in the US must have the Mercedes front shaft somewhere or we could ask our off-shore friends to see if they could dig one up.
Dan
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On my 39 Studebaker, Michael installed the mb five speed tranny, center bearing and took the rear mb driveshaft and cut off the attachment to the diff. He found that an end off a corvair half shaft matched the mb ds perfectly and to the ford 1/2 ton 9" diff.
It all looks like it grew there!
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.
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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.