Quote from AMX401 on 12/06/10 at 02:22:20:

Any one can have a 5 or 6 speed but how many can say they have an 8 speed in thier car
I just did not like the first gear in the T10 so would need to change the R & P too to help get the car moving.
Yes keep us posted
Dave ----

Any chance of an overall length for the T10 with all the goodies installed?  :D [/quote]
 
Ahhhh...snow!  Sledding season is in the air, but I digress!  Ken, from the engine side of the bellhousing to the end of the GV unit works out to 46".  At the 33" to 43" mark, the unit is at its widest...approximately 6 1/2" diameter.  I think a guy could test fit it with a coffee can.
 

Been a bit distracted lately as we bought another snowmobile and I've been modding it a wee bit but did a few odds and ends on the install:
 
Here is the 90 degree speedometer adapter, had to give the seat cross member a few whacks with a hammer as it was butting up against it but it clears nicely now.  I'll update the under car pics when I install the driveshaft:
 

 
Wired in the controller and installed the shifter...fits perfect!  You can just see the controller is attached to the steering column but is only visible as I was in the back seat when I took the pic:
 

 
I removed the ashtray and installed a plate for the lights...red means the unit is on, green means overdrive is engaged:
 

 
 
Should have my drive shaft next week, will check angles and make changes if required, then not much I can do until spring as the exhaust needs to be modified as the OD is in the way.
 

Still taking my time and slowly progressing...my driveshaft had to be shortened to 36 1/8" and got it back on Friday:
 

 
Here are a few pics of it installed:
 

 

 
Next step was to check drive line angles...the front wheels are sitting on ramps and the rear axle is on jack stands, I got the following results:
 
Engine/Transmission: 4 degrees down toward the rear (or 4 degrees up toward the front)
Pinion: 2 degrees up toward the front (or 2 degrees down toward the rear)
Driveshaft: 0 degrees
 
Could be an issue as the front angle equals 4 degrees and rear is 2 degrees.  I may swap my 2 degree shim with a 4 degree one so both ends are at 4 degrees and cancel each other out...or I may leave it as is for now and see if there is any vibration when I drive it in spring.  All that's left to do is have my exhaust moved over so it isn't hitting the GV unit.  
 
Hmmm, gonna be bored waiting for spring, think I'll have my seats recovered in a simulated leather, the factory ones were white so perhaps I'll go with white or off white.

Hey Paul.  The way I understand it...first off you want your tranny and pinion to be parrallel to each other: ie: tranny and pinion both at 4 degrees toward the front.  Next you subtract your driveshaft angle and ideally want that number to be between 1 and 3.5 degrees.  The key is to have them within 1/2 a degree of each other to cancel out the harmonics.
 
The exception as you described is for race cars where your elusive videos almost show the front wheels grabbing air but clearly show the rear end dropping and causing the pinion to move up a fair amount.
 
These articles explains it in more detail:
 
http://www.iedls.com/asp/admin/getFile.asp?RID=10&TID=28&FN=PDF
 
http://www.classicchevy5speed.com/files/Universal_Joint_Alignment_Proc_111606.pd f
 

If your tranny is down 4 deg , driveshaft at 0 deg and rearend up 2 deg you'll have 2 deg positive pinion angle . Look at Fig 2 on this link http://home.flash.net/~ivc1/cobra/irsvibes.html yours is the opposite . Here's a pic of a 4x4 driveshaft http://www.4x4now.com/gt0899.htm . If the rearend climbs upward on the launch it will straighten out the angle between the rearend and driveshaft in this pic . If your rearend to driveshaft angle is opposite to this pic , your 2 deg positive angle will change to about 4 deg positive when you launch .  
 
Paul

Quote from purpleheart on 01/12/11 at 23:15:23:

 
Hey Paul.  I'll check that link tonite...remember, I don't launch, I cruise!  I live 60km from the city, 90% of my driving is highway cruising which is what I want to set it up for.  When cruising at 70mph the pinion should be pretty much in the same position as when at rest.

Quote from FuzzFace2 on 01/13/11 at 03:34:46:

 
The black one is my brake line and the blue one is power for my amp in the trunk.