Thread: 53 Is back from the Body Shop

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Originally Posted by Mike P

Roger what I meant by "way crooked" is usually seen when the car has had a major engine swap involving building new mounts and etc to get the engine in (Like the Caddy Motor in the El Camino or the HEMI in the 37.....or the V8 in a 53 Chevy). If the swap is poorly done the engine can end up being cocked in the engine compartment where the center-line of the transmission output shaft is not parallel to the to the center-line of the rear end pinion.

The other time it can happen is if the (RWD) vehicle has been hit hard in the side and then repaired. The body looks when done
but the frame/uni-body is out of kilter resulting the the center-lines not being parallel.

Yeah Mike P, I understood what you were saying. My question was Seth saying his front yoke was straight, but the rear was "...way crooked" which still doesn't make sense to me even after his explanation. With the vehicle on level ground if the engine/tranny slope is 3.5 degrees down, and the pinion angle is 3.5 degrees up then the yoke on the tranny shaft will be straight with the tranny, the yoke on the pinion will be straight with the pinion gear shaft, and the u-joint angles (angle of fixed yokes to driveshaft) will be equal front and back. I'm just not understanding his wording.