Quote Originally Posted by KOULAIDE View Post
Anybody know a good place to find a drive shaft or if i need a different one with a Ford Explorer 8.8 rear end and the stock flathead/transmission?
It sounds like you are going to use the stock 46 transmission, is that correct? If so it is going to be some work to convert it to open driveline. Right now it is set up for an enclosed driveshaft and you don't just bolt a regular shaft/u joint in place. There are ways to do it.......never done it myself, but not sure if the components to do it anymore are available.

Some people are putting t5 transmissions (5 speeds) behind flatheads with an appropriate bell housing/clutch set up. Looks like that has become a popular swap.........but again, it takes parts to get you there. Same with the C4 swap called flatomatic.

Don