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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:50 PM
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Just finished working on my LS1 Driveshaft

Here's how she turned out...

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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:00 PM
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That looks slick!!! What's so special about LS-1 driveshaft over regular aluminum one for our cars?
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:14 PM
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LS1 is 3", includes a Damper, and is balanced pretty well. Can't wait to put it in...almost ashame to hide it under there...
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:16 PM
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Ah ok, that sounds cool then, what is the size the stock one?
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:18 PM
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I believe it's 2.5"
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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HOLY POO POO :hail:
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:40 PM
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Good job, looks slick. So I assume you just put it on the car and jacked the rear end up and held some sandpaper on there, ay?
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 07:03 PM
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How'd you know man? Steel Wool goes a LONG way!! :lala:
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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Thanks for the compliments....what else do you guys think??
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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Wouldn't you need to take it to be re-balanced?
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 10:15 PM
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Reason being?
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 10:43 PM
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sweet, never thought about doing that.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 10:50 PM
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Just courious....how long will that shaft look like that? I think it looks amazing but how long will the luster last?:hail:


Hah...yeah, kinda funny. But...don't be a perv.

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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 10:58 PM
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Just courious....how long will that shaft look like that? I think it looks amazing but how long will the luster last?:hail:
lmao Does this post strike anyone else as funny for some reason?
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 12:45 AM
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looks good man
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 12:54 AM
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Figured maybe after sanding some material off you would throw the balance off.

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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 12:59 AM
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Thanks for the compliments.

There is no where near any amount of material that came off that could possibly throw it out of balance. It's so minimal, no reason to think about it.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 09:23 AM
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Anyone use Zoop seal? Is it worth it? Can you buy smaller tubes of it, not just the kit I saw for like $150? Anything similar that you can get w/o ordering?

Thanks everyone!
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 10:56 AM
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direct bolt on right?
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 11:01 AM
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Yep...direct bolt on
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 11:56 AM
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I saw the heading and was like hmm I wonder if you can polish that... and holy crap you did! Looks awsome!

And as far as Zoop seal I've never used it but its apparently magical and doesnt come in smaller containers, but that thing will probably loose its luster fairly quickly and I imagine it would be a pain to do it again when its on the car.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 12:25 PM
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Originally posted by grngryoutmyway
I saw the heading and was like hmm I wonder if you can polish that... and holy crap you did! Looks awsome!

And as far as Zoop seal I've never used it but its apparently magical and doesnt come in smaller containers, but that thing will probably loose its luster fairly quickly and I imagine it would be a pain to do it again when its on the car.
Why would it be a pain to polish on the car? Just throw some polish on a rag, put the car on jack stands, and throw it in drive.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 03:45 PM
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Damn
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