Drive shafts

[GI JOE]

I am researching the Camaro drive shaft... I would like to hear from each member for what they have in their Camaro(s) with the following:

1) VIN and cowl date
2) Eng and Trans
3) length of shaft
   a) tube center to center
   b) End to end (trunnion)
4) Off sets of trunnions
5) Markings
   a) Paint stripes colors front to back
   b) stripe size and space size
   c) Distance from tube front to stripes
   d) other markings, i.e. inspection dabs, etc
6) Casting number on tube ends
7) Casting date
counter weight type

[GI JOE]

I do want to share this.. I am kicking myself for not having the sense to take notes  ...20 years ago by chance I spoke with a factory worker who's job it was to balance the drive shaft assembly so he claimed. I cannot remember his name or everything he told me (he went into a lot of details and knew very much about drive shafts) but I think he told me the paint stripes were how they ID 'd the shaft for engine and trans type plus the balancing and performance level.   ...but it has been 20+years and I can't be absolute about even that... so I am kicking myself...

So hopefully we can all work on this and discover the facts... 

[KurtS]

Each year only used 2 or 3 driveshafts.
For 69, there were three driveshafts.
- Manual (SB and BB) and powerglide
- TH350
- TH400

[JohnZ]

Driveshafts were supplied two different ways, which adds to the confusion. Production driveshafts were received at the plant as an assembly, including both U-joints and the front yoke. The part numbers you see in the P&A parts books are just the shaft - no U-joints or yoke.