Since my vrv has croaked on my 86 crew cab and a replacement is as rare as hens teeth I am going to rob all the manual stuff out of my 86 regular cab and the only thing I am not sure of is driveshaft length, does anyone know what length driveshaft I need for an 86 crew cab with a t-19. I have been told by a guy at a junk yard that all I have to do is knock the slip yoke off the c6 shaft and it will work with the t-19 but I think the shaft would be too short because the c6 is a good bit longer than the t-19. Also I am looking for a recommendation for a clutch, I am not made of money but I need something better than what they sell at the parts house. Last, will my first gen banks turbo stuff work with a manual or am I going to have to get different pipes and whatnot. Thanks for any advice!

 

People will need to know - 4x4 or 2WD?

 

Facepalm. They are both 2 wheel drive

 

Whenever you purchase the t19 if it has the forward bell housing with it be sure to look it over real good for cracks, there cast aluminum and are known to crack, it's tough finding a good one in this day and age.

I'm not sure on the turbo kit, I bought one that was on a truck with a zf5, it ended up rubbing my t19, which I thought was odd, I ended up having to tweak the pipe with a crow bar,

The only turbo kit info I really know is if it comes up the drivers side then it's going to hit your slave cylinder junk in there.. If it comes up the passenger side you may get away with it,

 

I have a whole running driving 86 6.9 diesel regular cab dually to rob the manual stuff out of,I hate to kill it but it's so bashed up it's not worth fixing. My turbo up pipe is on the drivers side but it makes such a sharp bend like its made to clear a slave cylinder, it was more the down pipe I was worried about but it can probably be tweaked a little if necessary, I am mainly worried about drive shaft length since I am taking parts off a regular cab and installing them on a crew cab that's the only thing that is different that I know of anyway