I wanted to briefly revisit the brake drum yoke adapter that Billy and Lou came up with to simplify connecting the output shaft of the 47RH and enable the use of the short 8" OEM FMC driveshaft. You can find these quite readily available with a little searching as they (the transmission mounted park-brake) were used extensively on the old 727's in 70's era motorhomes and some med duty trucks IIRC. You'll know you've found the right one if it has 23-splines. Bill also advised that you can shave off another 1/2" or so by machining off the smooth inside end of the unit that has no splines. With a 12 valve swap, every little bit of driveline length you can save is crucial; however, I decided to leave it on this one as I feel it'll be slightly stronger left intact. I'll eat the 1/2".
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