I have a 1200 ute fitted with a ca18det, standard ca manual gearbox and stock h165 diff. Was told today that a datsun stanza manual tailshaft once simply shortened will fit in perfect both ends, does anyone know if this is true?

stanza tailshaft is definately a good candidate for shortening for your application.

im almost certain that you'd have to change the gearbox end yoke to suit the ca box when shortening though..

What about a s13 yoke on the 1200 stock tailshaft shortened ? to weak ?

you could just get the s13 end welded onto the ute tailshaft, it will be just as strong as a stanza one.....but then your wasting a good ute tailshaft

i used a stanza shaft in my ute for 2 reasons, becuase it had a bigger diameter tube and it also had replacable uni's which the ute shaft was lacking.

oh yeah thats right, it was only my superior ute tailshaft(now boofs superior tailshaft) that had replacable unis

bluebird ones are also a good base