My torque tube needs help. Why should I do it?

[When do we get liberated?]

I am ordering parts to repair the torque tube on my 1970 Opel GT. The question I have is, why is it there? What purpose does it serve? It would seem to me that a simple driveshaft would suffice, but no, I have a heavy (everything seems heavy in an 1800 pound car) piece that serves, as far as I can see, no purpose. I have read the Wikipedia definition of what it does, but this makes no sense to me. Can someone tell me in layman's terms why it is there?

[jessduntno]

“We were laughing because a month or so ago, on a completely unrelated thread, i made a crack about getting a bovine “in the mood” by showing it pictures from the “Cowma Sutra.” This has the makings of a meme.”

Heh heh ... I can see how you could milk that until it came home ... I was kind of getting a kick out of the spread of the rear end being braced to take on the stiffer drive shaft ... Carma Sutra just HAD to be brought up ... so to speak.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

all he needs to fix this Opel is some lobstah & buttah’

[JRios1968]

[hwkbeer]

“My torque tube needs help. Why should I do it?”
It keeps the neuter valve and the flux capacitor aligned.If you get turbulence between those two components your car will be immediately sucked into a black hole

[Vendome]

Your torquetube?

Nasty and your personal problem. /s

[Allegra]

My torque tube needs help.

Yeah, I hate it when that happens.

My flip zorch needed help recently.

It got better, though.

[TheOldLady]

I wouldn’t mind losing Toledo, OH.

[Erasmus]

And probably Cleveland, Muncie,and Saginaw too.

[Erasmus]

At the Jaguar dealer you can see bodacious ones.

[When do we get liberated?]

No idea how to post em

[When do we get liberated?]

It’s 275, but I dont believe I have room for the turbo exhaust under the hood. This is a seriously small car.

[When do we get liberated?]

It’s 275, but I dont believe I have room for the turbo exhaust under the hood. This is a seriously small car.

[China Clipper]

No dents, no rust, painted Carracas Red with black interior. Lenk Racing lowered suspension, 1 inch sway bar front 3/4 inch rear, BBS wheels, front brakes modified from a “75 station wagon, new interior, Weber 36/32 carb, header (still feels weird not having an S on the end of header), polyurethane bushings all around, 50 series BF Goodrich z rated tires. Koni gas adjust shocks on the way tommorow or Friday. Built it frame up, it is a monocoque car, so that means engine and spring cradles removed. Replaced every part with new. Every bolt, clamp, bushing and washer. Rewired the car front to back (That was wicked pissah fun)She bad.

Nice!!

[mylife]

Awesome!