How to skip the tourqe tube?

[Ripper]

Hi guys!

Just read the PHR article about the G-force Cuda and I noticed that they're using the trans axle combo without the tourqe tube. I understand that the engine is bolted in the chassis front and rear and they, in that way, doesn't risk any angular changes in the transmission geometry.

Can someone explain how they're lining up the axle from the engine to the transmission? The bellhousing looks different with two bars running to the back? What does the input shaft look like?
Pictures would be great!!

Thanks,
Anders

EDIT: PHR wrote that they're using a top fuel bellhousing... what differs that from a "standard" bellhousing?

[Ripper]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Picture says more than thousen words... But I'm still not sure of how it's put together... Can somebody explain?

[DusterRT]

I'll take a stab based on what I see..

It looks like a splined shaft and a hub take the place of the transmission input shaft at the backside of the bellhousing, then I assume that shaft runs back to the input of the transaxle, with those two links coming off the back locating the two longitudinally..