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Old 02-09-2010, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bernica View Post
I just came from a place that is working on my Cobra this morning. They have a red '62-63 Corvette from Barrett-Jackson in there that the new Owner drove about 10 miles and the u-joints failed. Dropped the whole line while he was doing his first cruise. Mechanic said cheap bolts and elongated holes. Don't cheap out!!
I have personally sheared off cheap u-joint bolts (NOT in my ERA Cobra, however). It sounds like a friggin' grenade has gone off in your car and it will absolutely scare the crap out of you. Your drive line is not the place to scrimp, either on U-joints or on the fasteners that hold them. And no, I did not have a drive shaft safety hoop when I blew them either.
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