Thread: American Graffiti Coupe, My Version

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Hey Jack (Henry Rifle never say Hi Jack in an airport!), good to hear from you. Maybe after a few more shakeout runs I may (?) venture to Va Beach some weekend??? Anyway I have not posted a picture in a while but I will try here. You can't really see the pinning bolt in the picture anyway but as suggested by Techinspector1 several year ago I continued what you did all the way through the D-shaft and inserted a high strength bolt. I have some history with loose bolts so the "through bolt" gave me more security over the set screw and I put a locknut on the other side. As far as strength goes the hole weakens the D-shaft, but the D-section above and below the bolt keeps the shaft from turning. It looks like my photobuffer is full so it will take some time to make space for a new picture. You can see that I had to drill through the other side of the U-joint which is an easy step.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder