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Originally Posted by Musclerodz
WTF? IS your case chromed or polished? If chromed (which kinda looks it from the spider cracks I see next to the crack), severely lowered the tensile strength of the case through hydrogen embrittlement. If polished, i really have no clue.....
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Mike -- I think the section that cracked is polished aluminum.
BTW -- Hydrogen embrittlement really isn't a problem with chrome plating anymore. It used to be when parts were in the tank for 20 minutes or so - but modern plating techniques have the parts in the tank for a minute or so...
Even then -- baking the parts at 350* will cure that.
Doubtful these parts were treated to any baking after the chrome process... because this is "Show" stuff and none of those pussies ever get on their cars.
Kugel is a good supplier -- and I have every confidence we'll get something worked out. This isn't like dealing with Driverz...
What I'm hacked off about is the car is now a year old - and as Todd pointed out - it's barely been driven.... it's cruising season shortly... and to change out the whole rear end will require body removal - bracket changes - paint work etc.