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Originally Posted by DanEC
So sorry for your troubles - I looked at your photos in your photo gallery and that is a spectactular paint job. But your OK.
That is odd on the grade 8 bolt - I suspect that either the bolt was a Chinese grade 8 or the bolt gets a lot of bending stress. Grade 8 bolts are a little more brittle that Grade 5 bolts although superior in tension and straight shear.
Good luck with the repairs.
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Thanks for the complement on the paint, as for the bolt, after looking under the car it looks like a bracket fatigued around the bolt hole causing excessive play then the bolt failed because of the slack. Car is back together by Sunday night, all i have left is fix glass and paint.