Wow, do you have a more upclose pic of the axle, where it broke? I have a neighbor (well he lives on teh same block) who has a 8 3/4 in his vega as well and I bet he would love to see this post. He has a 408 with Dart 230 heads Lunati 40136 Cam, Eddi tunnel ram w/ 2 eddie 750 carbs, 10.5 comp, egale rotating assembly, 150 shot of No2.