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Buy a Corvette, get a Snap On ratchet....

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eschoendorff

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So I have this 1993 Corvette, and it has the removable roof panel. It came from the factory with a ratchet/T40 torx combo. I was in the console looking for something today and I came across the tool. The head looked familiar... and the torx socket had a date code on it. Sure enough, the date code matches the 1992 symbol from Snap On.

Tool in question:
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With another Snap On ratchet for comparison:
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Or maybe it was "free Corvette with purchase" from Snap On :lol:

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So it that like a torque wrench ratchet head stuck in a Corvette branded aluminum or stainless sleeve? I've seen different versions on Ebay before. Cool tool for the Vette lover.
 
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Now you went and did it. Now I *MUST* find one of those.

Humm, the ones on ebay don't look like the one you show. They are black. Humm...... Must find ratchet.........
 
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Moose-LandTran said:
the black eBay ones are aftermarket copies.
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Yup. The real ones cam with the car. And the torx bit is permanently mounted to the tool (well, using a roll pin). It has no torque control whatsoever... it is just a ratchet with a real thick rubber grip handle that says "Corvette" on it....
 
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I own a 1985 Corvette that I purchase new in 1984. The wrench that came with my car cannot be a Snap-On. Or their quality standards sure had plummeted! It is black with a vynal coated handle with Corvette inscribed. And has a extended Torx driver that is cross-pinned to the ratchet. Overall it is sure a poor excuse for a wrench. :(

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