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06-18-2004, 08:15 PM
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changing body mounts?
are your body mount bolts welded to your body as well? if so how do we switch out the bushings without completely lifting the body?
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06-18-2004, 09:31 PM
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Your body bolt's should not be welded to the body if so I would cut off the head of the bolt and replace the bolt's when you replace the bushing's..
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06-18-2004, 11:12 PM
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Finally something I can comment on. I just finished replacing the body mounts in my 72. Yes each bolt has a spot weld to help secure the bolt. I took a cut-off wheel and cut the heads like pizza and used a cold chisel to break them off. The ones in the floorboards are sunken (sp?) in recessess. I used a cut-off wheel and tried to make a cross that went through the middle, and then used a large drill bit to drill the head of the bolt off. I ended up having to use the chisel to finish the break of the head. I used a grinding stone on the end of a die grinder to clean off the spot weld.
I did one side at a time. I used a floor jack and some pieces of 2 x 6 (to spread the weight) and lifted each side of the body. It really wasn't that bad of a job. I got the mount kit from Tim Christian and it was perfect. I would suggest getting a very good quality drill bit for the bolts going through the floorboard.
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06-18-2004, 11:12 PM
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Yes, the body bolt heads are tack welded to the floor from the factory. You can grind them, although the recessed ones can be tough to get at with a grinder.
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06-18-2004, 11:13 PM
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You beat me to it NuBomb.
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06-19-2004, 04:59 AM
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and this is definitely easier than lifting the body, what would it be, 8 inches? right? you should know that i just put in the engine and tranny and havent put the fenders back on yet
I appreciate the input
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06-19-2004, 06:23 PM
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Mine were tack welded to the floor too. I just center punched the bolt heads and drilled through them... used a 1/4" punch to drive the bolts down through the mounts and an air chisel to knock the heads off.
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