1980 corvette body mount replacement
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1980 corvette body mount replacement
Hi guys
its nearly time for dreaded body mount replacement.
i have a 1980 Manual L48 350 c3 Corvette
I’m from Australia Melbourne and I need help.
can anyone give me a step by step procedure of how to remove and replace the body mounts, including if I find rusted body mount brackets and how to replace them.
also what needs to be loosened and undone from the body to lift a side at a time to change the mounts.
Do I need to loser bumpers etc...
also where can I buy body mount kit and body mount bracket kits in case I have to cut them and replace them.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated
its nearly time for dreaded body mount replacement.
i have a 1980 Manual L48 350 c3 Corvette
I’m from Australia Melbourne and I need help.
can anyone give me a step by step procedure of how to remove and replace the body mounts, including if I find rusted body mount brackets and how to replace them.
also what needs to be loosened and undone from the body to lift a side at a time to change the mounts.
Do I need to loser bumpers etc...
also where can I buy body mount kit and body mount bracket kits in case I have to cut them and replace them.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated
Burning Brakes
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These should get you off square one. Good luck, myte
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http://youtu.be/mjAy4Cd5Ido
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...on-1980-a.html
These should get you off square one. Good luck, myte
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...on-1980-a.html
These should get you off square one. Good luck, myte
I have seen this video, my car is a 80 model do I assume would be slightly different
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Hi RT,
I'd think a 'lean' to one side or the other is typically a suspension issue not a body mount issue.
I'd be looking at the suspension bushings rather than the body mount bushings.
Regards,
Alan
I'd think a 'lean' to one side or the other is typically a suspension issue not a body mount issue.
I'd be looking at the suspension bushings rather than the body mount bushings.
Regards,
Alan
Melting Slicks
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From: Regina Sk Canada
I lifted the body completely off my 80 vette, and i had one broken nut cage on the frame to tack weld that was it. For a Canadian car i was amazed how little to no rust damage i had to repair. I went with all Polly body mounts when i put the body back down.
Spray as many of your body mount bolts as you can get too with A foam blaster or a rust loosener, let that sit for a day.
Spray as many of your body mount bolts as you can get too with A foam blaster or a rust loosener, let that sit for a day.
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Thanks in advance!