1980 corvette body mount replacement
05-07-2018, 09:13 AM
#1
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
05-07-2018, 11:22 AM
#2
Burning Brakes
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...on-1980-a.html
These should get you off square one. Good luck, myte
05-07-2018, 12:10 PM
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Hi RT,
What are you seeing that makes you think the body mounts need to be replaced?
Regards,
Alan
What are you seeing that makes you think the body mounts need to be replaced?
Regards,
Alan
05-08-2018, 06:42 AM
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05-08-2018, 06:44 AM
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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
05-08-2018, 07:01 AM
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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
05-08-2018, 10:00 AM
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Melting Slicks
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.
04-27-2021, 07:18 PM
#9
Thanks in advance!