My rear body mounts are totally rusted away. Got two new ones to weld on. Do you have to support the body or wil the other mounts hold it ok to replace one at a time? Also iv not had a proper look yet but i am assuming that the cross member could well be rotten too? Is it just a case of removingthe bumper to tell? if so i can investigate and get a cross member and weld it all up at the same time. Thanks for any help
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nicedayforit
New Member
You'd be as well taking the rear bumper off to have a good look at the cross member, you might end up doing a bit more welding than you expected.
You get far better access with it off.
Just taken the rear bumper off. The cross member actually looks good. Happily surprised, although the bumber is rotton and the metal around the old body mounts are really bad but noticed the new ones come with extra long wings to weld on. Any ideas about access? even with the bumper off one side looks difficult to get into. One of the mounts is totally gone so i guess that answers my question to supporting the body when cutting rot away - no its ok!
vivnap
Banned
cut the old mounts off clean up the area then put the new mounts in position with the bolt in place then weld it up or atleast tack weld it. once you have done this you can unbolt it again and lift the body to weld it propper. this way you know when you lower it down it will fit perfect and not be out of line
rojbarker
New Member
You can get a lot of travel on the body just by jacking it off the chassis. I had to do the front mounts on mine - used a normal jack and a long bit of fence post wood. Just kept gently lifting the body until it was far enough apart to get in. Then jammed some more wood in the gap between the body and the chassis to take the strain. I reckon you'd be surprised how much spaceyou can make by doing this. Make sure you remove the rear mounting bolts first though! I had some pics but can't find them for the lift of me. Will keep looking.
