Where are the body mounts on a corvette?
Where are the body mounts on a corvette?
There are 8 mount locations. One at the front of the birdcage, one below the A-pillar, one at the rear frame kick-up, and one just aft of the rear wheel: For the purpose of this thread I’ll refer to them by number according the above illustration for the driver’s side and as #5 through #8 on the passenger side.
What kind of cushion does a 1964 Corvette have?
Chances are the cushions will require replacement, and it’s a lot of work to replace them with the body on; bite the bullet and lift the body if at all possible. Also, the 1964 to 1967 Corvettes have body-to-frame cushions made of rubber with steel sleeves. This makes a strong case for lifting the body to replace the deteriorated rubber cushions.
Can a body lift be used on a corvette?
No broken bolts or broken knuckles, most of the connections came apart fairly easily (likely thanks to the good soaking of PB Blaster they were given). The plan is to remove the body using an engine lift. To start, the body was raised using a car jack and blocking installed between the body mounts and frame.
Where are the bolts on a corvette frame?
There are 4 bolts that hold the front end to the frame that are accessed from the front wheel well. The first three are obvious. The fourth is hiding behind the bubble in the front bumper brace. The middle two bolts thread into weld nuts on the back of the frame horns. The other two require you to get a wrench on the nut behind the frame horns.
How to replace a C3 body mount on a corvette?
On stock applications this can be done one of two ways. Either loosen the steering column and pull it upward and inward inside the car to disengage it from the rag joint, or remove the 3 bolts holding the box to the frame and disengage the box from the rag joint.
Why is my body mount missing on my Corvette?
The fiberglass damage is from a previous owner who installed the trailing arm bolt from the outside pointing inboard rather than the way you see it there. Thank you bubba This shows the missing #3 cushion.
How tall is a body mount on a corvette?
The poly cushions are .625″ thick plus a flat washer that’s about .125″ thick where the aluminum bushings I pulled out were about .440″ thick, but I don’t expect the 1/4″ ride height change will be very noticeable. Here are the instructions for the kit that shows what it includes:
How to remove the body of a corvette?
1. Battery – Disconnect only 2. Steering Column – Disconnect and remove 3. Master Cylinder – Disconnect lines only 4. Clutch Rod pedal – Disconnect wire clip only 5. Back up light plug – Disconnect only 6. Acceleration rod and ground straps – Disconnect only 7. Oil pressure line, big and small block – Disconnect only 8. Engine Wires:
