80 Series Frame / Body mounts (1 Viewer)

[KKAAAR]

Wow! That's just obscene! Like it's been sitting in the ocean for 40 years!
Is there even half the original steel thickness intact?

Yeah its still holding on but im not very confident on how long it will last.

 

[KKAAAR]

Damn, I thought you were actually talking about the body mount, not the frame horn!!!!!!

I am not sure removing a heat shield would cause that kind of rust. Seems more likely that maybe some kind of chemical got on the frame in that location. Maybe the front tire ran over a bottle of something and sprayed the frame in that area.

If that were mine I would first try to find a parts rig and cut one off to weld on. If I couldn't find one than I would probably cut the bad one off and use it as a template to fabricobble something together.

Goodluck

NJ and corrosion. My downpipe heatshield came off and that area is just crazy rusted. Going on trails where is gets wet and dried by the exhaust can cause that? Just trying to make sense of it all. Figure the first thing that get rusted is the exhaust.

 

[PolarRunner]

NJ and corrosion. My downpipe heatshield came off and that area is just crazy rusted. Going on trails where is gets wet and dried by the exhaust can cause that? Just trying to make sense of it all. Figure the first thing that get rusted is the exhaust.

Mine has spent its life in NJ, PA and I believe the NYC area. It's showing on the frame now. I've considered finding a nice frame unlocked and swapping my axles over but who knows.

 

[KKAAAR]

Took awhile but I finally got it.

 

[leonard_nemoy]

Sweet!!!!

 

[Spdstr280Z]

The NLA thread is scary, but I'm regularly amazed at what IS still available for these things.

Jason

 

[Steveonts]

Took awhile but I finally got it.

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Did you manage to get it all fitted up? Any issues replacing the rusted bits? Ive got almost exactly the same problem. Living by the coast just eats my cars.

 

[RC51]

How did you guys fish the bolts out of the rear body mounts? I’m talking about the two that you access via the plastic doors. It sees like the bolts will hit the top of the compartment before it’s fully out of the bushing.

 

[baldilocks]

How did you guys fish the bolts out of the rear body mounts? I’m talking about the two that you access via the plastic doors. It sees like the bolts will hit the top of the compartment before it’s fully out of the bushing.

It’s very tight but they will come out. You’ll need to raise the body for the mount swap anyway, this will help. Big hands might be a hindrance.

 

[RC51]

It’s very tight but they will come out. You’ll need to raise the body for the mount swap anyway, this will help. Big hands might be a hindrance.

hmmm that might be a problem. On the one above the muffler, the disc/washer has rust welded its self onto the bolt ‍♂…no space to cut the bolt short either.

 

[baldilocks]

hmmm that might be a problem. On the one above the muffler, the disc/washer has rust welded its self onto the bolt ‍♂…no space to cut the bolt short either.

Heat, an impact gun and a helper should do the job. Another option might be drilling the head of the bolt off from above.

 

[RC51]

Heat, an impact gun and a helper should do the job. Another option might be drilling the head of the bolt off from above.

Good points. working on this truck is pretty much just over coming a series of jobs that I thought was impossible, this is just any other.