body mounts
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body mounts
Hi everybody!
I'm rebuilding my bronco II '89.
Now the frame is free from everything except suspension and axles, so I can clean and paint it.
I see that body mounts are rusted out, and i will weld some steel plate on them and make a new hole for rubber bushings.
I see, holes for front bushings ar round, holes for rear bushings are oval. What about those in the middle of the frame? Holes are rusted out, so I can not see the original shape :(
There are a few different sets of old bushings in the parts box, so I do not know which ones are original. What is the original thickness of those body mounts?
I see the original design of bushings is not very good and I'm thinking how to make better ones. Seems some plumbing stuff with 1/2" pipe should work fine. For rubber I could use few layers of hard fabric-armed rubber, cut to rough to shape and drilled to accept 1/2" pipe. Any comments on this?
I'm rebuilding my bronco II '89.
Now the frame is free from everything except suspension and axles, so I can clean and paint it.
I see that body mounts are rusted out, and i will weld some steel plate on them and make a new hole for rubber bushings.
I see, holes for front bushings ar round, holes for rear bushings are oval. What about those in the middle of the frame? Holes are rusted out, so I can not see the original shape :(
There are a few different sets of old bushings in the parts box, so I do not know which ones are original. What is the original thickness of those body mounts?
I see the original design of bushings is not very good and I'm thinking how to make better ones. Seems some plumbing stuff with 1/2" pipe should work fine. For rubber I could use few layers of hard fabric-armed rubber, cut to rough to shape and drilled to accept 1/2" pipe. Any comments on this?
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Go to the James Duff web site and order some new polyurethane body mounts. They're not too expensive.
There used to be a writeup on the Ranger Station about using short pipe nipples and fittings to fab up homemade ones. Not sure if it's still there or not.
There used to be a writeup on the Ranger Station about using short pipe nipples and fittings to fab up homemade ones. Not sure if it's still there or not.
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James Duff do not accept credit card payments from other countries. Those bushings can be found in many online shops and few of them will even ship them abroad but still I will have to wait at least few weeks.
Anyway, even with new bushings I have to weld those mounts to be able to fit bushings there. So I need some info about those holes
I have seen that post in Ranger Station about home made bushings but they seem to have removed all the old threads
Maybe I will try to ask there...
Anyway it's a fun to work with this old rusty steel
Anyway, even with new bushings I have to weld those mounts to be able to fit bushings there. So I need some info about those holes
I have seen that post in Ranger Station about home made bushings but they seem to have removed all the old threads
Maybe I will try to ask there...Anyway it's a fun to work with this old rusty steel
