1977 Towncar Resto mod! by sauceman

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8-12-2014

Got started on the body mounts. The ones I purchased from Energy Suspension are good, just not direct replacements. 

The one on the left is the original, the center is the replacement out of the box, and you guessed it, the right one is the modified mount. I'll have to do this to the six rearmost mounts in the trunk. The one near the back seat bottom will need to be slightly modified on the top half and the firewall inboard one (1A) will need to be tweaked on the bottom half. The rad support will be good to go.

To shrink the diameter I made a sleeve and inserted the mount directly on to my grinder, then used a coarse file to shape it as required.

The completed mount, just 11 more to go 

8-16-2014

I had the body levitating today, just as a proof of concept. I used the short chains from my engine equalizer and bolted them down to the seat belt anchors. I had to add some ballast here and there to make it hang level on the engine hoist. Used two car batteries, both rear coil springs and a 3/4inch drive socket set  

So the plan is to lift it up, remove the 6x6 support framing and slowly lower it down unto the frame. Will need some extra bodies around to help stabilize but it should be uneventful.

I didn't want to remove the rear doors as they are still in perfect alignment, which I don't want to mess up until the time comes for the suicide rear hinges.