Aluminum Body Mount Spacers

[Jerry G.]

I'm getting ready to drop the body back on my July 65 Convertable. I went back into my documentation when I took it apart and it looks like there were aluminum spacers on the #1 mounts only. The spacer kit I recieved had only rubber bushings. I would guess it's a 63 kit. Anyway, is the #1 the only place the Aluminum spacer was used on the 65 body mounts? Jerry

[Bryan L.]

Re: Aluminum Body Mount Spacers

Yep. Only the front ones. Look in a vendor catalog and they offer a different set for coupes and pervertibles.

BL

[David H.]

Re: Aluminum Body Mount Spacers

So Bryan; The coupes have all rubber? David

[Joe C.]

Re: Aluminum Body Mount Spacers

David:

Both use aluminum #1 spacer. The difference is, that coupes do not use the #2 mount. If you remove your door sill plates, you should see a plastic plug over the #2 hole on your '65 coupe.

joe

[Karl #35089]

Re: Aluminum Body Mount Spacers

Gotta disagree in part. True about #2, but for 64-67 #1 differs in that coupes used rubber ducky #3842913 while convertibles used aluminum spacer #3842911. I have heard this was an attempt to stabilize the cowl on the open car, while the coupe had a more ridgid birdcage. Don't know that as fact, but it makes sense. I'm no '63 expert, but I believe they were all rubber all the time with no aluminum.

-Karl

[Joe C.]

Re: Aluminum Body Mount Spacers

Thanks Karl-I stand corrected.

Joe

[Karl #35089]

Re: Aluminum Body Mount Spacers

Correction: upon further review, it looks like '63 had neither the thick rubber bisquits nor aluminum spacer. Like I said, I'm no 63 expert! -k