1968 Body Mount / Cushion questions?

[Steve Wallach]

The AIM for 1968 shows the same spacer as being used for Mount 4 and 3?

On my 1968 Coupe, there was a two piece rubber mount in # 4, like my 67.
I am fairly sure, the body had never been off before.

What is correct? Also, the #1 mount only had an Aluminum spacer, washers, and shims. The frame mount has a large enough hole for the same type of rubber mount as #4, should it only have the Aluminum spacer, and shimms? That's what came off when I removed the body.

Thanks for any input,

Cheers,

Steve

[Greg L.]

Re: 1968 Body Mount / Cushion questions?

Steve,

My 69 had aluminum spacers on all 8 body mount locations and I'm pretty sure that is the way they were from 63 to around 75 or so.

[Michael W.]

Re: 1968 Body Mount / Cushion questions?

The first year for rubber cushions on C3s was 1973.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1968 Body Mount / Cushion questions?

Mike, et al-----

Yes, 1968-72 Corvettes used the aluminum "puck" type mounts at all body mount positions.

[Steve Wallach]

Re: 1968 Body Mount / Cushion questions?

Thanks Joe and Mike,

Was it common to replace these with out removing the body? Both my 67 and 68 have VERY OLD looking rubber bushings at the #4 mounts only.

I'm now seeing in the catalogs that some offer different Aluminum pucks for different positions? For instance, Doc Rebuild's catalog shows the #1 RH and #4 LH to be a shouldered puck and the rest appear to be standard smooth pucks.

What should be there? The Aluminum pucks removed from my 68 at 1 through 3 were pretty far gone, some dissintegrated to the point of being rocks of Aluminum Dust, so I don't really know what should go where?

Thanks For any help on this,

Steve

[Steve Wallach]

Re: 1968 Body Mount / Cushion questions?

Thanks Greg,

Cheers,

Steve

[Joe M.]

Re: 1968 Body Mount / Cushion questions?

Early car mags had articles on replacing earlier aluminum mounts with the 'new' 1973 rubber mounts. Did this with my 69 and my bro-in-laws 68.
Was just looking at that article yesterday.

[Jim T.]

Re: 1968 Body Mount / Cushion questions?

Steve if you decide to use the 73-82 rubber mounts the rubber mounts for coupes are all the same. For converitbles, mounts 1 and 4 are the same as the coupe, but mounts 2 and 3 are different from the coupe.

[Steve Wallach]

Re: 1968 Body Mount / Cushion questions?

Hi Jim,

I intend to put the Aluminum Pucks back on my 68 Coupe.

Thanks Again,

Steve

[Joe M.]

Re: 1968 Body Mount / Cushion questions?

Hope you can read this.....

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[Steve Wallach]

Re: 1968 Body Mount / Cushion questions?

It appears the #1 LH and #4 LH mounts are "shouldered" Aluminum spacers or "Pucks".

I had a set I got off ebay some time ago, so I replaced these two and put a non shouldered spacer on the #4 RH.

I think that all should be "correct" now.

Thanks for all the help!

Now I may have to do it to my 67, which will be a bigger job since the body is on that car!

Steve