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Rear end work troubles.

So I have been working on the rear end of the TC and as you can see the Rust is pretty bad.



I took off the axle Dampers (KYB's) and broke a stud on the drivers side and tried to drill it out nad the piece that the bolt screws into broke off inside the frame :hick:



So now what ? I want to put the dampers back after I take care of all the rust and paint the underside. So that my new LCA's look nice with all the fresh paint around it.

How do I put another mounting nut in the frame so that I may attach the bracket back????
1985 Thunderbird TC
2.3l .03 over,Ported and polished Head and E6 Manifold, LA3, T3/T4 Hybrid Turbo, Stinger FMIC, Forge BOV, Full 3" Exhaust, Essy Timing Gears & UDP's, BBK 255lph Fuel Pump, Kirban AFPR, Kirban Short Shifter, K&N Cone, Forced4 VC Vent Kit, PA Performance 3g Alternator, Energy Suspension Bushings throughout, CHE LCA's, SFC's [/LEFT]
 

Rear end work troubles.

Reply #1 –
open trunk
locate hat channel spot welds in the trunk floor pan
drill (big)hole in trunk floor over the quad shock mount that broke
weld new nut to a peice of 1.5"x2.5" flat steel(with a hole in it!) and drop in the hole
OR
drop new nut into the channel and follow that with a socket attached to a short extensionand rachet if youve got a helper to hold it while you tighten the quad shock mount bolt.
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

Rear end work troubles.

Reply #2 –
I'll take a look at the quad brackets I took off my car. If I can find them, they're yours if you want 'em; Bolts, brackets, nut clips. Otherwise I'd probably do want gumby said with the 1.5 x 2.5 drilled and a nut welded on.

Gumby, how's that dash swap coming along??

John


86' T/C 4.6L DOHC
16' Chebby Cruze 1.4L Turbo
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Rear end work troubles.

Reply #3 –
Thanks John, my brackets are ok its the nut clip inside the channel that broke off with the rest of the bolt in it.

I am going to do like Gumby said, only I dont have to drill a hole from above since there is a rust hole that appeared in front of the bracket hole when I was doing some rust removal. I will just slip it in thru there and then weld in some new u channel over the rusted out area.

Thanks Guys !
1985 Thunderbird TC
2.3l .03 over,Ported and polished Head and E6 Manifold, LA3, T3/T4 Hybrid Turbo, Stinger FMIC, Forge BOV, Full 3" Exhaust, Essy Timing Gears & UDP's, BBK 255lph Fuel Pump, Kirban AFPR, Kirban Short Shifter, K&N Cone, Forced4 VC Vent Kit, PA Performance 3g Alternator, Energy Suspension Bushings throughout, CHE LCA's, SFC's [/LEFT]

Rear end work troubles.

Reply #4 –
Quote from: chri85tc;142409

... I dont have to drill a hole from above since there is a rust hole that appeared in front of the bracket hole when I was doing some rust removal. I will just slip it in thru there ...

then theres that option :hick:


no dash swaps for my bucket, john :dunno:
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!