lifting body from frame

[1990LTD]

What is involved in lifting the body from the frame?


Is it just a set of body mounts holding it on?


I want to do some surface rust removal and any repairs necessary to the frame, and apply some sort of rust prevention and paint her up.


I will do my body work at this time as well, it seems like it would be much easier. I may be mistaken in that assumption but I still want to rust proof the frame

[86VickyLX]

Body mounts. Most if not all will be rusted fast. They most likely need to be replaced. You have to cut holes in the trunk to get at some of them. And most will break. They are unobtainium. Scott has some kind of body mount recipe that he uses to make something work. Good luck...

[gadget73]

yeah, basically just 16 bolts. the secret recipe is an ES universal mount and a specially made spacer washer to make it fit properly. The step on the ES bushing is smaller than the hole in the frame, so the washer is needed to make up the difference. If you're really planning to seperate the body from the frame in any meaningful way, you'll also need to unhook the fuel lines and brake lines and stuff so you can move them apart. You can lift the body a couple inches to swap mounts without doing that, but you're not getting much more. Oh, the steering column also needs disconnecting. I'm sure theres other stuff thats just not coming to mind immediately.

[1990LTD]

yeah, basically just 16 bolts. the secret recipe is an ES universal mount and a specially made spacer washer to make it fit properly. The step on the ES bushing is smaller than the hole in the frame, so the washer is needed to make up the difference. If you're really planning to seperate the body from the frame in any meaningful way, you'll also need to unhook the fuel lines and brake lines and stuff so you can move them apart. You can lift the body a couple inches to swap mounts without doing that, but you're not getting much more. Oh, the steering column also needs disconnecting. I'm sure theres other stuff thats just not coming to mind immediately.

I'd imagine there's a bit of wiring going on...I'd probably try to disconnect it as far forward as possible.



I basically want to do what UK andy did with his wagon frame, but maybe not as extensive I wanna de-rust the frame, paint it, get new mounts, and put the body back on.

[gadget73]

there really isn't very much wiring at all. I think there are a couple ground straps, and thats basically it. The wiring all runs inside the body.

[79lincolnlover]

body mounts

Body mounts. Most if not all will be rusted fast. They most likely need to be replaced. They are unobtainium.

Metal with a hard rubber covering from the factory?

[1990LTD]

whos got thay body mount location diagram i recall seeing around?

[Brown_Muscle]

http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...ase-Read-First!

scroll down to post #10

[1990LTD]

[mrltd]

Amazingly not many of my bolts were rusted....I think only one I couldn't get out- which was over the rear axle on the pass side, which is not accessible at all on a wagon without removing the whole rear interior...

Not much wiring-maybe a ground strap ( I don't even remember seeing one), brake lines to the master cylinder (probably easier to pull MC from booster) , fuel lines at the motor in the engine compartment, steering shaft.

whos got thay body mount location diagram i recall seeing around?

Read the FAQ!!!!