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I believe these bolts thread up into the body. Thats why I asked you when you were here if you got the bolts out of body or did they break off???? There are nuts welded to the body mount area in the body. you may have to make sure theres no carpet or anything else there & heat up the nut & try to get whats left of the bolt out!!!!

i don't have anyway of heating them up so ill spray penetrating oil on them all this weekend then and maybe tuesday i can borrow the bolt extrater from my teacher ... hopefully =)

68sd wrote:

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-- Edited by 68sd on Thursday 21st of April 2011 08:51:28 PM

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 Thats for the chevelle right i don't have the middle frame rail bolts on mine =)

 

really hmmmmmmm i would think it would hve the same mounts but i really don't know lol the kit only came with 8 bolts

The nuts that people think are welded to the body, really aren't. They are called "cage nuts" and actually float within the cage - the cage is welded to the body. This way the nuts can float a little sideways so that the bolt holes line up. The cages do keep the nuts from rotating when you're tightening the body bolts.
Anyway the cage nuts can be exposed by cutting thru the floor directly above then. Then drill out the spot welds and remove the whole nut and cage assembly. Then you can just use new nuts ( they are usually square ) and reweld in the cages.
I was able to buy new cage nuts of the proper size from Spae-Nauer (sp?) in on Victoria St in Kitchener.
Good luck! Sounds like you're making real progress.

yep