[GTOster]

I was cutting out the old pass side floor pan
on my 67GTO last night and saw that the body mount bolts where very rusty I hit them with some PB blaster put the ratchet on it and it went snap the head fell out onto the floor my Question is Now that the floor pan on that side is out can I lift the body to get to the stud so I can replace it or will the body twist
The four front body mounts snapped in the same way Any help would be great
Paul

[78 GHOST]

Oh what fun! I'm sure there were some choice cuss words on that one.

Accessing the broken bolt and removing it from the bottom might be a waste of time. Chances are, that if the bolt is rusted to the snapping point, the nut is permanently frozen to the bolt. Getting access to the bolt will only cause the "caged nut" to spin.. then where are you?

You are going to probably have to cut down from the top to access the bolt itself. If you can locate the bolt looking down at the floorboards, then cut around three sides, bend the metal back, remove the caged nut/snapped bolt together, and replace with a new one. I'd strongly suggest welding the new bolt in place to prevent it from spinning in the future.

Best of luck to you, -Matt

[Half-Inch Stud]

Oh sure, it's eeeeeasy to fix.

Drill a hole-cut through the floorboard top-side. (Hole-Cutter has a drill pilot) Hole cutter dia escapes me - just be sure to make it a DIA larger than the Square-nut.

Bust-up the sheetmetal cage (it's poorly spot-welded).
Lift-out the boltshank&nut.
Re-install nice greased body-hardware.
Install Cap-Plug atop the hole.
HIS

[GTOster]

Thanks Guy's I have removed 3 so far and it's not too bad!!! So far I have 8 that broke the others just came right out Glad I didn't have to stand on the breaks The damm Body might have come flying Off I am sure I'll have other questions now that I'm having FUN
Thanks Again
Paul