my new body lift

[Cruizer_Dan]

so i thought it would be a good day to do some more mods on the old girl
the next thing on the agenda was a body lift which seams to be what everyone is doing these days so why not put one in the cruizer
so first thing was to strip the cruizer to get to all the mounts



we had a little trouble with one off the mounts so out came the grinder and that was the end of that one



then it was time to work out how much i needed then make up the mounts




quality work place health and safety here as we lifted the body



and off course some of the bolts were not long enough so a little custom work and we have a new one



so some shots of the finished product






next up will be the bar work, lift the front bar and fill in the rear

[MUD000]

Did you weld a piece into your bolts Hope not
You can buy all the bolts for an 80 for about $100
Cheers Dan

[Cruizer_Dan]

nah made all new bolts with hitesile rod and welded nuts to the top

[RAY185]

nah made all new bolts with hitesile rod and welded nuts to the top

If your aim was to be MacGyver you should have done the entire body lift using only a stick of chewing gum and a box of matches. Otherwise you'd have been better off buying suitable high tensile bolts, washers and nylock nuts.

Body lift looks good though.

[xxxhilux]

nah made all new bolts with hitesile rod and welded nuts to the top

danger dan with things as important as body mount "dont go cheep"

[just cruizin']

Have you priced hi tensile threaded rod lately, not cheap

[ShakeN]

cheap or not welding hi tensile bolts are seriously not recomended.
them welds will crack 1 day...

[crozza]

If you have a prang and your truck body keeps going and your chassis stays behind you will wish then, that the correct hi-tensile bolts and nuts are a good idea.
So will youre insurer when he wont pay you...