was wondering if anyone has made cagenuts for body mounts the previous owner cut square areas out in the trunk floor over the body mounts and ran a nut and bolt through and i want to bring it back to stock if possible thanks
cage nut fabrication
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I re-used the cages but made new nuts. I didn't cut through the top my 2 that were bad broke off.
i am faced with the same thing my bolt rotted like yours did thanks for the pics i will have to see if i can get some cages nice job you did there i will have to go that route thanks
I had 3 broken bolts on mine I just soaked them down with PB Blaster a few times used a visegrip and they came right out.
Dan
Dan
I just got through making a new cage for a bad one on my car. I'll post up some pics today after work.
I cut the big hole in the first pic so I could then take the nut/cage assembly out. I ground on the floor piece I cut so I could save the cage to sandblast and reuse. I made a new nut plate out on 1/4 plate and a metric nut welded to in with a big chamfer on the one side so it was somewhat factory like. I don't think I have any pics of the nutplate I made. I think I re-used the one side but the side I made they cross-threaded the bolt in from the factory. To get the busted bolt out just heat it up untill it is red and it will usually come right out. Pb blaster helps also.
i have 2 trunk pans i am sure i can grab some original cage nuts i dont have a torch so looks like pb blaster thanks for the info 454mali
81classic said:
Dang you work too much. You need to take a day off so you can post those pics. :mrgreen:
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