G-Body Body Mount Replacement! Rust Repair!!

This is a Mess!! Shiny LS Swapped car and I have to hack into it to fix something that I should have fixed years ago!! Join me while I cut through my trunk floor to replace the rear body mounts to stop the body from bouncing off of the frame on my 1981 Malibu, that happens to be the first car I ever owned!!
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[@bmorr6734]

That turned out great Ed. At first it looked like it was going to be a real PITA, but you approached it in a systematic way and knocked it out of the park! On a side note, I appreciate your understated music choices. In my opinion, too many TH-cam videos have loud or distracting music that interfere with the content. Yours is just right. Thanks for posting these, I always learn something.

[@SlowCarFix]

Glad you enjoyed the video, and I really appreciate the feedback on the videos. Nice to know that my choices are working for the viewer. I try not to interfere with me talking, but it's important to have some sort of music to set the tone. It's a weird thing I've come to learn about these videos. I try to keep everything up beat. Thanks for all your support!

[@ACF6180T]

Great video, & content I'll now know what to look for if I get a 4 door G body. You did a hell of good fix thanks for sharing your time, & knowledge.

[@SlowCarFix]

Glad you enjoyed. It was a time consuming fix but the car is good and solid now! Thansk for watching.

[@JWCycle]

Looks good Ed! Not just good, it’s good enough. 👍👍

[@SlowCarFix]

sometimes your best just has to good enough!

[@Labergemusic]

Boy am I lucky that my Gbody didn't have that kind of damage to it when I had to do something similar. I did replace all my body bushings and added in the ones on the wheel arches. Lifting the body off the frame was an exciting experience.
Also, I was just watching your transmission crossmember video yesterday, and just got back from the metal shop to build/modify my own. As a Canadian, parts are just too much from the USA. I have one already made from a fabricator but it didn't account for the dual exhaust, so I have to finish that. Thanks for the inspiration. I have an 84 regal 4dr with an L96/6l90. Almost done.

[@SlowCarFix]

Glad you enjoyed the videos and I agree about the challenge with parts from the states. I don't mind the exchange, I don't mind the shipping, but the brokerage charges are crazy. L96/6L90 will make a great cruiser with tons of grunt. Good luck with your project!

[@IronheadGarage]

Nice work Ed can't even tell it was repaired afterwards.
Pretty cool you have had that car so long. Keep up the good work take care 👍🏻

[@SlowCarFix]

Thanks Chris!

[@stevedanglin]

Nice work as always!!! Those are a treat and theyre always different fixes!!! Your first car has a new lease on life...now we just need to line em up! 😂

[@SlowCarFix]

I'm not sure about lining them up on the street, but we can park them together

[@greggonzalez7396]

Was this caused by salt on the roads or is it just a area which by design rots out.

[@SlowCarFix]

I think both. It's a sealed up area that is like a cavity that collects salt. These cars weren't really designed to last this long, and this car in particular probably saw the first 10 years of it's life as a regular every day car and saw salt every winter. Southern cars wouldn't be nearly this bad.

[@jeffhazlehurst3674]

Looks good Ed. Did you have to replace both rear body mounts as well?

[@SlowCarFix]

Just the passenger side rear mount. After the test drive it was still making the same noise. The driver side one looks like it's been repaired and has a new rubber mount. I did 3 out of 4 of them. I drove it to work and around Oshawa's fine roads, and it seems to be great!

[@Chris78MalibuSilver]

Where’s the G body?

[@SlowCarFix]

did you watch the video? I specifically mentioned you

[@Chris78MalibuSilver]

@@SlowCarFixno LOL!! just the title. Then had to go. I’ll finish it later

[@buddyjohn]

What about the other 8 mounts? There gonna look just like the 2 ya just did

[@SlowCarFix]

It's got a new floor pan with all new mounts and all the front were new when the clip was off. The only ones that weren't done were these back 4 because the body didn't come off the frame. I've done the back 4 now, so everything has been done.