1970 Chevelle Polyurethane Energy Suspension Body Bushing Install

In this video I go over the details of a body busing bushing replacement. Along the way I find myself fighting with rust which I fix by cutting the car up.
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[@chevellecody4050]

The middle bushing doesnt use a bolt I've learned. So disregard please.

[@carlosfranceschi4591]

Can you please send me the link to where u bought your bushings. Thanks 😊

[@chevellecody4050]

@@carlosfranceschi4591 I got them from Summit.

[@carlosfranceschi4591]

@@chevellecody4050 thanks man u da best

[@EnergySuspension1]

Great video! Thank you for using our products and sharing this.

[@Garys_OldSchools]

You guys have a kit for a 75 Monte Carlo?

[@robertsimmons9402]

Glad I saw you video. I bought a bushing kit for my 68 el camino quite some time ago. Just getting around to working on it. This gave me all the information I need to do the job. Going to have to replace my radiator core support, so the front ones should be easy.

[@truminatorr8863]

I learned so much! Great video!!

[@19chevelle72]

If I never said it. THANK YOU. I used this video to fix my 72. I only spun 2 bushing, but it wasn't too bad.

[@christopherpoucher483]

This video definitely gave me a heads up b4 doing mine on a 72 chevelle

[@akp41]

I just completed mine… thanks for the helpful video

[@briansisk1116]

Just took my the body of the chassis of my 67. 2 missing, 3 broken cages and 2 bolts snapped. not back together yet, and researching fixes. thanks for the video.

[@AdamMurrayLive]

Is your eye protection the crisper drawer from the fridge?! 🤣 Love it!

[@akp41]

Thanks for the video. My 72 SS needs bushings as well.

[@ZwithTheCutlass]

Nice detailed video

[@zakr7429]

Great looking Chevelle man!

[@chevellecody4050]

Thank you!

[@backcountrybuilds]

Cody! She’s looking good dude. I recognized your face.

[@codycreighton4292]

I used to live in Dunbar, live in Nitro now. Loved seeing that car!

[@chevellecody4050]

Right on! Thanks for watching.

[@derekwarren4437]

Please do more videos i fucking loved this. I have a 68 Lemans and this is so damn informative

[@donaldbaker6961]

Man thank you so much I just today started mine on my 88 Monte ss there is no videos out there for my car but your chevelle is almost exact I decided I have to do the same cut the floor out out of 12 only 5 didn’t break 🙄 the only good ones I had were rad support and in the middle ( above your exhaust ) and the two all the way in the back the rest all have to be cut open and it sucks because I have perfect floors and trunk ... or had now 😔 oh well thank you for you video HUGE HELP 👍

[@chevellecody4050]

Happy to hear my video was helpful! I'm sorry to hear about your floor pan. Although you should be able to weld the cut back up and still salvage the floor pan. Good luck on your Monte!

[@MisterAdam-jj5jv]

Donald Baker how is your body bushing replacement going

[@tooslow01]

Just did my 95 impala big job but the ride is way more firm and linear.

[@markt9438]

I fail to see how those bushings needed to be replaced they looked fine I didn't see any cracks or squish in them LOL

[@kyler.7794]

Do you remember how the bushings for the rad support went? Lots of controversy on the internet about how it goes but I’m trying to put my core support back on my 70 chevelle and I forgot how it originally went

[@chevellecody4050]

Hey there. At about 40 seconds in I put up a diagram of how the bushing are supposed to be installed located on the bottom right hand of the sheet. Lmk if you have any more questions.

[@Darryl6636]

Holy shit man that looks like a tough job my Chevelle might need those because it sits lower on the passenger side and new springs front and back never helped even it up but I'm unsure about where and how to jack the car up can you post a video that shows where to place the jack and what to avoid?

[@chevellecody4050]

Hey man, thanks for the question. All your doing is raising the car enough to get the new bushings in. If you do one bushing at a time it's easy. I used a block of wood on my jack to distribute the weight. Find a spot on the body that looks braced and jack from there. Go slow and if you see any damage start, then stop and try another spot.

[@tipetu]

Hi, Did you jack up all four corners at the same time, or just one by one? I have to do this to my Chevelle and dont want to to crack the glass..

[@chevellecody4050]

I jacked up the car four times. Each would get me about 4 bushings I could reach.

[@brianmoreira7578]

Hey man, tx for the Vid. I'm doing the bushing for my 71 Monte and this was all the help I needed. I mean a real timesaver. Did you link the kit?

[@chevellecody4050]

Hey, sorry for late reply. I do not have a link I got this bushing just from summit though. It would probably be the same one if not very similar to the monte carlo.

[@brianmoreira7578]

@@chevellecody4050 It's cool. I grabbed a kit from Lutty's Chevy for $130 that included all the bushings (even the radiator ones) and the hardware too. Check it out cus it was a great deal. TX for getting back to me.

[@garylawson5230]

Hi. How does the car drive feel with new bushings. Remove old floor covering and let the floor dry and paint with a rust stopper paint

[@chevellecody4050]

Hey, I noticed that the ride got a little stiffer but not in a bad way. I seen no negative effects from the poly. I would recommend them.

[@danoreo344]

Hey just wondering how these bushings have held up I’m looking to put either rubber or poly in my 69 chevelle Thanks

[@chevellecody4050]

They are doing great, I'd recommend them for sure.

[@germanferrando2105]

Nice job but what about the ride with poly bushings? You feel the ride noticeable harder than rubber bushings?

[@chevellecody4050]

Hello, honestly i didnt feel much of a difference between the old and new in terms of ride quality. But it did make the car feel more stiffer.

[@akp41]

@@chevellecody4050 I was about to ask the same question he did... Im finally becoming dedicated enough to knock it. Haha

[@dan9809]

Isn't there a fuel tank vapor port/vent almost directly below the spot you were using the grinder? It's to the right and left of the sending unit. Do you think it might be a good idea to place something between the body and frame before I stick my fingers in there to grab the bushings when the body is "sketchidly" supported by the 2x4? Just in case the wood slips out and the body drops? I'd hate to get my fingers squished. Or maybe the body will stay up by itself? Are those Grade 8 Yellow Zinc bolts?

[@chevellecody4050]

The vapor vent is located where essentially where the axle is, at least the way I set mine up. So I was not close with the sparks, although good catch as I didn't even think about that. Yes, I think it would be a good idea to place a jack stand of some sort just incase the jack failed. I'm not sure what grade the bolts where but they came with the kit.

[@dan9809]

@@chevellecody4050 Thanks Cody! When I watched your video, I remember seeing dry crusty bushings. I actually said to myself "I bet those are a b... h to replace". Then I assumed that I'd never attempt to replace them. After watching your video, I think I might give it a shot (excluding any cutting). I'm slowly upgrading all my suspension in my 1970 Lemans to polyurethane, boxed (I welded the 4 rear), tubular up front and 2"drop all the way around. Thanks for your video and answering my questions. I got another question though. What % of chance that I'll not be able to get 1 out because it seized? Any tips? Because like you said, you already replaced the bushing when you were younger. My bushings look 51 years old. I had to cut both front bolts to my rear lower control arms because it was seized to the inner sleeve of the bushing. So the first time you replaced your bushings. Did you run into any issues? I know the rear control arm bolts are Grade 8 (yellow zinc for corrosion). So I'm gonna assume the frame & body bolts will be similar

[@chevellecody4050]

@@dan9809 Yea when I attempted the first time of replacing the bushing I ran into the bolts just spinning and not coming out. So I gave up. So technically me cutting these was my first time really replacing them. That being said expect that one will at least do it. But try your best to lube them before trying to remove the bolts.

[@dan9809]

@@chevellecody4050 Thanks! It kills me when I have everything that need to do a job. Then I start it just to find out that I don't have a special tool and now I have a job half done and I'm at a stand still. Thanks again and keep getting dirty with life!

[@Papawalrein]

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