quick mounting ideas for Blazer body

[kevman1]

Anyone have a better way to mount the blazer body that makes it easy to remove? I have hte innder fenders on a can't really get good access to the body clips in there.

[Ironhide13]

Yes, ditch the body posts and pins and use magnets. Most of the guys in our group use ring neodymium rare earth magnets. I trimmed down the side body posts and bolted a pair of them where the rear post come through the body, and glued a pair of magnets under the floor.

As for front, I used some angle aluminum stock to make some brackets to mount another pair of magnets under the foot well of the interior.

[kevman1]

Originally Posted by Ironhide13

Yes, ditch the body posts and pins and use magnets. Most of the guys in our group use ring neodymium rare earth magnets. I trimmed down the side body posts and bolted a pair of them where the rear post come through the body, and glued a pair of magnets under the floor.

As for front, I used some angle aluminum stock to make some brackets to mount another pair of magnets under the foot well of the interior.

That sounds pretty good, do you have a picture of your setup? I have some angle aluminum laying around I could probably fab something similar up.

[mthomson]

I would love to see some pics too. I'm using set screws on my Toyota TF2 but would love some magnets.

[Ironhide13]

Sorry for not seeing this earlier, I've been out of town for the 4th.

I'll try to post up some pictures tonight.

[Ironhide13]

Warning: these magnets are not a toy!




I mounted 4 of the magnets on the chassis using modified body posts and stainless steel screws:



I should mention I'm using an A&M Garage shackle reverse mount kit for the front, which allowed me to mount the pieces of aluminum.



And then the side body posts I cut down and tapped for the screws. I had tried using the original body posts, but one stripped out, and I wanted to try this rather than wait for the parts to come back in stock.



I shoe-goo'ed 4 magnets in place under the body, after the mounting the ones on the chassis:

[Ironhide13]

Also, you can do a similar trick with the removable top, if you were so inclined. I used some small square magnets and a couple of angle polystyrene strips to set up mine.