Help! 1968 Torino Body Mounts

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   Hello all.  Excited to be a new member to a forum that my father joined years ago.
Since then I have inherited a 1968 GT Torino Convertible.  I have redone everything on this car over the last 15 years.  I have swapped the rear end to a 9" with 3.5 gears.  I have a mustang II front end that is lowered 2".  I pulled the original 302 out and and replaced it with a 347.....  Needless to say, the car is a ton of fun to drive and cruise.

There exists one issue, and that is, after all of this work, when the car drives around at 25-35 mph, and goes over any bumps, it sounds like a squeaky rust bucket.   

I remember restoring this car over 30 years ago with my dad, and we had determined it was the body mount bushings.  They were hard if not impossible to locate back then, but it seems like not much has changed.

I am in need of sourcing body mount bushings for this car or at least a suitable substitution and am wondering what options there are out there for me.  

Looking forward to any and all suggestions!

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Gldncab Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 07-March-2022 Location: Phoenix, AZ Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gldncab Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Help! 1968 Torino Body Mounts Posted: 07-March-2022 at 12:47PM
	Hello all. Excited to be a new member to a forum that my father joined years ago. Since then I have inherited a 1968 GT Torino Convertible. I have redone everything on this car over the last 15 years. I have swapped the rear end to a 9" with 3.5 gears. I have a mustang II front end that is lowered 2". I pulled the original 302 out and and replaced it with a 347..... Needless to say, the car is a ton of fun to drive and cruise. There exists one issue, and that is, after all of this work, when the car drives around at 25-35 mph, and goes over any bumps, it sounds like a squeaky rust bucket. I remember restoring this car over 30 years ago with my dad, and we had determined it was the body mount bushings. They were hard if not impossible to locate back then, but it seems like not much has changed. I am in need of sourcing body mount bushings for this car or at least a suitable substitution and am wondering what options there are out there for me. Looking forward to any and all suggestions!
	1968 GT Torino Convertible

californiajohnny Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 05-October-2013 Location: winlock, wa Status: Offline Points: 14512	Post Options Post Reply Quote californiajohnny Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07-March-2022 at 9:07PM
	welcome! that's possible? usually squeaking when hitting a bump is suspension bushings...
	JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION

hogfiddles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19-September-2016 Location: Central NY Status: Offline Points: 1390	Post Options Post Reply Quote hogfiddles Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07-March-2022 at 11:07PM
	the ‘68-‘69 torino is a unibody car.... what body mounts would you be referring to?
	1973 Gran Torino Sport - Q code “Q-Clone” project-on-hold 1972 Gran Torino Sport - Q code new project 1972 Gran Torino - parts 1969 Torino GT - M code 95+/- mid-80's Yamaha XJ-Series (10 trophies)

californiajohnny Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 05-October-2013 Location: winlock, wa Status: Offline Points: 14512	Post Options Post Reply Quote californiajohnny Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07-March-2022 at 11:11PM
	yep dave is correct! first and second gens are unibody cars!!! so it would be suspension bushings then...
	JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION

schufitz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 23-February-2014 Location: Hammond IN Status: Offline Points: 104	Post Options Post Reply Quote schufitz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08-March-2022 at 4:09AM
	The shock tower design of 67-71's made it difficult to grease the UCA bushing. Have seen pics where guys drilled into tower for access. A 90* fitting can help but start there and hopefully that's the issue. As noted above, no body mounts on the unibodies.
	Dave 1969 Torino GT/351W 2V/FMX/Vinyl Top/Black Jade/Gold Stripes/Nugget Gold Buckets/Console/Racing Mirrors/AC/PS/PDB

Gldncab Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 07-March-2022 Location: Phoenix, AZ Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gldncab Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08-March-2022 at 1:02PM
	Thanks all. Front end is now a mustang II with coil over suspension. After swapping the front end out I can't tell you all how disappointing it was to still hear that squeak. Thoughts on what could be squeaking on that new rack? Another bit of info on the car is a 'shimmy' at around 40 mph. Doesn't matter whether accelerating or slowing down, the shimmy has always been there. I have replaced the wheels and the tires as well. The squeak and shimmy are still there after all of the upgrades.
	1968 GT Torino Convertible

hogfiddles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19-September-2016 Location: Central NY Status: Offline Points: 1390	Post Options Post Reply Quote hogfiddles Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09-March-2022 at 1:06AM
	out of balance tire or rim? Bent rim? Out of round tire? Bad alignment? Worn steering box/steering components? Bad/loose suspension bushing? Bad/worn/loose suspension parts? Bent/out of balance driveshaft? Loose transmission mount? Loose engine mount? Bad harmonic balancer? Check the REAR end too.... something there can also cause a shimmy.
	1973 Gran Torino Sport - Q code “Q-Clone” project-on-hold 1972 Gran Torino Sport - Q code new project 1972 Gran Torino - parts 1969 Torino GT - M code 95+/- mid-80's Yamaha XJ-Series (10 trophies)

Gldncab Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 07-March-2022 Location: Phoenix, AZ Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gldncab Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09-March-2022 at 4:29PM
	hogfiddles, Love the list! I've been down so many of these but a few stand out. I'd like to think that the right solution takes care of both of my issues, but that would be foolish. I've wondered about the steering box and even the rack itself. Back then I got the Mustang II rack conversion kit from Dearborn (now MAC) and they had sent me a bad rack. Made me a little nervous after all the welding, but after putting in the replacement rack it seemed OK. After the 9" rear end swap I had a new driveshaft put in and that makes me wonder. Probably 2000 total miles on the car after all of those upgrades. I'll look into the driveshaft. I'll also dig into the engine mounts, as I redid these with the new rack and pinion kit. I do remember that the two bushings (red, prothane type) for the rack/cross member mounts seemed brittle. One may have split. I'm thinking these may be the culprit. Anyone know which bushings these may be?
	1968 GT Torino Convertible