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General Category => Parts For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: retroguy on January 10, 2021, 06:52:24 AM

Title: wanted: body to frame mounting cushions for '54 Kaiser M
Post by: retroguy on January 10, 2021, 06:52:24 AM
Wanted: body to frame mounting cushions for '54 Kaiser
Title: Re: wanted: body to frame mounting cushions for '54 Kaiser M
Post by: Terry T on January 10, 2021, 08:49:21 AM
if  they are of a simple "hockey puck" design--cut them from rubber sheet stock
Title: Re: wanted: body to frame mounting cushions for '54 Kaiser M
Post by: retroguy on January 10, 2021, 12:10:50 PM
Good idea.
Title: Re: wanted: body to frame mounting cushions for '54 Kaiser M
Post by: r1lark on January 10, 2021, 09:52:04 PM
On my cars (unfortunately no Kaisers or Willys) I like to use conveyor belt. It is reinforced with some sort of fabric, and available in different thicknesses. About 1/4" works well in the cars I do (Studebakers). A lot of industrial type places use conveyor belts, ask your friends and find someone who works at one, and can get you scraps.

Interesting fact, the original body to frame cushions on Studebakers were cut up old tires! The ones with part of the whitewall are the coolest.  :)
Title: Re: wanted: body to frame mounting cushions for '54 Kaiser M
Post by: Terry T on January 11, 2021, 06:41:26 PM
On my cars (unfortunately no Kaisers or Willys) I like to use conveyor belt. It is reinforced with some sort of fabric, and available in different thicknesses. About 1/4" works well in the cars I do (Studebakers). A lot of industrial type places use conveyor belts, ask your friends and find someone who works at one, and can get you scraps.

Interesting fact, the original body to frame cushions on Studebakers were cut up old tires! The ones with part of the whitewall are the coolest.  :)

cutting tires is not a trivial task
Title: Re: wanted: body to frame mounting cushions for '54 Kaiser M
Post by: larryk on January 12, 2021, 11:34:23 AM
On my cars (unfortunately no Kaisers or Willys) I like to use conveyor belt. It is reinforced with some sort of fabric, and available in different thicknesses. About 1/4" works well in the cars I do (Studebakers). A lot of industrial type places use conveyor belts, ask your friends and find someone who works at one, and can get you scraps.

Interesting fact, the original body to frame cushions on Studebakers were cut up old tires! The ones with part of the whitewall are the coolest.  :)

cutting tires is not a trivial task

Use a sawzall with a fine-tooth metal blade. I cut up an old tire for cushions under my air compressor tank.
Title: Re: wanted: body to frame mounting cushions for '54 Kaiser M
Post by: MarkH on January 12, 2021, 08:27:27 PM
Hole saws cut perfect rubber pucks pretty much any size or thickness needed