A what do you think question..

[Dave Covey]

Sittin here thinking about body mount cushions.

In drag racing reducing the flex in the chassis is very advantageous because it allows your shocks to control how hard the tires are planted. That is why replacing the rubber cushions of the body mounts with either solid aluminum or steel mounts are done as it ties the body and frame together creating a stiffer chassis to allow the shocks to control rear axle movement instead of chassis flex.
Although that has nothing to do with why/what I'm thinking.

In restoring my 55 Victoria I will be replacing the body mount pads and bolts. I'm thinking about making my own mounting pads from aluminum instead of using the original rubber type. My thoughts are it should keep the main body, door, and fender gap alignment better.

Am I nuts or what?

Dave