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Got a spare tailgate from a buddy today.I got a plan for it.Not sure what the previous owner was doing with it.Check out the bracket's bolted to it.No pivot's or chain lock tab's.

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Thank's for the recognition.

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Thank's for chekin' in to the build.

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Wonder if he was attempting to make a porch couch out of it? :hmm:

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Nice truck!

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Thanks . It's been fun and gettin better. BTW Peart is the man.

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:) Yes he is! It's too bad he has retired.

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Been on the road driving for the most part of two week's. Truck is parked out back in the alley behind our shop. Guy's keep seeing it and asking if it's for sale.It make's me fell good to know these rig's we are building are publically liked.

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Looks great!
Someone asking if your trucks for sale is an ego stroke for sure!

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Possibly i found it at a buddie's scrap yard in where alot of crafty artsy people live near out in the woods. Thought about all week i dont know what it could of been for?

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The right door relay to latch was a problem.It kept jambing.In the past if you look hard a sheet metal screw was used to hold the pivot together.This flexed and trapped everbody as it would not release latch. Had to get a new one. At the same putting a lock cylinder in rh o/s handle.

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That spare tailgate, was it an idea similar to this perhaps?
I saw this and thought it was kind of cool.
Would one way to utilize a bad tailgate.

http://i.imgur.com/ufxEw9d.jpg

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Ronzo . That is it's future. I was going to use some louver's though this tailgate came along.

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This is always good news.

Both financially and more importantly..... Emotionally, to know what you have and are doing is noticed.

I think these trucks are definitely getting more attention now.

The tailgate idea is great for your style truck.

I want to find the letters off a Stepside tailgate for the same reason.

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Without getting to carried away.Just polishing up the rough edge's.Matching some detail's of inside trim. Still keepin' it a bit crusty.

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Thank's Grizz, I have put a lot of different vehicle's together and this truck on the street's grab's eye's and discussion .I had a fella and his wife block an intersection just to talk about The Snortin' bull.

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After acquiring a couple sets of aftermarket halogen and hid bulb
housings that sucked and housings poorly made that would not even accept the bulbs .I chose just to put in halogen Phillips bulbs.

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The truck with almost 500 miles on it now has been for the most part tight and rides and drives nice, The tailgate though over bumps rattle and clanked, I had some leftover sections of inner door weather strip left over that fit the edge of the gate and snugs up to bed, Tacked them on problem solved.I also found putting the chains and hooks inverted helps relieving chain smacking around.

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The inner faux gate, double take gate is tacked in. Not done .Though look's pretty trick.

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Sweet:metal:

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Looks good. I will be doing something similar.

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Thank's for chekin' in. I went back and forth with possible the louvered panel and than the spare gate came along.I showed a few buddie's the GMC gate stuck.

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Yeah, that is trick looking.

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Door lock's. Original right outside handle's had no lock cylinder's .Though in the past some tried to get trick.Check picture's.It didn't work. In the month of driving to much attention is occurring. New lock's in both handle's . And a new relay rod now also in left door.

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1960 gmc