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Nice. Have you thought about a hinge cover for the inside?
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That is sweet!
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Dude, that would be killer with a linear acuator.
-Britain |
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Are you still doing away with the lower gate and making a full hatch, or did I miss that discussion?
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Yea, he is. One small step for Mike, one gaint leap for the Tahoe!
-Britain |
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Frizzle Fry the Fabricating Freak!:metal:
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You cannot stop it ;)
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:phat: Video
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Ya those hinges worked out pretty well... but... they were still over 40 years old so they were a little sloppy. Since there are no "rebuild kits" available for these I made my own.
These hinges have two different sized pins in them; the big ones are 5/16" and the small ones are 1/4". It seems like the 5/16" pins are harder than the 1/4" pins because the big ones showed no wear while the small ones were clearly worn. What I did was to make brass bushings/sleeves from 1/32" sheet and replace the 1/4" pins with 1/4" brass rod. I bored the 1/4" holes out to 5/16" and the 5/16" holes out to 3/8" (add 1/16" to each). These hinges now have ZERO slop! Here's some pics (camera died after these) : http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1186984352 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1186984352 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1186984352 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1186984352 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1186984352 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1186984352 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1186984352 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1186984352 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1186984352 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1186984352 |
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Nicely done, just wondering though, did you check with the local hardware store to see what bushings they had in stock? I've done this a few times and was able to just buy the bushings I needed, then cut to the length I wanted.
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I see, I get all the good suggestions after the fact :rolleyes: ;)
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FINALLY, the big payoff :D The whole reason for getting into this hinge deal in the first place. I think it was worth it:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...181Medium.jpg? http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...184Medium.jpg? http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...185Medium.jpg? http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...188Medium.jpg? http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...195Medium.jpg? http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...196Medium.jpg? http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...197Medium.jpg? http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...198Medium.jpg? http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...199Medium.jpg? |
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and the before and after comparo:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1187070445 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...202Medium.jpg? |
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Very Very Very cool! Awesome build. I can't believe I just saw this!
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I had to take a little break from the liftgate scene even though I still need to put the lower half (former tailgate) on. I've been on the fence about using the roof rack that was on my Burb (dealer option). I think they look great on that LONG roof the Burbans have, but wasn't sure about the Tahoe. Here it is on the Burb: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1187128593 |
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I knew I had to shorten the rack, but to take 20" out of it like I did the truck wouldn't have looked right. So I played with proportions in PS and came up with a 10" reduction (5" from each end).
Here's the proof ;) http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1187128968 I mounted it slightly aft of the OG rear mounting holes. Each "leg" has two bolts and I ended up putting the forward bolt of the rear legs in the rear-most OG hole. Then marked and drilled for the rest. The front ends up forward of the OG front position and rear slightly aft of OG. Here it is: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1187128968 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1187128968 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1187128968 |
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