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I was trying to figure out how to latch my tailgate this week. I wanted a hidden latch so I went to Lowes to see what I could find. This is what I bought.
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I cut a strip out of the tailgate and installed the latch
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Got a finished pic?
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Here is a pic of the installed latch. It works great and the whole latch sits flush to the tailgate
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Nice work
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Another pic with the latch extended. I wanted to weld the latch in flush but found out it is made of brass so I bolted it in. Guess that will make it easy to replace if I ever need to!
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Nice...Jim
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Nice work!
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Thanks for the comments. I may change the bolts holding the latch, this is what I had on hand at the moment
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Great idea... I like it!
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great idea with the tail gate latch, looks good
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Good idea on the latch. Yeah like others, some countersunk allen bolts would probably look great with that. I'd use a grommet in the hole the pin goes thru to eliminate some rattling around.
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I've got my bumper done and built a small filler panel between the bumper and box
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I want a hitch on my truck but I didn't want it visible when not in use. I made this cover to hide it
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Another view of the hitch cover
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After many hours and many changes, this is what the rear end of my truck looks like! I want to exit the exhaust out the rear bumper, exhaust is one of the next projects
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Very nice and clean work. Especislly the hidden hitch.
So long Arnd |
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Very nice work.
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love it
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Wow that reshaped rear end looks really good. It all has a nice flow to it. I dig the reshaped rear bumper. The fitment on that hitch is sweet. It disappears.
Thanks Marc |
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Here is a pic of the gas filler lid I built. I don’t really like a filler in the bed but it was the simplist solution. I thought if it had to be in the bed I wanted something different than ones I’d seen before |
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Pic with the lid closed |
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Final fitting of the box/bumper/tailgate before disassembly for paint |
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Great execution on the gas filler...Looking good.
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That is very nice!
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nice work, that looks great
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I haven’t been on here in a while but I did actually get my truck done (well almost), and have put about 7k miles on it already. I built a matching teardrop trailer that I pull behind it
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That's awesome. Great looking units.
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Truck came out great. Love the look/stance of it finished. Excellent work.
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Looks great.
I like the wheels, what are the center caps? |
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The Center caps are hubcaps I bought on Amazon
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what did you use for tail light housings? did you weld them into the box stake pockets? looks great. love the rear bumper work. the little trailer looks great too, whats in it for amenities?
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The tailights are aftermarket 37 ford led lights. Yes, I welded them into the stake pockets. I made the entire box, including the stake pockets from scratch. The trailer is just a cargo trailer, not a camper. I use it to haul my tools to work so I get to use my truck most days in summer!
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love the trailer!
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great truck! use it and abuse it!
is there anything you'd change after these miles? |
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nice job on the metalworking and box build. I like the flat topped sides compared to the angled ones, thats just me though.
you got skills for sure. got another project in mind? |
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nice job on the gas fill door.. that pretty trick
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