tailgate pics (long road trip) - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

sactoC10 · 09-29-2004, 01:02 AM

Couldn't get these to load in the original thread, but here's what I traveled half the weekend and 994 miles for...

69ChevyLB · 09-29-2004, 01:08 AM

WOW! I'd make a long roadtrip for that tailgate any day.

**tnblazerk5** · 09-29-2004, 01:16 AM

i would have did the same thing too !!!!!!! great lookin tailgate !!!!!

Castiron9 · 09-29-2004, 03:55 AM

Hell you should hang that baby on your Living room wall..........

chickenwing · 09-29-2004, 09:00 AM

Jeff, is that gonna match your paint too!!!??? Score either way!

sactoC10 · 09-29-2004, 10:22 AM

castiron9...

Well, the wife was even impressed at how good it looked, but probably not THAT impressed!

chickenwing...

Yes, when the PO had the truck painted, the tailgate was painted along with the rest of the truck even though he wasn't using the tailgate due to the camper he had loaded in the bed. There is not even a SINGLE scratch on the gate, since it wasn't ever used.

The only thing I will tend to is the letters that were hand painted with some thick black paint that seems as though it might start to flake off. I plan on laying the bed flat and getting the black removed carefully with some chemical stripper, then repainting with white or silver, which will better match the subtle look I'm trying to achieve with the truck.

(trip thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=121130)

Yes, it was definitely worth the trip IMHO.

**N2TRUX** · 09-30-2004, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sactoC10

.... I plan on laying the bed flat and getting the black removed carefully with some chemical stripper.....

Sounds like a good way to ruin a nice paint job. Try a test area and see how stable the yellow is using lacquer thinner. If the thinner doesn't effect the yellow, then test it on the black. My guess is it will take the black right off. Mask the area around the letters before you try to strip it with thinner.....

**Canadian694x4** · 09-29-2004, 12:52 PM

Man that IS a great looking Tailgate!!!

Swbman · 09-30-2004, 12:23 AM

I would have done the same,that tailgate is sweet. I once followed this old to a Kmart parking lot, just to ask him if he still had his original tailgate,his 72 3/4 ton with a full camper on the back looked brand new, he still had the new take off tailgate in his garage at home took it off 3 weeks after he bought the truck new, but was unwilling to part with it, O well you never know.

chevyxchick14 · 09-30-2004, 12:55 AM

can i merry u i love ppl that will do that 4 a truck but would u do that 4 a grl :-*

sactoC10 · 09-30-2004, 10:13 AM

Would do and have done (that and more) for the RIGHT gal, think I even did it once or twice for the WRONG gal... yikes!

Ring finger (and everything else) is currently claimed by the best woman on earth, so you'll have to keep a keen eye out for another "Chevy lover" with some SICK dedication!

So in my venture across 2/3 of the state, did my step-daughter and I pass through your neck of the woods? :p

sactoC10 · 09-30-2004, 10:16 AM

Sorry, little distracted by the "other" post... What about acetone? You are right, I should have thought about something a bit more mild first, good idea.

THANKS!

09-29-2004, 01:02 AM	#1
sactoC10 71 DELUX Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern CA / Sac Posts: 1,055	tailgate pics (long road trip) Couldn't get these to load in the original thread, but here's what I traveled half the weekend and 994 miles for... Attached Images __________________ 5/4 drop LWB wood bed - 15x8 front 235/60 - 15x10 rear 295/50 2003 FORD Escape 1998 Honda VTR1000 Last edited by sactoC10; 09-29-2004 at 01:07 AM.

09-29-2004, 01:08 AM	#2
69ChevyLB Active Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canton, OH Posts: 249	tailgate WOW! I'd make a long roadtrip for that tailgate any day.

09-29-2004, 03:55 AM	#4
Castiron9 72 LONGHORN OWNER Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Wash. Posts: 963	Hell you should hang that baby on your Living room wall.......... __________________ 72-SUPER CHEYENNE/20 LONGHORN 70-C/30 DUALLY

09-29-2004, 09:00 AM	#5
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	Jeff, is that gonna match your paint too!!!??? Score either way! __________________ The truck... you hear that? No really, you did hear that?!!!

09-29-2004, 10:22 AM	#6
sactoC10 71 DELUX Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern CA / Sac Posts: 1,055	yes... castiron9... Well, the wife was even impressed at how good it looked, but probably not THAT impressed! chickenwing... Yes, when the PO had the truck painted, the tailgate was painted along with the rest of the truck even though he wasn't using the tailgate due to the camper he had loaded in the bed. There is not even a SINGLE scratch on the gate, since it wasn't ever used. The only thing I will tend to is the letters that were hand painted with some thick black paint that seems as though it might start to flake off. I plan on laying the bed flat and getting the black removed carefully with some chemical stripper, then repainting with white or silver, which will better match the subtle look I'm trying to achieve with the truck. (trip thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=121130) Yes, it was definitely worth the trip IMHO. __________________ 5/4 drop LWB wood bed - 15x8 front 235/60 - 15x10 rear 295/50 2003 FORD Escape 1998 Honda VTR1000 Last edited by sactoC10; 09-29-2004 at 10:29 AM.

09-29-2004, 01:16 AM	#3
tnblazerk5 User #12137 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: kingsport,upper east tenn Posts: 11,598	i would have did the same thing too !!!!!!! great lookin tailgate !!!!!

09-29-2004, 12:52 PM	#8
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	Man that IS a great looking Tailgate!!! __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

09-30-2004, 12:23 AM	#9
Swbman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tulsa,Oklahoma Posts: 606	I would have done the same,that tailgate is sweet. I once followed this old to a Kmart parking lot, just to ask him if he still had his original tailgate,his 72 3/4 ton with a full camper on the back looked brand new, he still had the new take off tailgate in his garage at home took it off 3 weeks after he bought the truck new, but was unwilling to part with it, O well you never know. __________________ 1961 BUICK LESABRE 1968 CHEVELLE SS 396 1969 BUICK RIVIERA GS 1971 2 WHEEL DRIVE BLAZER 1971 4X4 BLAZER 1971 SHORTBED CHEYENNE FLEETSIDE 1971 SHORTBED 4X4 FLEETSIDE ** ...My Ebay

09-30-2004, 12:55 AM	#10
chevyxchick14 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: cali Posts: 5	can i merry u i love ppl that will do that 4 a truck but would u do that 4 a grl :-*

09-30-2004, 10:13 AM	#11
sactoC10 71 DELUX Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern CA / Sac Posts: 1,055	chevyxchick14 Would do and have done (that and more) for the RIGHT gal, think I even did it once or twice for the WRONG gal... yikes! Ring finger (and everything else) is currently claimed by the best woman on earth, so you'll have to keep a keen eye out for another "Chevy lover" with some SICK dedication! So in my venture across 2/3 of the state, did my step-daughter and I pass through your neck of the woods? :p __________________ 5/4 drop LWB wood bed - 15x8 front 235/60 - 15x10 rear 295/50 2003 FORD Escape 1998 Honda VTR1000

09-30-2004, 10:16 AM	#12
sactoC10 71 DELUX Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern CA / Sac Posts: 1,055	N2trux Sorry, little distracted by the "other" post... What about acetone? You are right, I should have thought about something a bit more mild first, good idea. THANKS! __________________ 5/4 drop LWB wood bed - 15x8 front 235/60 - 15x10 rear 295/50 2003 FORD Escape 1998 Honda VTR1000



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