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Johns70 · 09-08-2002, 10:46 AM

this is a 68 tailgate a person had in storage it was taken off two years after it was new.

Johns70 · 09-08-2002, 11:08 AM

can't seem to get the pic to load

Johns70 · 09-08-2002, 11:10 AM

hers the back, i wonder what this is worth?

Johns70 · 09-08-2002, 11:13 AM

heres one more

*Zkast* · 09-08-2002, 11:14 AM

Probably only worth about 20 bucks.. but me being the nice guy I am, I'll give ya 50.00

LOL

Nice find! that thing is PERFECT!!!! Seriously though, are you selling it?

Johns70 · 09-08-2002, 11:22 AM

I don't really need it, i bought a new repro. but i just couldn't pass it up,i was thinking of robbing the center latch and then maybe getting rid of it.i just can't beleive theres no dents in it after all these years.

*Zkast* · 09-08-2002, 11:45 AM

PM sent

**chevy71super** · 09-08-2002, 11:49 AM

Unbelievable find. And in Washington to boot! Its probably worth a minimum of $350.

**Bowtie468** · 09-08-2002, 11:57 AM

Man, that's sweet. Thats an awesome feeling finding something like that. Kinda like going back in time!! Great find !

meathead95 · 09-08-2002, 12:40 PM

I got one in the same condition the other day but mine is green and white with a wood band. I am starting to love tennessee more and more.

Longhorn Man · 09-08-2002, 12:55 PM

I think I would keep the stock one and get rid of the replacement one. I have heard way too amny bad things about the replacement ones.
Sweet score.
You could always hang it up as a display in your basement rec room...like one member did. I can't remember the screen name, but he had 7 or so mint gates hanging up as art. (???)
Oh, and I know I didn't score yesterday...but on friday I got a score.

RON WOODGEARD · 09-08-2002, 12:58 PM

That one's so pretty I'd paint the truck to match!!!!

NICE FIND..

RON

Chevyman69 · 09-08-2002, 01:14 PM

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Originally posted by Johns70
I don't really need it, i bought a new repro. but i just couldn't pass it up,i was thinking of robbing the center latch and then maybe getting rid of it.i just can't beleive theres no dents in it after all these years.

No offense but are you completely insane? Those original gates are better than any other sheetmetal and for that matter are 10 times the quality of any repop crap you can buy expensive or not. Leave that gate complete and put it on your truck and sell the repo, you are getting a way better tailgate that way.

Southpa · 09-08-2002, 01:41 PM

Now ya got me thinking. My tailgate is still functional albeit a bit scratched, dented and warped. Anyone have any idea how I can get it straight again> Aside from taking it off and driving over it?

DarkFox1 · 09-08-2002, 03:56 PM

omg thats perfect.. I'll give you 2 rusted LWB bed sides a bent up tailgate and some LWB rails for it? :P

lol, I doubt even that could be an equal trade.. that tailgate looks awesome. have fun with it!

RON WOODGEARD · 09-08-2002, 04:12 PM

I AGREE WITH EVERYONE HERE THAT SAYS USE THE ORIGINAL!!!

I have a friend here locally that bought the repr one, he's not a monster but then again he's not small either, but he jumped in the back one day and the damn tailgate bent. REAL GARBAGE...

USE THE ORIGINAL and sell the repro. Even if you have to paint the tailgate, you'll be much happier in the longrun.

RON

ChevLoRay · 09-08-2002, 05:48 PM

My vote is to keep the original, and change the color on something to make it all match....blue on the truck if you like the tailgate, or paint it to match the truck.

For those of us who have tailgates that have been stepped on too many times while handling a load that was too heavy, we can only wish to find one ourselves. No straightening them out, when they've been over-torqued in a previous life.

Whatta deal!

**PICKMUP** · 09-08-2002, 09:06 PM

John you've got a nice tailgate! and I do like girls! but that looks good. While everyone else is howling & griping, "don't part this & don't cut that", you just quietly pick up all of these really nice old rare parts! Pretty sly!

Johns70 · 09-09-2002, 12:00 AM

thanks for all the good ideas, it was a good find i had to do a brake job on my boss's dump truck pup trailer,and change the carrier bearing in the truck i drive in exchange for the gate about 7 hrs work,

the tailgate i have is a smooth one,thats on the truck mild custom lowered and mild changes.it deffinatly isn't going to haul anything, its a short box.and i purchased it from pickmup and it is a nice gate i don't know the manufacturer but it is a high qulity gate heavy like the origanal.all i need is the mint latch in it. i 'm in need of a set of mint origanal doors or a set of repro.

good find aren't they meathead95 now i just need to find a set of doors

*Fast68Chevy* · 09-09-2002, 04:01 AM

why surprised to find one in WA for ? thats where all the parts and trucks are. sure as heck arent gonna find one with no holes in it in anywhere else really,

good score!

meathead95 · 09-09-2002, 07:32 AM

john, Ii have a perfect set of doors too but you cant have them he he

fast, you just dont look in the right places I have a fairly straight tailgate in illinois that I got not far from you with minor dents and no rust .

**1970 CST Short Wide** · 09-09-2002, 09:39 AM

THROW THE REPO AWAY AND USE THAT ONE, YOU WON'T BE SORRY. I had a repo gate and the 1st time I sat a bare BB on it it BENT.

09-08-2002, 10:46 AM	#1
Johns70 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spring Creek, nevada. U.S.A. Posts: 456	i scored yesterday,did you? this is a 68 tailgate a person had in storage it was taken off two years after it was new. __________________ 69 chevy short wide box project 70 GMC jimmy project

09-08-2002, 11:08 AM	#2
Johns70 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spring Creek, nevada. U.S.A. Posts: 456	can't seem to get the pic to load Attached Images __________________ 69 chevy short wide box project 70 GMC jimmy project

09-08-2002, 11:10 AM	#3
Johns70 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spring Creek, nevada. U.S.A. Posts: 456	hers the back, i wonder what this is worth? Attached Images __________________ 69 chevy short wide box project 70 GMC jimmy project

09-08-2002, 11:13 AM	#4
Johns70 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spring Creek, nevada. U.S.A. Posts: 456	heres one more Attached Images __________________ 69 chevy short wide box project 70 GMC jimmy project

09-08-2002, 11:22 AM	#6
Johns70 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spring Creek, nevada. U.S.A. Posts: 456	I don't really need it, i bought a new repro. but i just couldn't pass it up,i was thinking of robbing the center latch and then maybe getting rid of it.i just can't beleive theres no dents in it after all these years. __________________ 69 chevy short wide box project 70 GMC jimmy project

09-08-2002, 11:14 AM	#5
Zkast Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olathe, Kansas Posts: 929	Probably only worth about 20 bucks.. but me being the nice guy I am, I'll give ya 50.00 LOL Nice find! that thing is PERFECT!!!! Seriously though, are you selling it?

09-08-2002, 11:45 AM	#7
Zkast Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olathe, Kansas Posts: 929	PM sent

09-08-2002, 11:49 AM	#8
chevy71super Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: So Cal Posts: 658	Unbelievable find. And in Washington to boot! Its probably worth a minimum of $350.

09-08-2002, 11:57 AM	#9
Bowtie468 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cecilia, Louisiana Posts: 1,638	Man, that's sweet. Thats an awesome feeling finding something like that. Kinda like going back in time!! Great find ! __________________ Chris click here to see my buildpage http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=394656 ---------------------------------- 1979 C10 Silverado Big10 SWB Factory 454/400 Cardinal Red/Santa Fe Tan (original paint) 1969 Camaro X44 LS swap 1968 C10 SWB Fleetside (SOLD) 468BBC MultiPort TPI / Dynamic EFI P4 Black/Black 1963 Nova SS convertible (SOLD) 194 I6/ PowerGlide

09-08-2002, 12:40 PM	#10
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	I got one in the same condition the other day but mine is green and white with a wood band. I am starting to love tennessee more and more. __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

09-08-2002, 12:55 PM	#11
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I think I would keep the stock one and get rid of the replacement one. I have heard way too amny bad things about the replacement ones. Sweet score. You could always hang it up as a display in your basement rec room...like one member did. I can't remember the screen name, but he had 7 or so mint gates hanging up as art. (???) Oh, and I know I didn't score yesterday...but on friday I got a score. Last edited by Longhorn Man; 09-08-2002 at 06:27 PM.

09-08-2002, 12:58 PM	#12
RON WOODGEARD Resident Young Old Dude ! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,948	That one's so pretty I'd paint the truck to match!!!! NICE FIND.. RON

09-08-2002, 01:41 PM	#14
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,410	Now ya got me thinking. My tailgate is still functional albeit a bit scratched, dented and warped. Anyone have any idea how I can get it straight again> Aside from taking it off and driving over it? __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

09-08-2002, 03:56 PM	#15
DarkFox1 in WAY over my head Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Douglasville GA Posts: 923	omg thats perfect.. I'll give you 2 rusted LWB bed sides a bent up tailgate and some LWB rails for it? :P lol, I doubt even that could be an equal trade.. that tailgate looks awesome. have fun with it!

09-08-2002, 04:12 PM	#16
RON WOODGEARD Resident Young Old Dude ! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,948	I AGREE WITH EVERYONE HERE THAT SAYS USE THE ORIGINAL!!! I have a friend here locally that bought the repr one, he's not a monster but then again he's not small either, but he jumped in the back one day and the damn tailgate bent. REAL GARBAGE... USE THE ORIGINAL and sell the repro. Even if you have to paint the tailgate, you'll be much happier in the longrun. RON



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09-08-2002, 05:48 PM	#17
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	My vote is to keep the original, and change the color on something to make it all match....blue on the truck if you like the tailgate, or paint it to match the truck. For those of us who have tailgates that have been stepped on too many times while handling a load that was too heavy, we can only wish to find one ourselves. No straightening them out, when they've been over-torqued in a previous life. Whatta deal! __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

09-08-2002, 09:06 PM	#18
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,144	MANLY COMMENT! John you've got a nice tailgate! and I do like girls! but that looks good. While everyone else is howling & griping, "don't part this & don't cut that", you just quietly pick up all of these really nice old rare parts! Pretty sly! __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

09-09-2002, 12:00 AM	#19
Johns70 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spring Creek, nevada. U.S.A. Posts: 456	thanks for all the good ideas, it was a good find i had to do a brake job on my boss's dump truck pup trailer,and change the carrier bearing in the truck i drive in exchange for the gate about 7 hrs work, the tailgate i have is a smooth one,thats on the truck mild custom lowered and mild changes.it deffinatly isn't going to haul anything, its a short box.and i purchased it from pickmup and it is a nice gate i don't know the manufacturer but it is a high qulity gate heavy like the origanal.all i need is the mint latch in it. i 'm in need of a set of mint origanal doors or a set of repro. good find aren't they meathead95 now i just need to find a set of doors __________________ 69 chevy short wide box project 70 GMC jimmy project Last edited by Johns70; 09-09-2002 at 12:39 AM.

09-09-2002, 04:01 AM	#20
Fast68Chevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2000 Location: IL Posts: 0	why surprised to find one in WA for ? thats where all the parts and trucks are. sure as heck arent gonna find one with no holes in it in anywhere else really, good score!

09-09-2002, 07:32 AM	#21
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	john, Ii have a perfect set of doors too but you cant have them he he fast, you just dont look in the right places I have a fairly straight tailgate in illinois that I got not far from you with minor dents and no rust . __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

09-09-2002, 09:39 AM	#22
1970 CST Short Wide Senior Moment Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pittsburg Ca Posts: 4,168	THROW THE REPO AWAY AND USE THAT ONE, YOU WON'T BE SORRY. I had a repo gate and the 1st time I sat a bare BB on it it BENT. __________________ 1970 CST LS 1 6 speed Ford 9 inch Detroit Tru Track, Dakota Didgital, Vintage Air, QA1 Coil Overs Front & Rear Lots of FUN 2013 GMC PU, Oldest Son 71 GMC LWB. QA1 Suspension, Angry SB. Youngest Son 2019 GMC Diesil Dually. Youngest Son 2017 Toyota SUV Daughters car 2018 Traverse , Wife’s Ride Pittsburg Ca 94565

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