Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by lownfast

this is probably the best thread i have ever subscribed to!! keep up the good work. this gives me hope for my k5 project

That's quite a compliment. Thank you.


I FINALLY got the hidden hinges functional. It wasn't that it was a lot of head scratching, it was just a LOT of work! Had to drill 64 holes, yes six-four, and tap 20. There was multi layered metal to cut and drill with weird internal angles that wanted to push the bits to the side or break them...

I was starting to doubt if this was really worth doing but now I'm a believer.

Here's some pics of the driver's side:












Mounted...


and it works