Coverted my tailgate to cables

[bigmoe]

I went to the wreckers and found some cables on a Chevy Avalanche that were a bit shorter than the 1/2 tons I was looking at. When I drilled through the box I was able to reach into the taillight opening to put a nut on back of the bolt. The tailgate has to be notched out a bit on the inside to make room for the cable to tuck and to clear the bolt head. On my practice tailgate I cut in further than necessary. On the new tailgate I went in 5/16". The bolt on the tailgate will show from the nice side of the tailgate. I've ordered some nice ss round head bolts and sleeves for the final install after the truck is painted.