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**BOSS** · 12-28-2002, 10:24 PM

Hey guys,As of now i dont have a tailgate on my truck,so i am looking for something different to do.Wanted to see what some of you have done or thinking might be different.anyone with skins,custom work,anything?Pics would be great thanx........James

70cst10_05 · 12-29-2002, 12:41 AM

my uncle was going to build one himself, he was a carpenter so he took a small bowtie off of something and measured it and made it bigger some how and welded it together out of like 1/2 inch square tubing and was going ot put tubes or something on around it for the long things or somethin liek that all the farther he got on buildin it was the bowtie cuz he found a regular one.Just thought i would let ya know on somethin.

kevin

**BOSS** · 12-29-2002, 12:50 AM

not a bad idea,keep them comeing guys.............James

Cheyenne Super · 12-29-2002, 10:38 AM

I am going to make the tailgate into a barn door style opening. it will be fully electronic and hinge at each end. Other than the gap in the center everything else will "appear" stock. I have got it all figured out. I just need to buy the parts and make it happen.

**BOSS** · 12-29-2002, 11:25 AM

Now that sounds different,I cant wait to see some pics.Maybe i should just get a regular tailgate and put a skin on it as all of the tailgates i have seen are kind of pricey..............James

ebfabman · 12-29-2002, 12:29 PM

Here is something different. Maybe too different???
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...nched+tailgate

XXL · 12-29-2002, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ebfabman
Here is something different. Maybe too different???
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...nched+tailgate

Dare to be different!

BTW, ebfabman, I sent you a couple of PM's...

Kenneth

ebfabman · 12-29-2002, 06:00 PM

Yeah Kenneth I got em. I'm in OKC right now for the holidays. When I return to NC we have a speedway car to do but I will do a cowl also and post some pics. So please bare with me

**BOSS** · 12-29-2002, 06:40 PM

ebfabman,you can do my tailgate anytime you have time.I always like looking at your work.i like that tailgate but that wouldnt be something i am capable of.....lol.................James

ChevLoRay · 12-30-2002, 11:50 AM

I saw in a magazine where they did an installation of a remote opener for a tailgate, that lets you open it partway to reduce the drag caused by keeping it closed while traveling down the highway, assuming you don't have a bed cover.

So, with that in mind, I have thought about getting an "unmarked" tailgate, install a flip kit to hide the handle inside, then install the remote opener to operate the tailgate electrically. With a tonneau cover, and a smooth tailgate, I'm thinking it would look kinda "trick", so to speak. Then, I thought that using the trim that is found at the bottom of the tailgate, at the location used for the upper moulding, so that each point on the tailgate would have a single piece of trim. In my opinion, that would provide continuity with the front of the truck, if you used a 71-72 grille with hidden parking lights behind the grille. Just my idea, but you asked.

12-28-2002, 10:24 PM	#1
BOSS Just here to help Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Norwood,Mo Posts: 3,893	Tailgate ideas??? Hey guys,As of now i dont have a tailgate on my truck,so i am looking for something different to do.Wanted to see what some of you have done or thinking might be different.anyone with skins,custom work,anything?Pics would be great thanx........James __________________ Support our site Norwood Survivor

12-29-2002, 12:50 AM	#3
BOSS Just here to help Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Norwood,Mo Posts: 3,893	not a bad idea,keep them comeing guys.............James __________________ Support our site Norwood Survivor

12-29-2002, 10:38 AM	#4
Cheyenne Super Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Efland, NC Posts: 303	my project I am going to make the tailgate into a barn door style opening. it will be fully electronic and hinge at each end. Other than the gap in the center everything else will "appear" stock. I have got it all figured out. I just need to buy the parts and make it happen. __________________ 1971 Cheyenne Super Soon to be converted to '68 front clip. Efland, NC

12-29-2002, 11:25 AM	#5
BOSS Just here to help Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Norwood,Mo Posts: 3,893	Now that sounds different,I cant wait to see some pics.Maybe i should just get a regular tailgate and put a skin on it as all of the tailgates i have seen are kind of pricey..............James __________________ Support our site Norwood Survivor

12-29-2002, 06:40 PM	#9
BOSS Just here to help Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Norwood,Mo Posts: 3,893	ebfabman,you can do my tailgate anytime you have time.I always like looking at your work.i like that tailgate but that wouldnt be something i am capable of.....lol.................James __________________ Support our site Norwood Survivor

12-29-2002, 12:41 AM	#2
70cst10_05 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Summerfield, Ks Posts: 741	my uncle was going to build one himself, he was a carpenter so he took a small bowtie off of something and measured it and made it bigger some how and welded it together out of like 1/2 inch square tubing and was going ot put tubes or something on around it for the long things or somethin liek that all the farther he got on buildin it was the bowtie cuz he found a regular one.Just thought i would let ya know on somethin. kevin

12-29-2002, 12:29 PM	#6
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	Here is something different. Maybe too different??? http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...nched+tailgate

12-29-2002, 06:00 PM	#8
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	Yeah Kenneth I got em. I'm in OKC right now for the holidays. When I return to NC we have a speedway car to do but I will do a cowl also and post some pics. So please bare with me

12-30-2002, 11:50 AM	#10
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	I saw in a magazine where they did an installation of a remote opener for a tailgate, that lets you open it partway to reduce the drag caused by keeping it closed while traveling down the highway, assuming you don't have a bed cover. So, with that in mind, I have thought about getting an "unmarked" tailgate, install a flip kit to hide the handle inside, then install the remote opener to operate the tailgate electrically. With a tonneau cover, and a smooth tailgate, I'm thinking it would look kinda "trick", so to speak. Then, I thought that using the trim that is found at the bottom of the tailgate, at the location used for the upper moulding, so that each point on the tailgate would have a single piece of trim. In my opinion, that would provide continuity with the front of the truck, if you used a 71-72 grille with hidden parking lights behind the grille. Just my idea, but you asked. __________________ 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.



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