Am I so obsessed.....?

[51 okie]

Hello all.
My old farm truck is legal to drive as of yesterday. It's a 51 3100. I am getting around now to some of the less vital projects within this project. Because we all know how many projects there are on your project truck.

I now have the tailgate attached with bailing wire because the end pieces are gone. It will work for now but I am looking to fix it and use the original tailgate. So I need the ends where the tailgate sits on the hinge and the hook at the top goes through. I don't have a pic right now, I'm using my phone to post this.

Am I so obsessed with this project that I truly believe that I saw those parts in an ad?I can't find them anywhere. Anybody know where to find these??? Am I crazy??
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[51 okie]

And here is what I mean. I need both sides.
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[Indian113]

you could make your own piece and weld it in place.

[51 okie]

Yes that is the backup plan. Have a friend of a friend, says he can do fab work. Just thought I'd try to find pre fab ones to weld in.
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[mr48chev]

Not a great photo but this is approximately what the tailgate should look like.


Someone might have a tailgate that isn't any good except for those pieces that they could take off for you.

I'll dig in the catalogs when I get home.
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[51 okie]

Yes that is exactly what it should be Mr48. Its funny I can see those in an ad in my mind but not sure if I dreamed that or not. I'll keep looking, if you findnthem please let me know. Thanks
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[tmoble]

As long as you're using baling wire and not that "mechanics wire" stuff you're OK.

[northerngmc]

If you do not want to fab something up check out http://www.mar-k.com/ they have a few options for latches.