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11-15-2007, 09:26 PM
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Welding the 'gate shut....
Im thinking about welding my 'gate closed, shaving the handle, and just generally cleaning things up back there. Since I dont use it as a truck anyway I figured Id at least try to make it pretty.
Anyone here got pics of that?
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11-15-2007, 10:01 PM
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That's right, it's Copper!!
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
I saw three trucks at shows over the summer with tail gates welded shut, they were all cracked at the welds. I guess the bed twists causing the cracks.
I wish I had taken pictures, sorry! |
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11-15-2007, 10:06 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
Heres mine , i did it right before i decided to do a frame off... it wasnt that hard to do, really...i just took a stock gate and used to lower cups, and tacked it at the top. then i took 22 guage sheet metal and filled both sides. filled the tail lights in with the same sheet metal, and back up lights as well... as far as the inside i stiched a bead around all three sides..and made rwo gusets for the top corners. As far as the roll pan is concerned , there was a little extra metal on it , as far as if the gate would open.. it was like a filler panel.. so i trimmed it flush with the gate..then used that metal and also stiched it to the gate..solid...i have about 80 hours in the whole bed... thats alot..but the left side , had a tree fall on it and i had to cut 1/2 of the bedside of and heat and dolly it back out, reshape and reweld it back to the bed....< i baught the bed sight unseen so, i didnt know that was there...but it was a rust free bed... and paid 1.500 for it.so i just made it work for. me.... hope this helps...if you have any questions just ask me ...tony
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11-15-2007, 10:09 PM
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11-15-2007, 11:26 PM
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Commander Taco Bello
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
i've been thinking about doing the same to mine as well. but i was thinking about getting a full skin for it instead of welding the gate shut. What are your thoughts on that?
i looked around for skins, and they fetch a pretty penny, so now i'm leaning toward just welding it shut, just like how bad6772 described, and also doing the roll pan. i like the look of "CHEVROLET" across the back as well, so that's another plus for just welding it shut. |
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11-15-2007, 11:27 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
Yeah Bad6772. That is exactly what I wanna do to mine, 'cept I wanna keep my taillights in the stock location.
That the stock 'gate? I noticed it dont have "CHEVROLET" written across it like mine does. Which I wanna get rid of. Thanks, I like it.
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11-16-2007, 06:52 AM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
i've seen theem with the handles on the inside and shaved on the backside
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11-16-2007, 12:33 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
it was a stock gate with the chevrolet script.. i basically just de skinned the gate.... i buddy of mine is building a 68 so he wanted the script. thats why i did it this way.i just used 16 gueage sheetmetal and plug welded it back together... the whole process is really easy imo . just dont over think it... i did that and it took me about 4 mos to make the first cut or weld...then i just decided to do it and it went pretty easy from that point......hope this may help you guys......tony
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11-16-2007, 01:07 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
Noooooooo! Your truck will then becaome, dare I say it, a mini truck! AhHHHHHHHHH, how scary is that? Plus it makes the truck look like a bathtub in the rear.
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11-16-2007, 02:07 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
go see one in person. not to knock anyone elses ride. but i saw a 70s ford with some gooy smoothed over bed(yes ..the whole bed was covered and this geazer didnt even have subs or anything back there...wierd) and the tail gate was smoothed. I thought it looked like Dog$h!t..but thats me. Again im a fan or a steper an hangn rusty chains..good luck.
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11-16-2007, 05:37 PM
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i see one in person all the time...and i just stand back and say im a bad mofo..lol no really its all about taste... i have seen them done and thaught what was that guy thinking?.. as im shure some have done to me... but i know i did mine right and it looks good to me... its all opions and whatever floats your boat.. i dont care for short beds or step sides, thats just me... that doesnt mean i cant look at a guys short bed whatever and give appreication, for what has been done to it... Last edited by bad6772; 11-16-2007 at 05:38 PM. |
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11-16-2007, 05:56 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
I like the hidden handles but I don't like having to skin the tailgate to do it. If you want to weld yours shut, more power to you. It's your truck....build it like you want. You won't get any dissing from me.
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11-16-2007, 06:34 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
i dont see it as dissin..lol am building it for me...and slammed 70 just ask for pics........ if they all looked like , i wouldnt want one... i always tell people dont be mad cause you cant do it....lol
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11-16-2007, 07:49 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
i agree with jkaylor68gmc ... some things should be left to the mini truckers.
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11-16-2007, 09:16 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
Gee thankss....
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11-16-2007, 10:12 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
don't take it personally bro, i sure didn't mean it that way. look at it this way, everyone has things they like and everyone has things they dislike ... doesn't mean one is better than the other. just means we're all different.
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11-16-2007, 10:18 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
oh i didnt man im just teasing you , your still my hero well you and 70GMC lol i wouldnt have done it if i didnt like it.....
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11-16-2007, 10:21 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
Considering stuffing oversized rims under bagged/lowered trucks is part of mini-truck culture anyway..Which I must say a good majority of people do accomplish on this thread..So I guess that makes 1/2 this board mini-truckers..About the tail-gate situation though, I went with a full-skin on my S-10 with 06' Colorado frenched in..It turned out really well, Just make sure its properly braced, then it wont flex and break welds or whatever..Dont worry about what people are gonna think about it, Its a clean look thats why its so popular..The "classic restored" truck enthusits just dont like it because they say it "Dosnt make it a truck anymore because you cant put the tailgate down" when they know damn good and well they dont either, muchless haul anything but a big ego in the back of it..So stick with simplicity....Smooth=Clean=A good look...IMO
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11-16-2007, 10:23 PM
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11-16-2007, 10:26 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
lol shane that not fair....lol
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11-16-2007, 10:32 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
I'm just messin' with him ... gotta make the new guys earn their stripes.
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11-16-2007, 10:51 PM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
Its all good brother, I love opinions and I like giving them as well...If you think thats bad, Id hate to see your response if I posted a pic. of a guy running a full skin W/Supra taillights on a box body S-10..The Colorados appealed to me, hell, I love em..But not enough to go buy the whole truck..But watch out fellas, Cause its the first Colorado tail-light conversion on a Stepside S-10..Might have somethin special...Maybe?
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11-16-2007, 10:54 PM
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 but the One ive seen in person was dissgusting!! prolly saw the worst one ever done. i ment no dissrespect or to sound like an @$s which i see i kind of did. its all what you wana do. seeing as how ive donated niether time nor money to your project. my thought mean JACK... stay cool!!
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11-17-2007, 12:15 AM
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Hey Premium72 just saw your little you tube clip .... now to use an opinion that you seem to covet it looked, sounded and not to mention the content was "Dog$h!t." Hey man I apologise in advance if this sounds p!$$y. I like bad6772 truck and yea your right it's his thang just like your truck and your flick means something to you his truck means something to him. Peace Bro. esll.  I'm happy to see that it's all been put straight between you two.
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11-17-2007, 05:53 AM
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Re: Welding the 'gate shut....
Aight now children, calm down...
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