malcolmzilla
Bronco Guru
Well the PO did a very poor patch job on my 68 tailgate, gouged out up the the middle section, plug and lip welded galvanized flashing over the rotted lower sheetmetal and posts, full of filler, it never fit well, but it being the better of the two, and me short on time and funds, and largely intact I decided to run it.
However, my bodyman, perfectionist that he is ( thats good, but bad when you're his student and always making mistakes :-X ), and without any consulation, decided to cut the patch off so that we'd have to repair it better.
So, in no particular order, heres the progress, using 2" .120 wall ERW along the bottom, slotted to make the tailgate a lift out, posts need rebuilding were rotted, and 16 ga sheetmetal for the inner and outside, had the metal shop shear it to width and broke it at my bodymans workplace (huge break as they do semi truck trailer and bus repairs).
However, my bodyman, perfectionist that he is ( thats good, but bad when you're his student and always making mistakes :-X ), and without any consulation, decided to cut the patch off so that we'd have to repair it better.
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So, in no particular order, heres the progress, using 2" .120 wall ERW along the bottom, slotted to make the tailgate a lift out, posts need rebuilding were rotted, and 16 ga sheetmetal for the inner and outside, had the metal shop shear it to width and broke it at my bodymans workplace (huge break as they do semi truck trailer and bus repairs).
