Point of no return project.

[Timthetoolman]

I gotta ask, how did you move the handle for the tailgate down there? I love how it turned out, and since I'm all for mods (whether I need them or not) I'd be pretty interested in seeing more pics of your tailgate work

Took a plasma cutter cut around the handle, profile matches the bottom, marked it (upside down now) cut a new hole in the bottom, mig weld it up and grind smooth.

For the rods I now use 1/6th aircraft cable and conduit, works better than the old rods anyway.

Cut the notch out as you like, I used a sawsall, (notice the pictures the notch is now a little wider than before) cut to size, trim metal, mig weld and grind, then prime and bondo sand, prime bondo and sand, prime bondo and sand.

The center section is 1/6 treadplate aluminum, I will paint it dark metalic gray along with the running boards and rear bumper, plain red for the body.

 

[F350farmboy]

That tailgate is pure genius!!! That truck will look sweet when its done....cant wait!

 

[Timthetoolman]

Got a few things painted, forgot to get a pic of the tailgate, more to come this weekend I hope.

 

[jtate]

heres a pic of a tailgate i started, but havent finished it yet. you can see in the pic the sheet of stainless steal expanded metal thats filling the open voids and the rest will be painted the same color of the truck.

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[F350farmboy]

Thats another sweet tailgate

 

[dyoung14]

yall need to make me one too

 

[jtate]

there not hard to build if you have a old one laying around lol.

 

[dyoung14]

there not hard to build if you have a old one laying around lol.

the problem is the only one i have is the one on the truck and the latch is f'd up on it so i have to open it by hand

 

[Agnem]

What is your choice of tool for cutting those tailgates out?

 

[jtate]

I marked and taped the line off, and used a 4" side grinder with a cut off wheel .

 

[Agnem]

Cool. I've been wanting to get one of those.

 

[Mat J]

A cut off wheel sounds like it would take a while, if your good with a torch or plasma you can have that thing cut in minutes

 

[jtate]

A cut off wheel sounds like it would take a while, if your good with a torch or plasma you can have that thing cut in minutes

yes but after you make the cuts with a torch or plasma you still have to come back and clean all the cuts up and make them straight. i made my cuts with a cut off wheel and afterwards your ready to go.

 

[Mat J]

yeah, the guys i work with can cut like that and be dead nuts. this stuff is pretty thin so i guess its not that much to cut threw.

 

[Timthetoolman]

Coming together.