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That would be great!


Here is a quick pic of the canopy on the truck. As usual, bad pic. It's raining a lot today. And dark, too. So this is from inside the house, through the dirty window. LOL

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I have been trying to think of a way to incorporate a lock into the tailgate.

What's the point in locking the canopy door when the tailgate can just be opened, right?

I know you can buy a kit made for this tailgate.

I've also figured out a way I could probably make do with just a simple cabinet lock.


But as I was finishing up the canopy yesterday, something else occurred to me. A lot simpler solution.

See, I was sitting here trying to figure out how I would lock that canopy door from the inside, when/if I decide to sleep in the truck...

Should be simple enough to put a couple hooks in there that will hook to the bar, 'inside' the points where they go through the outer brackets. (That way, it is held shut, even if someone turns the handle...)

Then it occurred to me that hooks will do well enough on the tailgate as well.

If I have something in the truck that I want to get to, I am going to open the canopy door, even if the tailgate has to come down. So, if I just put hooks inside there, to hook to the tailgate, then if I need the tailgate down, opening the canopy door to unhook the hooks first, is no extra steps.

I would rather not have to attach an eyebolt to the tailgate. That may get in the way, when the tailgate is down. So maybe I'll just drill a hole in the tailgate, to accommodate the hook. Maybe drill it big enough that I can put a rubber 'firewall grommet' in there, and still be able to get the hook in. We'll see. Shouldn't take much.

May just stick with my cabinet lock idea.
 

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You could do like the old tailgate "latch" style. Like model A truck.
Two pieces of metal that line up and you drop a hook through.

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That would certainly work!

But then, that would leave something on the tailgate that gets in the way when the tailgate is down.

If I were going to do that, I'd just stick with a couple eyebolts. Maybe put two in the side of the bed frame. And one on the tailgate. Drop a screwdriver through, once the tailgate is shut and they line up, and nobody is getting that tailgate open.

Or an eyebolt in the tailgate, and a hole drilled in the side of the bedframe.
 
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Today, replaced the driver's side mirror. Now I can see what I need to see when I am backing up my steep curved driveway.

Also, tracing wires and such trying to figure out why the window won't roll back up.

And I'll bet yall can guess what I am going to be doing to my fuel system, when I get the chance to...

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Where did you get those brass 3-ways? Those are so sweet!
 

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