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**1774btcrew** · 12-02-2013, 03:34 PM

I sell at a lot of the automotive swapmeets here in AZ as well as CA. Since I really started focusing on specializing in Chevy and GMC truck parts I had been trying to find something that would make a unique business card holder and also showcase what I do. This is what I came up with. I have had this project in the works for almost a year. I knew exactly what I wanted and how I wanted it done. It just took a while to find a reliable friend with a sheet metal brake to finalize the process. This was salvaged last Christmas from a very bent and twisted 1973 GMC tailgate. Since GMC is my brand of choice I figured this would be ideal. Hope all of you like it! It may get painted to match my truck later but for now I love the patina!

83GMCK2500 · 12-02-2013, 03:56 PM

Now that is ****-hot right there. Now that you have a friend with a brake, if you find another tailgate I would loooooove one of those. GMC is my preference as well. I have a '73/'74 nearly-new take off gate from a barn but I am not gonna take anything to it but polish.

**1774btcrew** · 12-02-2013, 04:15 PM

Thanks! I really like it! It is nice to have something you envision in your head for a long time actually get finished! I have 2 take off 73-74 GMC tailgates as well. I always watch for any 73-74 GMC gate. Just need to have a sawzall handy when I find a rough one. Don't want to pay full price for just a piece!

**MusicMan70** · 12-02-2013, 07:52 PM

I dig the GMC stuff as well. Love the Cardholder; Thumbs UP!!

jitteryguy · 12-02-2013, 08:16 PM

that's cool, if you can some old gates cheap enough they would sell good.

beamn7 · 12-02-2013, 08:43 PM

Very cool!

**1774btcrew** · 12-02-2013, 10:20 PM

Thanks guys! I am really happy with it! Hard to find the early GMC tailgates though. I probably have too much other stuff I need to sell anyway!

Gordonr1973 · 12-04-2013, 07:09 PM

neat! I like the patina myself!

KrazyRay · 12-05-2013, 12:11 AM

That looks great. Sadly, I have scrapped several early GMC gates that were bent. I guess I will cut out that section first before the next one goes.

520CheyenneK10 · 12-05-2013, 12:25 AM

I love it and don't paint it.

Heres what I made using my GM paint's I had made for touch ups and what not. Kinda strange I know but my boy had these little trucks around everywhere and he actually pointed out that one of his trucks looked a lot like Richard Parker, that's what the kids call our rig, so I decided to make him one. I did another for my daughter too and they love them.

**1774btcrew** · 12-05-2013, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 520CheyenneK10

I love it and don't paint it.

Heres what I made using my GM paint's I had made for touch ups and what not. Kinda strange I know but my boy had these little trucks around everywhere and he actually pointed out that one of his trucks looked a lot like Richard Parker, that's what the kids call our rig, so I decided to make him one. I did another for my daughter too and they love them.

It is great doing stuff like that! When I first posted that I liked your truck, I didn't realize you were in AZ. Are you in the Phoenix area?

520CheyenneK10 · 12-05-2013, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 1774btcrew

It is great doing stuff like that! When I first posted that I liked your truck, I didn't realize you were in AZ. Are you in the Phoenix area?

I'm down south in the ole pueblo area.

12-02-2013, 03:34 PM	#1
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	My new GMC business card holder I sell at a lot of the automotive swapmeets here in AZ as well as CA. Since I really started focusing on specializing in Chevy and GMC truck parts I had been trying to find something that would make a unique business card holder and also showcase what I do. This is what I came up with. I have had this project in the works for almost a year. I knew exactly what I wanted and how I wanted it done. It just took a while to find a reliable friend with a sheet metal brake to finalize the process. This was salvaged last Christmas from a very bent and twisted 1973 GMC tailgate. Since GMC is my brand of choice I figured this would be ideal. Hope all of you like it! It may get painted to match my truck later but for now I love the patina! __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

12-02-2013, 03:56 PM	#2
83GMCK2500 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR from WA State Posts: 1,515	Re: My new GMC business card holder Now that is **-hot right there. Now that you have a friend with a brake, if you find another tailgate I would loooooove one of those. GMC is my preference as well. I have a '73/'74 nearly-new take off gate from a barn but I am not gonna take anything to it but polish. __________________ Devin 1983 GMC High Sierra 2500, 4x4, RC/LB, 400 S.B., SM-465, NP-208, Corporate 10 bolt & 9.5" 14 bolt 1996 GMC Sierra SLE 3500 DRW, 4x4, EC/LB, Vortec 454, NV-4500, BW-4401, AAM 925 & AAM 1050 1997 GMC** Sierra SLT 1500 4x4, Z71/F44, EC/SB, Vortec 350 My Introduction with my '83s History New Daily, the '96

12-02-2013, 04:15 PM	#3
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	Re: My new GMC business card holder Thanks! I really like it! It is nice to have something you envision in your head for a long time actually get finished! I have 2 take off 73-74 GMC tailgates as well. I always watch for any 73-74 GMC gate. Just need to have a sawzall handy when I find a rough one. Don't want to pay full price for just a piece! __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

12-02-2013, 07:52 PM	#4
MusicMan70 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 1,842	Re: My new GMC business card holder I dig the GMC stuff as well. Love the Cardholder; Thumbs UP!! __________________ MusicMan70 1961 GMC Suburban

12-02-2013, 08:16 PM	#5
jitteryguy GoatLube Experss Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: clarksville, Tn. Posts: 1,337	Re: My new GMC business card holder that's cool, if you can some old gates cheap enough they would sell good. __________________ *Goat Lube Express*, locations in Qalat,Afghanistan & Clarksville, Tn. '87 R30 dually 454/TH400 '85 1/2 ton CCSB '92 S10 350/350 '84 MonteCarlo 383/PG/9"ford '78 Malibu wagon 350/350 '78 Cutlass (project family car) '96 S10 Jimmy (Moma's)

12-02-2013, 08:43 PM	#6
beamn7 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wildomar, CA Posts: 466	Re: My new GMC business card holder Very cool!

12-02-2013, 10:20 PM	#7
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	Re: My new GMC business card holder Thanks guys! I am really happy with it! Hard to find the early GMC tailgates though. I probably have too much other stuff I need to sell anyway! __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

12-04-2013, 07:09 PM	#8
Gordonr1973 Home Built '87 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 1,829	Re: My new GMC business card holder neat! I like the patina myself! __________________ Gordon 1998 White Chev ext cab 2WD (Summer Project) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=408424 1987 Chev Silverado SWB (Winter Project Rebuild) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=424833 Truck Club http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=466969

12-05-2013, 12:11 AM	#9
KrazyRay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oroville, CA Posts: 4,827	Re: My new GMC business card holder That looks great. Sadly, I have scrapped several early GMC gates that were bent. I guess I will cut out that section first before the next one goes.

12-05-2013, 12:25 AM	#10
520CheyenneK10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: AZ Desert Posts: 102	Re: My new GMC business card holder I love it and don't paint it. Heres what I made using my GM paint's I had made for touch ups and what not. Kinda strange I know but my boy had these little trucks around everywhere and he actually pointed out that one of his trucks looked a lot like Richard Parker, that's what the kids call our rig, so I decided to make him one. I did another for my daughter too and they love them. Attached Images



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