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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Hattiesburg Ms
Posts: 235
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DIY Tailgate Repair
I got my tailgate back from sandblasting and had a little surprise, the PO had covered up two pretty bad dents in the lower part of the tailgate with body filler.
![]() ![]() Not having $500 to buy a new tailgate I decided to try and make my own patch panels and this is how I did it. First I cut out the dents I used a straight edge to find where the dent started. Then I marked for my cut lines ![]() ![]() I used a cutoff wheel to remove the bad section. I was surprised to find out how little rust was on the inside. ![]() I measured the inside diameter of the curve on the piece I removed and it turned or to be 1.4 inches. I checked my junk pile and found that the lower control arm pivot shaft that came off my front end was just the right size to use for making the bend. I then got a piece of 16 gauge steel from the local hardware store. ![]() I spread the jaws of my vice as much as I cued and the use a hammer to bend the metal around the shaft. ![]() ![]() ![]() I tried to make the bend without tacking the plate to the shaft but it didn’t work ![]() After that it was just a matter of fitting it up and welding it in. ![]() ![]() ![]() After a little body filler it was good as new. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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