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gringoloco · 04-13-2007, 03:44 AM

Anyone have any? Pondering this myself...

**Hart_Rod** · 04-13-2007, 08:56 AM

Here's what I've done to my Suburban:

BigSky71 · 04-13-2007, 01:38 PM

Nice work Hart_Rod. I dig the truck tail light mod on 'Burbs.

I moved my handle to the inside, filled the old hole with a piece I cut from my old tailgate.

gringoloco · 04-13-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Here's what I've done to my Suburban:

I've been following this one. Looks awesome. This is what GM should have done. How far do you think you are from paint? Looks like most of the major body work is done.

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Originally Posted by BigSky71

Nice work Hart_Rod. I dig the truck tail light mod on 'Burbs.

I moved my handle to the inside, filled the old hole with a piece I cut from my old tailgate.

I like this look too. I wonder how it would look with the Chevrolet lettering still in place...

EDIT: BigSky- Your truck is looking badass, I don't know how I missed it before. Good work!

Any more?

nevrenz · 04-13-2007, 06:12 PM

Heres a pic of the tailgate i just bought off my neighbor. He did a full weld on cali combo skin so he sold me his tailgate. looks clean!

VDOG · 04-15-2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nevrenz

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Heres a pic of the tailgate i just bought off my neighbor. He did a full weld on cali combo skin so he sold me his tailgate. looks clean!

Thats a right nice truck in the picture!

BigSky71 · 04-16-2007, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

EDIT: BigSky- Your truck is looking badass, I don't know how I missed it before. Good work!

Thanks for the props. I'll have more pictures up when I paint the exterior in the next few weeks.

gringoloco · 04-17-2007, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by nevrenz

looks clean!

To say the least!

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Originally Posted by BigSky71

I moved my handle to the inside, filled the old hole with a piece I cut from my old tailgate.

What did you do to relocate the handle? From what I understand, the store bought relocators occupy the space where you patched.

Thanks -Chris

BigSky71 · 04-17-2007, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

What did you do to relocate the handle? From what I understand, the store bought relocators occupy the space where you patched.

Thanks -Chris

I bought the basic kit from Brothers, IIRC its a Mar-K Tech product. The new handle that you mount on the inside does come very close to the patch I made for the exterior of the tailgate. I did bend the handle mount just slightly so that my exterior patch would sit in there correctly. Not having done much body work except this truck it was tricky for me to get the body lines of the tailgate just right where I patched it, but hey no one is counting hours right.. ha ha.

Plus you have to perfect the art of hanging the pull rods into the new handle while working though the hole under the new handle on the inside. I practiced that process several times before I welded my exterior patch on, and once you have done a few times like anything you learn the tricks.

wibilly · 04-17-2007, 10:45 AM

do you have any pics of the handel on the inside?

matthufham · 04-17-2007, 12:54 PM

i photoshopped my trucks gate

one has smoked tails, one has no tails. those are hood letters that say chevrolet

BigSky71 · 04-17-2007, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by wibilly

do you have any pics of the handel on the inside?

I don't have any handy, but I will get some and post them asap.

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04-13-2007, 08:56 AM	#2
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04-13-2007, 01:38 PM	#3
BigSky71 LAIDOUT Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NW Montana Posts: 928	Re: Shaved Tailgate Pics Nice work Hart_Rod. I dig the truck tail light mod on 'Burbs. I moved my handle to the inside, filled the old hole with a piece I cut from my old tailgate. Attached Images __________________ 67 2wd Shorty Build Pictures

04-13-2007, 06:12 PM	#5
nevrenz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CA Posts: 18	Re: Shaved Tailgate Pics Heres a pic of the tailgate i just bought off my neighbor. He did a full weld on cali combo skin so he sold me his tailgate. looks clean! Last edited by nevrenz; 04-13-2007 at 06:13 PM.

04-17-2007, 10:45 AM	#10
wibilly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: northwestern wi Posts: 2,111	Re: Shaved Tailgate Pics do you have any pics of the handel on the inside? __________________ common sense isn't so common anymore

04-17-2007, 12:54 PM	#11
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	Re: Shaved Tailgate Pics i photoshopped my trucks gate one has smoked tails, one has no tails. those are hood letters that say chevrolet Attached Images



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