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rear tailgate conversion
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:12 pm
by built4thrashing
after the long and bumpy drive home the long way from jamieson i got home only to discover the top hinge had started to remove itself from the body with part of the body still atatched
. so I decided it was time to turn it into a drop down tailgate.
Ive re-used the original hinges to make things simple and all i needed to do was bolt them onto the rear body mount bolts and drill and bolt them to the tailgate. Rear latch still operates but oposite side will need some type of latch (maybee padbolt??)to hold it secure. Next is gonna be making a swing away tyre carrier. Might weld up the original hinge mounts and make a swing arm to fix to them to carry the spare.
pics are here
http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/ ... onversion/
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:07 am
by fool_injected
Great idea
Now you can use it as a table when camping or just use it as a seat
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:22 am
by grimbo
A little bit of overkill with the old rusty chain
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:28 am
by vicelore
i like it defently different. i would go some new chain tho prob cheap and make a big diffrence looks wise.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:21 pm
by built4thrashing
was all i had lying about but as you can tell by the condition of the MDF in the tailgate im not too fussed about looks atm.
gonna try to get some more hinges to make a swing away tyre carrier using original mounts.
post pics when its done.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:51 pm
by vicelore
after my accident on the weekend iv kinda thaught that the back isnt really a safe place for friends in the sierra so i think i might go down this track.
your speakers have given me inspiration to maybey sub/ amp mine. in a custom enclosure / tool box / esky
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:07 pm
by nicbeer
Nice.
My rear door was almost ripped off my hardtop from rust and heavy 31 on there.
I have a rear bar now inc swingaway carrier.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:16 pm
by built4thrashing
hey nic got any pics of the swing away to inspire me?
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:42 pm
by nicbeer
Yup.
Can get more pics of it open etc
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:02 pm
by Mudzuki
Any pics of the hinges b4t?
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:26 pm
by short stuff
i did the same awhile ago but couldn't work out the latch. I used the door hinges and cut them down
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:51 pm
by built4thrashing
mine latches with the stock latch. just needs adjusting to latch properly. easy to do just loosen screws on catch and adjust height.
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:23 pm
by nicbeer
couple more pics of mine inc mounting.
uhf mount
arm
pivot - ford wheel hub
mount to body and chassis
chassis
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:45 pm
by built4thrashing
damb those side ways pics are hard to look at. gettin a sore neck trying .
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:12 pm
by nicbeer
Fixed up. didnt realise.