lwb tailgate latch hooks

[seapotato]

Could anyone give me some detail shots of the pieces that the tailgate latches hook on to on a lwb 45? ( or if anyone has a pair I'd be interested)

looks like a piece of 1/2 inch square bar with a kink in the end from what I can see, and that's probably how I'll make them, but I'd like to see a pic or two, or some dimensions.

cheers,
ryan

 

[friel01]

me too

I could use a set also if anyone is making them or has them....

Brian

 

[krzyabncanuck]

I know i got mine from $OR.

Give me a second to get one of mine off and will get some pics.

 

[seapotato]

cool thanks man !

I had a look at $or , seems they're nla now, but I probably wouldn't have bought from them anyways...

 

[krzyabncanuck]

hope this helps ya a bit.

 

[krzyabncanuck]

couple more

 

[seapotato]

awesome , thanks man, look even easier to make than I'd thought !

are the holes countersunk as well or are they just elongated for adjustment?


cheers,
ryan

 

[krzyabncanuck]

Elongiated for adjustment.

Each hole is 18mm long by 12 mm wide

The whole piece of metal is 97 mm long with the flat part taking 70 mm.

It is 22 mm wide, and 9 mm thick.

HTH

 

[seapotato]

thanks man, make a note, I owe you a beer one day.

cheers,
ryan

 

[dr_claw]

when you go to seattle, you can stop by coquitlam and trace mine if you like.

Just gimme a couple days heads up.

 

[seapotato]

thanks man, but I did the seattle run on saturday , and as usual, it was the mad dash to catch a ferry type of trip so it probably wouldn't have worked out anyways.

look easy enough to make, I'm more concerned with them holding the gate shut than looking exactly right...

 

[esh]

Sorry I had to snag the originals off that bed. The "good" bed needed them. Here's a shot of the bits-

 

[seapotato]

Hey Ken !

no worries , easy parts to make , it was the bedsides and tailgate I'd have had trouble with

what's the deal with the big hook into the top of the bed rail? is that where the chain stores when it's not hooked to the tailgate?


I have some work to finish off on the frame, and then I can start purtying up the bed.

cheers,
ryan