Maybe it should be in another post area. If so….
Over to long a period I acquired a somewhat rusted tailgate and two lowers of a gate, with a little rust also. The bottoms of the three pieces are rusted out and I am not good enough to work that kind of magic. So my idea is to remove the inside panels of the three, flip the two barn doors, cut them up, attach them to the cut up inside panel of the tailgate and have a working something.
Probably will not be a working tailgate. More likely just a bolt on, if I ever get the 40 out of the garage and go topless.
This shows the panel removed from the tailgate and the two donor backs.
I am also learning about the process of removing the small amount of rust under the panels. I will be doing the electric water dip process.
Anyway starting a post of the very slow process. My splatter (welding) skills are limited.
After removing the inner skin, the pieces look like Swiss cheese.
Over to long a period I acquired a somewhat rusted tailgate and two lowers of a gate, with a little rust also. The bottoms of the three pieces are rusted out and I am not good enough to work that kind of magic. So my idea is to remove the inside panels of the three, flip the two barn doors, cut them up, attach them to the cut up inside panel of the tailgate and have a working something.
Probably will not be a working tailgate. More likely just a bolt on, if I ever get the 40 out of the garage and go topless.
This shows the panel removed from the tailgate and the two donor backs.
I am also learning about the process of removing the small amount of rust under the panels. I will be doing the electric water dip process.
Anyway starting a post of the very slow process. My splatter (welding) skills are limited.
After removing the inner skin, the pieces look like Swiss cheese.