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31-10-22, 00:26
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welding and boot step
with the tailgate off I could weld the bottom seam, and bending out the steps and trimming them.
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31-10-22, 00:33
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hinges
With the tailgate off I cleaned up the welds on the inside
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#3
31-10-22, 00:41
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hooks and ties
fabricated some U hooks and the ties(?) and installed them in the same locations.
then touched up welds, some grinding and then sanded everything especially edges with 60 grit.
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31-10-22, 00:50
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closer thingy
Next up was cutting out the holes for the hooks to hold the tailgate closed. the hole is tilted slightly so the more the hook comes down the tighter the gate closes. So it started with thec two holes slightly offset. then using the small air saw to cut out beteween them and the air grinder to finish it off.
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#5
31-10-22, 01:02
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hooks
next up was to fabricate the hooks. I used the torch to heat up some 5/8 hot rolled rod and flattened out the ends, then I trimmed them to shape and ground the edges. Then heated them up againand did the u bends. Next was to bend the loop into a link of the chain, I neglected to take a good picture but it shows the before and after in the one picture. Then hung the chain and cut to proper length.
Which i use to hold the tailgate flat, the originals are a few inches longer.
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31-10-22, 01:12
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securing the chain
at the top the rings that previously held the chains had to be repaired, lucky for me and my suspect welding the strain is placed not on my welding.
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31-10-22, 01:27
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wrap up and "if I did it over" advice.
a little video saves a lot of key strokes. Ignore the licence plate, it's not licensed yet, just for fabricating the licence plate light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FHWk0zOKIc 
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