My tailgate is in decent shape, but has seen some damage over the years. The left side end piece was twisted out of shape - probably by hooking the chain with the tailgate down and then standing on the tailgate. The right side had a nasty dent in the lower right corner. I used my Harbor Freight Spot Weld Cutter to remove the end pices. Like some people here in South Carolina, it still does a good job even though it's missing a few teeth. LOL! The pictures show how a putty knife helps apply pressure between the pieces so it's easier to tell when you are completely through the first layer. Once the end caps were out, I could work on the dents and bent end caps. My techniques are a little unusual!! LOL!!! I used a 5 pound sledge and rammed a long piece of galvanized fence pipe down the channel. It worked pretty well. I then used another piece of pipe to dolly and shape the dent the rest of the way - however, I may end up cutting out this area and welding in a donor piece from the salvage yard since the end result will probably look better than this. It was fun trying to get the dent out anyway. Attention was next given to the end pieces. They were a bit twisted. A few bends here and there with a crescent wrench, and a few whacks with a sledge while it was secured in a 5" vice was all that was needed to make them acceptable again. The back side of the tailgate has some nice patina.
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I have moved things around a bit. Just click around at the top of the page to find the pages I posted earlier. I think adding a BLOG will be exciting. Share tips and ask questions. Keep everything PG rated and it won't get edited! 12/29/2011 I just got a nice passenger door at the salvage yard. It is in pretty good shape, but it has the usual rust at the bottom of the door. I plan to cut out the rust and use my original door as a donor for the patch pieces. The original door has hardly any rust but a lot of dents. This door is in similar condition and will need patch panels too. Here is what my original door looks like (but there is NO RUST).
You can see why I need a new door!
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