I finished the metal work on the rear fenders for the 36 pickup.
They are primed and ready for body work.
Susi has the cab about 50% wet sanded for paint.
I installed the custom tailgate latches yesterday. These latches will have inside cables so it will eliminate the chains on the outside.
Now I have to get rid of the chain hardware and clean up the tailgate.
I started by cutting off the hook for the chain.
Then I removed the head of the rivet. I drilled into the top of the rivet so I could weld it and still retain the strength but grind it flush for a cleaner look.
I removed some of the skin to make room for the newly fabricated piece
Here is the piece i made to finish off the end of the tailgate.
Getting ready to weld in the new piece.
Here it is, the new cleaner finished tailgate.
I rolled the ends in to give it a nice clean finished look. I have been pondering what I was going to do to this for a while. It is so nice when an idea comes together and really works out like expected.
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