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Dissasembly of the Tailgate - Lots of Bolts Broken Here |
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Hinge Mounting Plates and Sandblasted Hinges |
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Treating Some Rust and Cleaning Up the Latch |
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New Pins and Bushings In the Hinges |
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Tailgate Mounted with Referbished Hinges |
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Hinges and Bottom are Good, Working On the Left Edge |
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Side Gaps are Good, Now For The Top Edge |
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Test Fitting the Talilgate Latch Hardware |
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Tailgate Cable Hardware I've Never Had Before |
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Preparing for Paint |
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DP40 Epoxy Primer (Thanks Dave!) |
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Time for the Color and Clear CoatI Definitely Have a Lot To Learn About Painting |
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Cut and Buff to See How it Actually Looks |
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Repainting the Tailgate Again With a Closer Color |
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The Tailgate is Finally Back On The Car! |
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