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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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