how do you flip the handle on a elky to the inside of tailgate

how do you flip the handle on a elky to the inside of tailgate

i know its possible my friend carlos just did it and he also made a custom bed lid
i just need help has anyone done it id like to see how its done before i go messing with it

1. Ask Carlos how he done it.
2. Have him help you.
3. Get him to sign up here & post pictures......

Asking someone in person, especially a buddy that can help you through the process, is better than forum chatting sometimes. Then again, someone might have access to pictures on here & that can always be helpful. Probably the best way to go about this is buy a relocator kit from one of the various suppliers. If you can weld, this shouldn't be hard to do at all.

thx i am just trying to see if anyone on here has done it

It would probably be JB. He's the only El Camino owner on here to my knowledge. Really shocking considering how many were made.

haha weird and i knkow theres a girl on here with a 74 elky and 74 chevelle

I meant frequent flyers, LoL! I think there's actually like 7 or 8 Elkys on here if you look, but none of them ever post anything or possibly even view the site anymore. TWBouska pops in on occasion too. He might possibly have a solution.

The 78 Elky has the handle on the inside and the 74 has the handle on the outside. Maybe a redneck marriage between the two will get the job done. JB

idk i have seen several pictures with it done look


actually i think they just closed the whole tailgate up on that one

74Malibu383 wrote:

Rago wrote:It would probably be JB. He's the only El Camino owner on here to my knowledge. Really shocking considering how many were made.

Thought TW has a blue one?

ya he does your right

Yeah I posted that later. Sorry.....

JB2wheeler wrote:The 78 Elky has the handle on the inside and the 74 has the handle on the outside. Maybe a redneck marriage between the two will get the job done. JB

exactly what i was gonna suggest. the 78-88 elkys are inside and the 72-earlier ones are also. i really dont know why they put them outside on these cars. just mount the new handle inside, bend up new rods, and smooth over the holes on the outside.

kk thx

There are kits that are made to do this kind of thing. I posted it earlier.

Rago wrote:There are kits that are made to do this kind of thing. I posted it earlier.

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where