just flipped the handle on my tailgate to the inside

looks really sick i got to cut a little bit more metal off because when i open the handle it hits the sides. other than that it works great and was easy to flip and it all pretty much fit back to the same spot, i just have to find out how to bolt the lock mechanism to the tailgate

PICS!!

PICS OR BAN!

Pics or STFU!

Is "sick" a good or a bad thing?

It's a good thing. Just like "that looks stoopid!" or "Wicked".

lol lemme get ahold of a camera might have em by tomorrow

i still got to smooth out where the handle used to be so lemme do that first then i get pics.

sick is like cool

I know it looks better than it did before, but I think it is too much work for a small benefit. I am sure it will look good when you get finished with it. JB

IDK JB. Moving it to the inside would have a definite plus other than looks if you could find someone to make a hard tonneau (sp?) cover with a lock. Then you could secure cargo or other items in there without taking up interior space or worrying about something being stolen.

Rago wrote:IDK JB. Moving it to the inside would have a definite plus other than looks if you could find someone to make a hard tonneau (sp?) cover with a lock. Then you could secure cargo or other items in there without taking up interior space or worrying about something being stolen.

my friend has his handle flipped inside out and he has a fiberglass bed lid that came off a 90s truck i wanna say a chevy, and it has a lock on it and it all works great.

JB2wheeler wrote:I know it looks better than it did before, but I think it is too much work for a small benefit. I am sure it will look good when you get finished with it. JB

trust me its a lot better than having it on the outside. i dont know why they didnt make them on the inside from factory like every other el camino. and its not A LOT of work. i mean i flipped the handle on the inside in like 45 minutes and it works just need to touch up the body. but if it was your case i wouldnt mess with it unless you think about changing your paintjob.

You said, you "just need to touch up the body"

How are you planning on filling the void left by the handle on the outside?

I have an idea, but interested to hear what you are doing.

Rago wrote:

I have an idea, but interested to hear what you are doing.

whats your idea rago?

right now i am in the process of hammering the dent out and its going great, but as for the holes i was probably going to leave them until i can get ahold of a welder, or i can bondo over it temporarily.

Weld in a piece of sheetmetal over the hole, grind the welds down smooth, fill in lightly with Bondo & smooth it out. Anything else is an epic fail waiting to happen.