Re: just flipped the handle on my tailgate to the inside

by McCauley5983 Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:25 pm

ive seen all kinds of the dual hump crossmembers at junkyards

by 77malibu77 Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:50 pm

well they are hollow on the inside and it is very easy to cut a section out for the other exhaust

by 74Malibu383 Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:21 am

Terrible advice.

DO NOT CUT THE CROSSMEMBER.

Unless you have the ability to weld a plate on it, you will weaken it. Do it right and get one from a junk yard or buy a new one.

I also see you have a 73.... No Cats in 73.

by The Dude Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:15 pm

Most 73s will have the dual exhaust crossmember anyways......

by 74chick Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:14 pm

And if not, I have one.

BTW, What are you going to do about the big hole in the back of your tail gate?
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by 77malibu77 Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:02 pm

74chick wrote:And if not, I have one.

BTW, What are you going to do about the big hole in the back of your tail gate?

haha we already went over this, for now im gonna hammer it smooth as much as i can then put some kind of screen or newspaper behind it and bondo over the hole.
thats just a temporary fix til i can get a welder then i am gonna just cut the whole part out and weld in a piece of sheet metal.

by 77malibu77 Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:03 pm

the only bad thing about having the handle on the inside is when your trying to load something heavy in the bed you gotta lift it over the handle lol.
and you cant sit on it

by The Dude Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:10 pm

.....

Why not make it flush mount like every other inside handle?

by 74chick Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:16 pm

Theres this too. IDK

by 77malibu77 Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:24 pm

Rago wrote:..... Why not make it flush mount like every other inside handle?

good idea, ill get to work
lol any ideas where i can start?

by JB2wheeler Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:32 pm

Use an air powered crimping tool. Eastwood has a hand powered model that I bought, but I do not know if it will work on something as thick as a tailgate. JB

by 77malibu77 Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:20 pm

heres a picture of what it looks like now, still needs one more coat of bondo you can see a little dent in it. i would show more pics but apparantly you guys dont like pics. cat

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by JB2wheeler Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:23 pm

Keep up the good work. JB

by 77malibu77 Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:26 pm

JB2wheeler wrote:Keep up the good work. JB

thanks now i need to find out how to flush mount the handle to the inside of the tailgate. shouldnt be hard at all i have been looking at it.

by Limey SE Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:53 pm

you could use a recessed door handle from like lets say an impala ss or some thing along them lines ??

by Limey SE Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:09 pm

and a thought for a bumper elimination, I thought of this when I had MR. TRAR my elcamino

Its a corvette based tail panel and you could install like a trucks roll pan and look really killer

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just flipped the handle on my tailgate to the inside - Page 2 Carpix023

by 77malibu77 Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:51 pm

i like the thought of that.
i want to find something like this one so i can still have the same tail lights
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by Limey SE Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:53 pm

thats the same type of panel except they call it a roll pan just make your tails work in it

by 77malibu77 Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:06 pm

ya i know i just dont know where to find a roll pan for my year el camino.
look at this one also i like this one
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just flipped the handle on my tailgate to the inside - Page 2 Satana10

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by Limey SE Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:07 pm

NO you to look at Lund inc.

by 77malibu77 Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:14 pm

can you get me the link i went to like 3 different lund websites and nothing

by Limey SE Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:25 pm

http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/Restyling-Ideas/Roll-Pans/Chevrolet-CK-Truck-Restyling-Ideas-Roll-Pan-_-Fiberglass-_-61_1CV024L(844L)/753566/

lense's for the pan

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