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Jan 17, 2022 | 03:46 AM

#16

Crop Duster

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From: Tri Cities, TN

I don't know what to say about that, other than take the bed off and run over it with bulldozer. Is that a part of a 58 T-Bird grille??

Jan 17, 2022 | 10:20 AM

#17

gangstakr

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Look at post #8 I live in So. Cal. The tailgate is sandblasted and ready for minor body work. You pick it up and I'll make you a sweet deal.

Jan 17, 2022 | 11:02 AM

#18

g4g2g7

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From: Somerset, OH

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1965_Ford

Sorry for the delayed reply. I got quarantined over this virus BS.

this is what it looks like.

Please provide a pic of the bed in total. Looks like a total clusterF of a custom job and whoever did it narrowed the actual bed tailgate width by extending the sides (after eliminating stock tail-lights) inward. So, if what I just said is true, purchasing any different “stock” tailgate isn’t going to fix your issue because they’re all going to be too wide. You’d be better off undoing the custom work to restore proper tailgate width, depending on how they performed the mod. Or as suggested above, bulldoze the bed and seek a replacement.

Jan 17, 2022 | 11:24 AM

#19

Red60

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Someone sure put a lot of work into that! I do not follow the thinking but do understand labor... More confusing now that I see it!!

Jan 17, 2022 | 11:27 AM

#20

53deere

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Some things just make you wonder what goes through peoples minds. I agree with bulldoze and start over.

Jan 17, 2022 | 11:46 AM

#21

James_Western_Canada

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Methinks there may have been "Recreational Pharmaceuticals" involved in the design process

Jan 17, 2022 | 12:32 PM

#22

TA455HO

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Looks like it pivots on a couple of standard house door hinges. That’s quality work right there. Meowza.

Jan 19, 2022 | 01:01 AM

#23

1965_Ford

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Quote:

Originally Posted by James_Western_Canada

Methinks there may have been "Recreational Pharmaceuticals" involved in the design process

my thinking exactly. I think a certain crowd got drunk and creative. The hubs on the wheels are T-Bird. But I took those off and put Torque Thrust.

now you know why I’m so damn confused.

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Jan 19, 2022 | 01:03 AM

#24

1965_Ford

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Is there maybe someone here in socal who can pound and fix this Frankenstein tailgate? I contacted a few guys and they said they can’t do it.

Jan 19, 2022 | 02:10 AM

#25

thrifty

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From: Pahrump, Nv.

New bed. Start over. The cost of the body work is costly and will surpass what a decent bed would cost. Are there any more modifications done to it? It gives me a headache just looking at it, how about pics of the entire truck?

Jan 19, 2022 | 10:30 AM

#26

Red60

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Originally Posted by thrifty

Are you really up for it? He took the Tbird hubs off already! Is it time for the Red pill?

Jan 19, 2022 | 10:22 PM

#27

thrifty

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From: Pahrump, Nv.

Hopefully the red pill doesn't do permanent damage. I need to hang on to the rest of the chromosomes I still have. Looks like they lost a whole bunch of them when they built this truck.

Jan 21, 2022 | 09:21 PM

#28

flatheadfreak

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I know I'm a little late, but it looks to be like you have a bumpside tailgate which has been narrowed to fit a wrong bed. Just my thoughts.

Last edited by flatheadfreak; Jan 21, 2022 at 09:22 PM. Reason: Misspelled

Jan 25, 2022 | 10:19 AM

#29

Greaser007

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From: Anderson, California

Quote:

Originally Posted by James_Western_Canada

Methinks there may have been "Recreational Pharmaceuticals" involved in the design process

Oh those recreational drugs and hippie Flower-girl" chicks of the '70's were a very fun pair to enjoy back then.
The Millennial's today are no different, and there still are Flower-girl hippie chicks (according to my son), and mushrooms.

Someone put some time into altering and fitting the abortion of a tailgate. But, it is different and cleverly done.

Jan 25, 2022 | 05:45 PM

#30

FarmMotorSports

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From: Eastern Kansas

If you were closer to Kansas "I'd give it a go", repairing that gate... Judging by the fact it split along where they welded it together, I suspect it needs to be dissembled to access all of the inside, renforced inside and welded properly or problems would reapear in just a small amount of road use...