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    I just measured the opening and cut a piece of sheet to size minus a little clearance. The “frame” is 2x2 thin wall square tube around the outside and 2x4 in the middle. I sent a DXF to my local laser shop for the lettering and spot welded it from the back side. I’ll take a few pics tonight for what I did with the hinges!


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    Thanks. What gauge did you use for the sheet steel? Would 16 gauge work? I'd be interested in seeing the hinges too.

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    I matched the rest of the bed thickness. It might have been thicker than 16 gauge. Might have been 3/32? Here’s some pics. The hinges are just DOM cut into chunks and some laser cuts I had made.
    I bolted all the hinge pieces together with washers in between, clamped the tailgate where I wanted it, and then welded the hinges to both sides. I got some plastic washers to put on the hinge bolt between the hinge sections.










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    Thanks for taking the time to post that up. Pretty helpful. I'm probably going to attempt making my own too.

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    I know I’ve been slow posting lately, but I managed to get the mill freshened up and looking snazzy. She’ll get bolted to the trans next weekend and I’ll get the mounts tacked in and a crossmember fabbed!



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    A little progress!


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    Well, the engine mounts went well. This trans crossmember is going to be the death of me though. Attempt #2 looks pretty good. Managed to figure out how to bolt to the trans mount and the transfer case at the same time. Just need to paint it, put the bushings in and weld the tabs to the frame!






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    Excellent work sir

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    Quote Originally Posted by jhartings View Post
    Excellent work sir
    For sure, Excellent! Superior fabrication and welding skills evident here.

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    Yes that is a nice looking crossmember. Your truck is an inspiration to many.
    Now hurry up and finish it so we all can look some more.

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