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- Shawnee, Oklahoma
- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
Well here are the 1st pictures of my install.
This install started out by 1st trimming roughly 3/16" off each side of the tailgate so it would fit. Next I took the latch pins off and installed the pins that the tailgate cables attach to into their holes. I then clipped the cables on the pins and placed the drivers side hinge in the tailgate and tried to put the tailgate in position. I then had to trim about 3/8" of the end of the hinge so the tailgate would fit between the tail lights. Once it was trimmed and the tailgate fit I placed in the closed position and lined up the body lines and then I marked placement of the hinge and took the tailgate off and drilled and mounted the hinge. These steps were completed again on the passenger side. I will get pictures of the hinges tomorrow and post.
Now for the fun part...I haven't figured out how I'm going to mount the latches yet. Once I come up with a plan I will post some pictures. If anyone wants to share how they mounted their latches I'm open to suggestions.
Steve
This install started out by 1st trimming roughly 3/16" off each side of the tailgate so it would fit. Next I took the latch pins off and installed the pins that the tailgate cables attach to into their holes. I then clipped the cables on the pins and placed the drivers side hinge in the tailgate and tried to put the tailgate in position. I then had to trim about 3/8" of the end of the hinge so the tailgate would fit between the tail lights. Once it was trimmed and the tailgate fit I placed in the closed position and lined up the body lines and then I marked placement of the hinge and took the tailgate off and drilled and mounted the hinge. These steps were completed again on the passenger side. I will get pictures of the hinges tomorrow and post.
Now for the fun part...I haven't figured out how I'm going to mount the latches yet. Once I come up with a plan I will post some pictures. If anyone wants to share how they mounted their latches I'm open to suggestions.
Steve