The tailgate coffee table project

[TheTopher]

Alright, a little progress today. Not too much but I did manage to get the notch for the power supply cut.

Here it is all measured up.

and after 5 Dremel wheels it finally dropped.

aaand here we are finally cleaned up. I don't have a file set like I should, but I found an 80 grit sanding block got the job done well enough.

and here we are with a test fit. The drawer doesn't slide back all the way because I haven't started trimming wires yet.

If I get ambitious I may try to remove that sticker later today, we'll see.


Thanks for reading!

 

[TheTopher]

*clears throat* ah-hem....harrumph...ah-heh-heh-hem...



I HAVE THE TAILGATE!!!!

It's actually in better shape than I had hoped, no rust at all. The down side, someone had applied a brush in bed liner which makes it a little tough to remove the bolts. My plan is to use a wire wheel and vise grips and hope for the best, do you guys know a better way, perhaps?

 

[CHKNFKR]

cant wait to see whats under that panel!

just grind the heads off the bolts

 

[gwaii]

My plan is to use a wire wheel and vise grips and hope for the best, do you guys know a better way, perhaps?

this should work well.they are only screwed into plastic,so it should not be too hard to get them out.

 

[Tony Raine]

cool!

got a suggestion. take off the 2 tailgate latches, and replace them with a couple of those fancy metal bottle openers.

 

[TheTopher]

cool!

got a suggestion. take off the 2 tailgate latches, and replace them with a couple of those fancy metal bottle openers.

I've actually been considering incorporating bottle openers into it somehow. Do you mean the two latches on the side of the tailgate?

 

[Tony Raine]

I've actually been considering incorporating bottle openers into it somehow. Do you mean the two latches on the side of the tailgate?

correct

 

[TheTopher]

I may have to look into that. For the moment I just bought one of these things for opening bottles

My plan was to just keep it in one of the drawers on the table but a built in opener would be even cooler.

 

[feellnfroggy]

I can see that making a mess. Maybe a magnetic bottle opened on the side of one of the boxes.

 

[TheTopher]

On the craftsman experience they built a toolbox with a bottle opener on the side and a cut down magnetic bolt holder mounted about 4 inches below it that would always catch and hold the caps. Definitely a neat idea.

 

[CHKNFKR]

this thing is gonna be the shit!

 

[buffster1980]

I may have to look into that. For the moment I just bought one of these things for opening bottles

My plan was to just keep it in one of the drawers on the table but a built in opener would be even cooler.

mmmm.... newcastle! got one for me?

 

[TheTopher]

Sadly not, I haven't drank that stuff since I first turned 21. I actually didn't mind it too much but I'm more of a lager guy when I drink beer. that was just the first picture for the tool that came up.


If you swing by to help on the tailgate I'll be happy to buy you a case of new castle brown ale tho

 

[CHKNFKR]

if you can find it out there in Delaware you ought to try the hairy eyeball

 

[TheTopher]

if you can find it out there in Delaware you ought to try the hairy eyeball

My second cousin had one of those.



oh you mean a beer? Who makes it?