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1984 SL Restoration

Drop it off across the border, IF they will let you in, PAPERS PLEASE :eek::(:mad::hijack:
 
You better be careful. John bel is watching you. He can tell if you have been good or bad.
 
Oh you're getting it. Minus all the parts I lost or sold to those dropping by :banghead:
 
Well it’s been 8 years and 10 days since I got the tub back from the painter.
The time has come for a real update...
I mounted the tailgate yesterday and the rush came back.
But then after looking for two tailgate hinges for an hour and a half I wanted to roll it outside for the scrappers to take. Then I found them so game on! I also found a lot of other cool stuff in that time that I forgot I had.
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Well it’s been 8 years and 10 days since I got the tub back from the painter.
The time has come for a real update...
I mounted the tailgate yesterday and the rush came back.
But then after looking for two tailgate hinges for an hour and a half I wanted to roll it outside for the scrappers to take. Then I found them so game on! I also found a lot of other cool stuff in that time that I forgot I had.
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Why are the hinges upside down? ha! just kidding... looks amazing

for the bolt heads, did you have them painted when the tub was done? I have often thought of how others do this... touch up after or paint before.

cb
 
Why are the hinges upside down? ha! just kidding... looks amazing

for the bolt heads, did you have them painted when the tub was done? I have often thought of how others do this... touch up after or paint before.

cb

Yeah I thought about putting the hinges on backwards for my first picture of putting it back together and wait for the responses, LOL
I had the bolts painted. I ran a tap in a tailgate holes to get the paint out and did the bolts threads also. Went in perfect. I was gentle on tightening. I barely chipped one when adjusting the gap for the tailgate.
 
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