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Old 01-10-2019, 02:34 PM   #1
nadodave
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Hydraulic clamshell hatch and liftgate

Hello!

I am sneaking up on having an operational 63 panel! A mild 350 and 700R4 are installed and running. I also added the front end from a 71 C-10 for the disc brakes. Still have some bodywork and interior to do, but it should be a driver soon.
One additional mod I would like to do is to make the liftgate and tailgate electric or hydraulic. I had converted the panel from barn door to clamshell and it occurred to me that it would be very cool to be able to open the liftgate and tailgate with a switch. I was wondering if anybody has ever installed an electric or hydraulic opener for either side of the clamshell? If you have done this or have a reference, I would appreciate it. I have considered checking with the lowrider crowd in my area - they can apparently make anything hydraulic - but thought I would check here first.

Dave
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Old 02-10-2019, 02:03 PM   #2
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Re: Hydraulic clamshell hatch and liftgate

Any pics of conversion from barn doors to clamshell?
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Old 02-10-2019, 04:56 PM   #3
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Re: Hydraulic clamshell hatch and liftgate

Any pics of conversion from barn doors to clamshell?
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Old 02-16-2019, 11:23 PM   #4
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Re: Hydraulic clamshell hatch and liftgate

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Hello!

I am sneaking up on having an operational 63 panel! A mild 350 and 700R4 are installed and running. I also added the front end from a 71 C-10 for the disc brakes. Still have some bodywork and interior to do, but it should be a driver soon.
One additional mod I would like to do is to make the liftgate and tailgate electric or hydraulic. I had converted the panel from barn door to clamshell and it occurred to me that it would be very cool to be able to open the liftgate and tailgate with a switch. I was wondering if anybody has ever installed an electric or hydraulic opener for either side of the clamshell? If you have done this or have a reference, I would appreciate it. I have considered checking with the lowrider crowd in my area - they can apparently make anything hydraulic - but thought I would check here first.

Dave
Maybe you can adapt the setup that they use on a lot of minivans and suvs that use a foot activated sensor and electric actuators to open it. Depends on how much of a techie you are.
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Old 03-21-2019, 06:18 PM   #5
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Re: Hydraulic clamshell hatch and liftgate

I will post pix when I get the burb back from having the trans linkage set up. The idea of a foot activated sensor and actuators is intriguing
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