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**Fbks_Cruiser** · 05-05-2022, 12:01 AM

My neighbor gave me this tailgate today. It’s not perfect but still way better than mine. GMC tailgates are hard to find up here especially in good condition. It has a dent in the bottom left and a few other small dents - stuff that can be fixed. No significant rust. It has about 1/4 inch of bow. Were they dead straight when new?

**68bowtie** · 05-05-2022, 02:02 AM

Awesome!

**FleetsidePaul** · 05-05-2022, 03:07 AM

I'll give you twice what you paid for it!

Great score. I wouldn't sweat the bow if you plan on using it. I have two really straight tailgates on my trucks and beat the hell out of them. That's how it is if you use the truck as intended.

**Fbks_Cruiser** · 05-05-2022, 03:37 AM

I just gave it a level 1 tidy so I could tell more closely what I got. It isn’t quite as straight as I hoped. It’s gonna take some work to get it to where I want. But, I can run the old beater gate I have while repairing this one. That’s the work plan I’ve been going with: I’ve got fenders, bed-sides, hood, etc. that I can work on as time permits and still get to drive and enjoy the truck. I don’t wanna rip into it only to have it sit in parts in the garage for years.

hugger6933 · 05-05-2022, 08:08 PM

Thats a good plan. I have like six fenders and several hoods and and all sorts of parts primed ready to go when I get a little time in the shop and am bored I'll work on some old truck parts. That is a great deal on the gate hope you can get it like you want.

**Dieselwrencher** · 05-06-2022, 09:13 AM

Very nice score! I recently got a 71 GMC gate the same color as yours that is really nice. Yes, they are straight when original.

**Fbks_Cruiser** · 05-06-2022, 03:46 PM

Thanks. I wasn't sure about them being perfectly flat. This one has about 1/4 of bow on the outside and it is consistent - along the bottom edge, along the body line just above the handle and along the top. I suppose I should check the inside as well. I know that auto body panels aren't ever actually purely flat, they always have some crown and I thought that maybe the 1/4 inch is about normal.

05-05-2022, 12:01 AM	#1
Fbks_Cruiser Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 329	Scored a GMC tailgate for free! My neighbor gave me this tailgate today. It’s not perfect but still way better than mine. GMC tailgates are hard to find up here especially in good condition. It has a dent in the bottom left and a few other small dents - stuff that can be fixed. No significant rust. It has about 1/4 inch of bow. Were they dead straight when new? Attached Images __________________ 1972 GMC K2500 Super Custom Matt

05-05-2022, 02:02 AM	#2
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,505	Re: Scored a GMC tailgate for free! Awesome! __________________ I live in California, but identify as a Texan "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well" Survivor "Lil’ Mint" (67 c10 40k mile light green original paint) Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) SOLD Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh) SOLD

05-05-2022, 03:07 AM	#3
FleetsidePaul R.I.P. E.S.L.L. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kernville CA./ Lake Isabella CA. Posts: 11,419	Re: Scored a GMC tailgate for free! I'll give you twice what you paid for it! Great score. I wouldn't sweat the bow if you plan on using it. I have two really straight tailgates on my trucks and beat the hell out of them. That's how it is if you use the truck as intended. __________________ 1971 Custom C/20 1970 CST 20 1970 C/30 Flatbed 1983 C/30 Dually 2015 Corvette Z51 2021 Corvette Z51 1991 Cadillac Hearse 1982 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 2000 Porsche Boxster S 2020 Jeep Gladiator 1973 VW Thing 1973 Plymouth Satellite wagon 1963 Baja Bug 1959 Bug Dune Buggy 1970 Baja Bug 1987 Jaguar XJ 350. R.I.P. El Jay R.I.P Jessie. R.I.P Grumpy. Every day is a gift from God.

05-05-2022, 03:37 AM	#4
Fbks_Cruiser Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 329	Re: Scored a GMC tailgate for free! I just gave it a level 1 tidy so I could tell more closely what I got. It isn’t quite as straight as I hoped. It’s gonna take some work to get it to where I want. But, I can run the old beater gate I have while repairing this one. That’s the work plan I’ve been going with: I’ve got fenders, bed-sides, hood, etc. that I can work on as time permits and still get to drive and enjoy the truck. I don’t wanna rip into it only to have it sit in parts in the garage for years. __________________ 1972 GMC K2500 Super Custom Matt

05-05-2022, 08:08 PM	#5
hugger6933 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marianna Arkansas Posts: 7,259	Re: Scored a GMC tailgate for free! Thats a good plan. I have like six fenders and several hoods and and all sorts of parts primed ready to go when I get a little time in the shop and am bored I'll work on some old truck parts. That is a great deal on the gate hope you can get it like you want.

05-06-2022, 09:13 AM	#6
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,140	Re: Scored a GMC tailgate for free! Very nice score! I recently got a 71 GMC gate the same color as yours that is really nice. Yes, they are straight when original. __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

05-06-2022, 03:46 PM	#7
Fbks_Cruiser Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 329	Re: Scored a GMC tailgate for free! Thanks. I wasn't sure about them being perfectly flat. This one has about 1/4 of bow on the outside and it is consistent - along the bottom edge, along the body line just above the handle and along the top. I suppose I should check the inside as well. I know that auto body panels aren't ever actually purely flat, they always have some crown and I thought that maybe the 1/4 inch is about normal. __________________ 1972 GMC K2500 Super Custom Matt



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