80 series horizontal tailgate gap

Now I know why I've got barn doors.

Yeah, but you can't eat off a barn door or rest your beer on it....

Wazza ever tried the inbuilt openers on the 80? (door locking catches)
Andrewwheredayathinkwer mike?

wazza your right I use a table and beer is for drinking not resting in.

Tony, I think you have struck the cause of my problem. Too much beer has caused me to be heavy enough to bend my rear tailgate...Cheers,
Wazza
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Thanks Dozer, that'd be great

wazzagray [at] yahoo.co.ukCheers,
Wazza
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Hi Wazza
Had a look to no avail. never mind i will try to recall.
1. remove tailgate carpet and panels under it.
2. place wood inside tailgate with hole drilled in the middle
3. attatch slide hammer through holes and sitting on gate, hammer up and along the length to pull out bend.
4. cut and bend 1mm sheet steel to cover lower edge of gate as wide as the carpet is, sitting from lower edge of carpet down and around bottom of gate, finishing before hinges.
"Non acidic" silastic it to bottom gate, pop riviting ends and middle.
5. reinstall carpet-fix is hardly noticeable and strengtherns gate lower section.
Hope this helps
Andrewwheredayathinkwer mike?

Andrew,

thanks for going through all that. I might go a combination method of what you have described and the 80scool methos.Cheers,
Wazza
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Andrew,

thanks for going through all that. I might go a combination method of what you have described and the 80scool method.Cheers,
Wazza
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