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Re: [oletrucks] Tailgate chains

To: tcape <tcape@weblnk.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Tailgate chains
From: "A.B." <bigfred@unm.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:42:00 -0600 (MDT)
If someone moved the hinges up, my tailgate would sit fine when open
(right?).  In hindsight I should have made my own, but like the saying
goes: hindsight is always 20/20.
-alfie



On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, tcape wrote:

> One possible thing to check if the tailgate chains aren't the "correct
> length".  Check to see if the tailgate hinges have been moved up or down.
> On my '47-2, some PO moved the hinges up a bit....probably because the
> original holes for the bolts had rusted out or been stripped out.  New holes
> were drilled slightly above the original holes....making the tailgate sit
> higher on the bed.  Chains posed no problem for me because I made my own for
> about $6, bolts and all.  Interesting what you can do with a little hardware
> (especially when you're a cheapskate).
> Tom Caperton
> 47-2nd 3100....in Whiteville, NC
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <MKlepp4335@cs.com>
> To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 12:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Has this ever happened to you?
> 
> 
> > In a message dated 7/12/00 1:50:56 PM Central Daylight Time,
> > jonesal@u.washington.edu writes:
> >
> > << That's weird.  I ordered chains from Chevy Duty about a year ago, and
> they
> >  are the perfect fit and length......Hmmmmm....... >>
> >
> > Mine were fine too.
> >
> > Mike Klepp
> > '48 3100
> > Wichita Falls, TX
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> >
> 
> 
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> 

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