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Old 08-09-2009, 11:52 PM   #253
shrunken66stroker
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Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread.

I screwed that last post up so here's some more pics and the rest of the install.

I realized when I was measuring out the stealth latches that they weren't going to be long enough to reach where they were supposed to. I had to hammer out a plate and weld up so the latch would have a housing. I welded a stud to it so I could hold it in place while I tack welded it. Repeated on the other side. The instructions showed a step side bed and it wasn't even close to the same install. After I got the latches into the tailgate I closed it and pulled them and let go a few times. It made enough of a mark to where I could use it as a punch and know where to drill. I drilled the holes out, ground the welds down and put the rubber grommet on. I plugged the holes where the chains mounted on and I was done. Quite a bit of finagling for a straight forward conversion.
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