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Re: Wampus Cat
Thanks for all of the encouraging words on the tailgate!
The next thing I've been working on is stripping the bed exterior panels for paint. On the bed and on the tailgate, I've found some significant "bondo'd-up" dents in the double wall areas where I can't access the back side for hammer and dolly work. I decided to try making a slide hammer and then MIG welding on some studs or in some cases 16ga plates for pulling on the dents.
I had an old 2lb hammer head that I thought I might drill and use for the "slide" weight, but I abandoned that idea after I broke off a drill bit in the hammer head. Instead, I found a 2lb slide weight on eBay for $10.
I fashioned that weight plus some 5/8 rod, a 5/8 threaded bolt, some shock absorber washers, a threaded coupling, a hook, and an oak tree branch in to this slide hammer. The hook on the end is a threaded weldment so it can be removed to install other end pieces if I need other shapes on the end.
Haven't tried it yet, still stripping paint.
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