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Re: Wampus Cat
The Rocknrod, Android 04,
Thanks for the encouraging words!
Tailgate Straightening
So, the dents that I had repaired along the boxed section at the bottom of the tailgate apparently also caused a significant curve inward on that area.
The first two pictures show the bottom section of the tailgate compared to a 4 foot long straight edge.
The third picture shows the jig that I used for straightening (similar to what I used for straightening the top of the bedsides). The boxed tailgate is pretty stiff in bending and even with a couple of pieces of steel angle clamped along the bottom of the double 2x4's, the wood bent even more than the tail gate.
However, I was able to use the large c-clamp in the middle to bend the tailgate past yield and straighten it. After several incremental clampings and checking, the result is very straight as shown in the fourth and fifth picture.
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