College restoration. My 71 c10

[Akleypas]

Originally Posted by cebra

I would try to use them unless they are completely rotten. I did a SWB conversion on mine and had to use repop. I bent one literally in half at the wheel well pushing it out to close the tailgate and I wasn't pushing very hard. The repops are super thin, they ting when you flick them.

I for sure will need to replace the tailgate, do you know if the repop tailgates work well with original bed sides? Split between trying to find a quality OEM tailgate or ordering a repop.