My 64 SWB project

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Looking great. Bumper flows very nicely with the truck. Great idea.
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Here is some photos of the tailgate bottom i made and the male and female dies that i used. The sides are left long and I will trim to fit when i weld it back together. Image Image Image Image
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thanks 6ftdwn57 !! I also have an original painted front bumper that will replace the aftermarket one that is on the truck now, both bumpers will be the same color as the grill.
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Here are some pics of the tailgate repair pieces I made being installed and the finished gate ready for epoxy primer and a skim coat of filler. Image Image Image Image
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Wow, that's nice work! And now I know how to fix my Merc tail gate.
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Very nice! :clap:
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I really like the look overall. Flake and flames are outrageous AND the mellowed out just right.
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Thanks for the nice comments guys! I'm considering making some of the tailgate patches to sell if anybody is interested let me know. They would be a trim to fit weld on repair for your rusted out tailgate and would fit 64-66 and the 67-72 like the one I'm using .
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wow you do some good work
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What size wheel and tire combo are you running? That is really a gorgeous truck.
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The fronts are 15x6 with 205/70/15 and the rears are 15x8 with 255/70/15. I tried 3 different front tire sizes till i found ones that had the look I wanted. I also had the rear narrowed on the drivers side I think 2.5 inches in order to run those 8 inch wide rims with very little backspacing. I already had the wheels and was dead set on fitting them up in there.
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Correction the front tires are actually 215/70/15
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I had a real photographer at my shop to shoot a bike and he snapped a pic of my truck. His camera probably cost more than my engine. And I also fit the a stock Ford front bumper and got it ready to paint. I didnt realize how bad the aftermarket one fit till i put the OEM one on. The bumper will be painted the satin gray to match the grill. Image Image Image
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After a long winter of working on paying projects for customers I finally got time to get the bed painted and put it on. Now I still gotta shoot the gate and finish a few other things and its ready to drive . I thought I would never see this day!!HA! Image Image
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Finally got it all together and got about 400 miles on it in 2 weekends. Image Image
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Great truck, thanks for sharing.

Love the flake panels and back bumper treatment.

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There's a lot of work on that truck. It came out well, it shows the love of the thing.
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Looks awesome!
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Love the results. That's a Cool truck....
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That truck would look MUCH better if it was in MY driveway....... :cry:

That's SO cool
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