m35 tail gate

[daniel17319]

My tail gate on my deuce is severely bent . I know how to know a few dents here and there on a normal car but we are talking some heavy gauge stuff. I have acess to aa 60 ton shop press. I dont have a torch and cant use one were the shop press is. Im thinking i might be able to heat certain portions with a propane burner. The press is on post so there are regs against welding welders in the shop

My question is is it repairable Im not interested in using bondo is it possible i could straighten it out useing the press and have some portions re welded at least to it opens and closes. The hinges are all buggered up. There are some other dents and stuff on it as well.

Your ideas and thoughts would be appreciated...

 

[DieselBob]

You might want to post a classified in the "Parts Wanted" section and see if you could pickup a good used gate. Sounds like yours needs a little more than just some TLC.

 

[3dAngus]

One just sold for $100 last month in the classifieds. You can't work one that cheaply.
DieselBob is pointint you in the right direction. Someone who Bobs a deuce won't need the bed.

 

[daniel17319]

sounds like a good plan

 

[Recovry4x4]

Unless you have a dropside, BBF had a good stack of new ones a while back.

 

[212sparky]

Heck you can find drop side beds for around 550. My truck was in an accident in June and i am just replacing my whole bed. I figure my hourly rate is $100, it would take about 8 hours for me to fix it plus material so a new bed made sense for me, and my damage was not that bad.

 

[bsorcs]

Don't know where you are in Tx, but for what it's worth, Jack's in Tucson [ check him on GoogleEarth @ 32° 8'56.09"N 110°52'53.87"W] has stacks of beds in one of his yards, among other things. (520) 574-0300

 

[steelandcanvas]

Remove it from the truck, put it on a hard, flat surface, and make a few passes over it with the Deuce. Have someone spot you so you can straighten just what needs to be.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Some tailgates are worth saving. I had less than an hour in this one, that would have been on the junk pile.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/82881-beat-up-tailgate-i-thought-junk.html

 

[nk14zp]

A 60 ton press will fix it with no heat.