Don:
Thanks for replying. Without some photos it is hard to visualize what these
latches would look like. Can you tell me where on the tailgate where the
chrome belt ends bolted? Did the owner bend them 90 degrees ("L" shape) and
bolt them to the inside surface of the tailgate? Or was there enough
clearance to bolt them to the sides of the tailgate? Appreciate your help.
Thanks,
Carl Ham
'56 Chevy TF Stepside
Pontiac, IL
>From: "Donald Simmons" <tasimmons@cbnn.net>
>To: "Carl & Becky Ham" <the_hams@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Tailgate latches
>Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 20:47:42 -0700
>
>I don't have any pics but on the truck I just saw last Saturday, It had a
>small chrome latch on each side of the bed(with GM in large letters on top)
>and just the chrome belt end bolted to the tailgate sides. It looked
>great!
>
>Don Simmons
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Carl & Becky Ham" <the_hams@hotmail.com>
>To: <wayne@chevytrucks.org>; <rtoliver@shaw.ca>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 4:04 PM
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Tailgate latches
>
>
> > Anybody got some pics of how this looks when it's done? I've been
>thinking
> > of doing this but would like to see just how it looks.
> >
> > Carl Ham
> > '56 Chevy TF Stepside
> > Pontiac, IL
> >
> >
> > >From: wayne osborne <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
> > >Reply-To: wayne osborne <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
> > >To: "R.T.Oliver" <rtoliver@shaw.ca>, oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Tailgate latches
> > >Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 12:17:16 -0400
> > >
> > >I have seen many trucks modified with a seat belt latch-- one piece
>mated
> > >to the tailgate and one to the bed side. They close and latch -- wayne
> > >
> > >
> > >At 05:47 AM 5/28/03 -0700, R.T.Oliver wrote:
> > > >I have made some hidden hinges for my ~49 GMC and would like to
>install
> > > >some latches to get rid of the chain and hook assembly.Any
>suggestions
>of
> > > >how to do this.I have looked at some cabinet hardware but have yet to
> > >find
> > > >anything acceptable.Thanks Bob
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> > >
> > >Wayne Osborne
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> > >http://www.chevytrucks.org/wayne
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