Recently I went ahead & shaved the tailgate handle on one of my trucks, & added a rollpan...
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the metal for the rollpan was recycled 16 guage carbon steel sheet metal from an old desk that just so happened to be the perfect size. These modifications must have eaten up 3.5- 4hrs total. Next comes paint! Well... eventually:D
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How do you open it from the inside? I know what you mean on projects sometime going crazy on time. Some go real fast others I get ideas and that adds then some just take time. I know measure twice is key to save time :)
I always forget to take "in progress" photos too. I was really hoping to see some.
@ chadrock
Currently I do open it from the inside... It seems to work good so far... but I have noticed that grass & small parts get caught up in the 1/2" opening that surrounds the handle on the inside. So for that reason, I'm considering closing up the center inside latch, & adding external fasteners. Or a shielding plate.
@ Wrenchtamer
I did have a pile of in progress photos.... somewhere. I actually had some video too... somewhere. This was one of those weekend projects that should have started on a friday & finished by sunday afternoon.... but did not start untill a sat. night.