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Well, today was interesting..... Ever done something and didn’t bother checking any reference material, disassembly photos, etc cause you thought you knew what you were doing, only to spend a couple hours time proving you didn’t?? Well, I had one of those moments today. After getting the nut plates for the tailgate hinges in place and hinges and tailgate properly mounted, I was feeling pretty good. That was a couple weeks ago. Today, I was gonna swap out the screws for the tailgate cables with some I had painted. Lowered the tailgate, and this is what I saw.....
My first thought was the cables were too long. That couldn’t be right - same cables. Then I thought the PO put the cable brackets on in the wrong spot. That couldn’t be right - worked before I tore it apart..... Then it hit me.
I put the stupid hinges on upside down. Sooooo..........
MUCH better........ there’s my Homer moment for the day. I hope.
84 CJ7 4 banger-owned since new in 1984 bought off truck at dealership - rebuilding 258, T176 with Sniper EFI D300 4:1 Lomax gears Twin Sticked 1 piece axels with locker
Funny thing was, the entire thought process between “what the heck” to “ah ” was about a half a second. Neighbors probly wondered why I was standing in the driveway laughing, all by myself.....
LOL - yeah, all I had to do was flip the hinges. Technically speaking, the hole spacing wouldn’t change so ya might get away with t. But boy does it look funny when you put the tailgate down with the hinges upside down. Kinda like a dump gate.
'80 CJ7, Just a rolling frame right now... will have Mopar 360, Torqueflite 727, D20, full size D44, Chrysler 9.25 with 4 wheel discs. SOA on Rubicon Express 1.5" YJ springs.
It’s already red - just usin the old one as a place holder. Once I get new glass and gasket in the painted one I’ll swap it over. I’m really anxious to get the good one in place so I can hang the security box....
84 CJ7 4 banger-owned since new in 1984 bought off truck at dealership - rebuilding 258, T176 with Sniper EFI D300 4:1 Lomax gears Twin Sticked 1 piece axels with locker
We got the day off due to cold....... wussies. Since I had a couple hours to waste, I stopped by a local glass shop - got em to give me a quote on sticking new glass in the painted windshield frame - New glass, gaskets, labor, and tax - 163 bucks. With their warranty. I can’t order the parts for that. Drop it off today, pick it up Monday, then ALL the parts will be red [emoji106][emoji106]. Then I can get the spreader bars and security box in place.......