I scored today.
On the way home I went a different way than I normally do and took a back road that goes by a metal scrap yard.
So I'm cruising and I see a Ford truck towing another Ford truck and the one being towed has a very minty tailgate. So much that it made me take a double take. It was the 88 to 91 body style. I have a truck like it (yes, my tow rig is a Ford, it was given to me. )
So I couldn't catch up to him because some old bat was in front of me going snail slow. So I caught up to him as he was pulling into the yard.
So he gets out of the truck and he's very confused because he's never been to that yard before. I got his attention and I probably confused him worse because he had no idea why i was calling him over.
I said, do you want to sell the tailgate separately? It comes off without any bolts.
He thinks about it for a second and says " would you give me 20 bucks for it"
I said, absolutely
That tailgate has the finish panel which is almost always destroyed on those, and the tailgate isn't bowed from an engine being put on it like mine is.
Very workable tailgate for 20 bucks, the finish panel alone is worth more than that.
I really need to go hang out in front of the scrap yard
