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Had an incident today.  I'm getting rid of a long-term project I'm sick of seeing and don't want to finish.  Many years stored outdoors and I was just prepping for pics/sale.  While driving it back to it's spot (after also inflating the tires), the strap holding it failed.  Parking brake is also bad I discovered, and the blocks of wood that were there for wheel chalks were also not sufficient (stick car with no engine in it).  

 

Only damage is the tailgate.  Magically not even a mark on any part of the bumper and no paint damage either.  I'm guessing an insurance claim but if I can keep in under 1k I might not.  Not sure if just the outer skin is sold, the whole tailgate, etc.  I suck at body work but can easily disassemble it and do whatever is needed.  Thought on the direction I should go for this repair.  20210522_155912.thumb.jpg.731781e69307dc1d0d6735b06b5e0e69.jpg

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JimCost2014 Senior Enthusiast

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Salvage yard, or maybe a local up fitter that specializes in converting LD (1500 - 3500) to commercial beds. 

They usually keep the factory beds and tail gates then resale them, maybe not the best color selection though. 

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I would suggest contacting a place that does paintless dent repair first. If the paint isn't chipped up they may be able to make it look 95% good.

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