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Posted: 10/19/09
Most Bronco owners have had to deal with this at some point due to the swingaway spare. The only la... | 
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The factory side reinforcing plate is boxed in the front corner, and the rear reinforcement is spot-... | 
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Even though this t/g was never wrecked, and never had a large spare (31" at most), it has started to... | 
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I'm not so concerned with how it looks, but the noise is annoying, and the spare is getting looser a... | 
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Even without the spare pulling on it, there's obviously more gap than there should be. |
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This is about how it SHOULD look. | 
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The tab is torn along the rear of the 2 spot welds, leaving little of the side plate exposed. So th... | 
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After forcing the rear skin forward into position, I crimped the lip along the top hold it in place ... | 
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This heavy black pop rivet should provide enough strength to do the main repair. When the t/g is cl... | 
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The rivet doesn't interfere with anything, and I doubt anyone ever grips the t/g here, so the sharp ... |
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The break is now aligned so I can continue with the main repair. I removed as much of the old tab f... | 
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When I built this t/g, I painted the inside white for exactly this reason: so I could see what I was... | 
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I quickly fabricated this brace from some scrap steel. I predrilled the holes to be riveted inside,... | 
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Using the predrilled holes as a guide, I installed three 3/16" rivets. The reinforcement where... | 
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The red brace is now attached to the rear (lower, inner) reinforcement, and it lies just under (forw... |
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With vise-grips holding it up, I drilled & riveted the side reinforcement to the new brace. I used ... | 
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The 3 rivet heads are directly under this end seal, but they're flat enough not to interfere with it... | 
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The black rivet is totally hidden, and the new brace should last longer than the truck (or at least ... | 
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Posted: 11/14/21
Since this t/g isn't broken yet, I'm just riveting the skins together. After clamping the skins care... | 
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Posted: 11/15/21
These plates (which have since been sandblasted & painted) can be riveted (& JBWelded if desired) ac... |
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Posted: 11/14/21
This skin is torn badly, so it's getting the most-thorough treatment. The spot welds are ground away... | 
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The reinforcement is drilled & riveted to the front (inner) skin's thick corner plate. The front hol... | 
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Posted: 11/14/21
Once the reinforcement is secure to the front skin, the exposed rivet is drilled, but NOT set. It & ... | 
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Posted: 11/14/21
With the tailgate standing on-end, the skins are spread to allow the JBWeld to flow in, and then qui... | |
Right Side Split