G'day Mark and greetings from Tasmania Australia, Great job not easy fitting a new tailgate especially to an older Ute . Pretty good price for a new tailgate good one regards John
we lined our pickups with plywood so they would take the knocks and bangs from stuff rolling around in there,the correct panels were more expensive and far less impact resistant ,as usual a well explained vlog of which will inspire many of your subscribers giving them bucket loads of confidence.
Good stuff! I installed a new aftermarket tailgate on a Ramcharger years ago. It rusted in less than 1 year...over the winter really. Do with what you have. Good ingenuity! It really makes the pickup look much better! 🤩
It doesnt take long to have a small fortune in the bits and pieces. im sure i would have lost lots of cargo from my truck bed if i didnt have a tailgate.
yeah no idea why i waited 20+ years to finally put a tailgate on that truck...lol i suppose back when it was taken off i didn't have the money to replace it and then its been off the road for a while till some what recently.
Those bits and pieces add up! I’ve never had that good of luck with those repop parts. They seem to rust quickly. I’ve learned the hard way, I guess. His project turned out pretty well.
Makes a much better parts chaser with the tailgate on it. It might not be as fast as the jag, but it sure is a lot easier to get the greasy diff cores in the bed rather than out of the back seat!
iv also got a f350 and a chevy 2500 with a service body on it. but i still find it nice to use this one if your just making a quick run into town for some smaller parts or something.
Hey there, I appreciate the video on what y'all call a tacoma. We call them a Hilux here in Australia! Great reliable vehicles. ( I own a 1999 model) so when can we see some more on old Red?? Can't wait to see it again. Cheers from Sydney Australia. 👍🇦🇺🦘🐨🇦🇺
At the time this truck was made here they were just called a Toyota pickup. Tacoma name didn't come till later models I want to get back to old red soon
@@Ezrider359 i just use a brass rod 1/4 to make a rod for my ford tailgate seen you do this make me fill good what you used to do before in the passed can't buy it make it couldn't find it we made it what i like about your videos make me and others think out side the box raptor line the truck top to bottom seen one to day Hunter green raptor line looked bad ass check it out on the UA-cam
Good job AWSOME.... Question for you on that peterbuilt can you tell me how many clear coats you put on that peterbuilt?? Thank you for all thatvawsome work you done and sharing
Hi, I got a question, I bought a tailgate for my tacoma 04 but I’m trying to find the other stuff ( hardware and the other things you installed in the tailgate) and I can’t find them! Can you tell me please where did you bought them?
You are right close to a wizard with your problem solving process .. Awesome as always !,
Hell yeah that definitely makes a difference.
Good to see you back hope you and your wife are doing well ✌️
Nice work man, great video!
G'day Mark and greetings from Tasmania Australia, Great job not easy fitting a new tailgate especially to an older Ute . Pretty good price for a new tailgate good one regards John
we lined our pickups with plywood so they would take the knocks and bangs from stuff rolling around in there,the correct panels were more expensive and far less impact resistant ,as usual a well explained vlog of which will inspire many of your subscribers giving them bucket loads of confidence.
The problem with doing that around here is the plywood and dirt that gets under it creates a moisture trap witch can accelerate rust
I just want to say since I found your channel I've learned so much... thank you!
Good stuff! I installed a new aftermarket tailgate on a Ramcharger years ago. It rusted in less than 1 year...over the winter really. Do with what you have. Good ingenuity! It really makes the pickup look much better! 🤩
Great video, always good to see ya !!
Thanks for the visit
Fits like a glove. Nice job as usual.
Good job well done like myself make parts to suit ie welding rods as lock pull rods,spacers to suit, great to use bits knockin around shop/shed.👍
New subscriber from England, great channel.
If you can't fix it with a hammer it must be an electrical problem. GOOD JOB, Ezra! A-PLUS and GBWYall!
I love these pickups, Bullet proof v6. Great fabrication skills keep up the nice videos man
Enjoy your work but one thing I hate is drywall but I don't think there is nothing you can't do have a great day
I'd call that a worthwhile improvement to that good old truck!
I think so too!
Good to see you healthy EZ..I really like watching your videos, keep your head up bro..stay safe
Thank you
Has he been sick?
@@tonynorris1250 no just wishing him well, considering the current things going on...
Great job looks lots better mike from west virginia
Great looking truck
Love what you do Ezra, keep it up!
better then new !!! looks good ez !!!! thanks for sharing
!!! be safe !!!!
Nice job as always. Maybe you can make offroad bumpers for that toyota out of some bars later on?
yeah i plan on building some custom bumpers for it
Great work thanks for your time 👍👍👍
It doesnt take long to have a small fortune in the bits and pieces. im sure i would have lost lots of cargo from my truck bed if i didnt have a tailgate.
yeah no idea why i waited 20+ years to finally put a tailgate on that truck...lol i suppose back when it was taken off i didn't have the money to replace it and then its been off the road for a while till some what recently.
Those bits and pieces add up! I’ve never had that good of luck with those repop parts. They seem to rust quickly. I’ve learned the hard way, I guess. His project turned out pretty well.
Makes a much better parts chaser with the tailgate on it. It might not be as fast as the jag, but it sure is a lot easier to get the greasy diff cores in the bed rather than out of the back seat!
iv also got a f350 and a chevy 2500 with a service body on it. but i still find it nice to use this one if your just making a quick run into town for some smaller parts or something.
Good job EZ👍🏻
Wahoo!! Another Ezra video!
Good to see you how is ole red doing and did you get a chance to check out smart trucking where they showed the 65 351
Hey there,
I appreciate the video on what y'all call a tacoma. We call them a Hilux here in Australia!
Great reliable vehicles. ( I own a 1999 model) so when can we see some more on old Red??
Can't wait to see it again.
Cheers from Sydney Australia.
👍🇦🇺🦘🐨🇦🇺
At the time this truck was made here they were just called a Toyota pickup. Tacoma name didn't come till later models I want to get back to old red soon
@@Ezrider359
Love ya work bloke.
Regardless of the vehicle your working on!
Keep em coming. Cheers
It’s also known as a Taliban wagon in other parts of the world. 🤣🤣
Drill press and angle grinder the poor mans lathe, tig rod better than clothes hanger for throttle cable.
i wan't a mill and a lathe pretty bad but i don't have enough space as it is. someday when i get a bigger shop.
@@Ezrider359 i just use a brass rod 1/4 to make a rod for my ford tailgate seen you do this make me fill good what you used to do before in the passed can't buy it make it couldn't find it we made it what i like about your videos make me and others think out side the box raptor line the truck top to bottom seen one to day Hunter green raptor line looked bad ass check it out on the UA-cam
Good job AWSOME.... Question for you on that peterbuilt can you tell me how many clear coats you put on that peterbuilt?? Thank you for all thatvawsome work you done and sharing
2 coats clear
Need some 1/8 diamond plate in normal bend areas.
Cool stuff man 👍
Glad you enjoyed
Where did you get parts for the side walls of the tailgate. The locking mechanism. I have been looking everywhere and can’t find anything.
Hi, my question is this why have you two tow balls fitted? Might be a simple thing as two different sizes thanks markUK
yeah there just two different sizes.
Hi, I got a question, I bought a tailgate for my tacoma 04 but I’m trying to find the other stuff ( hardware and the other things you installed in the tailgate) and I can’t find them! Can you tell me please where did you bought them?
i want to say i found most of the parts on ebay. its been a while now i don't remember for sure.
@@Ezrider359 oh okay, thanks anyways !
👍👍
Looks good. So when does olred come back?
hope to try to do a video on it this weekend.
He buddy when more big red videos coming
As soon as I can ,👍
@@Ezrider359 really like seeing truck it’s coming out really good
@@Ezrider359 the harvest season is still underway
By the way, how's the 379?
If you buy oem tailgate assembly, it comes with all that hardware.
At 30 years old I'm pretty sure oem is out of production. Didn't see any available
First, woot woot
Rock auto.com lol
Cool, but we need some big red videos!👍