[SPACEDOG]

mine dont shut anymore....long story short...one day im at the store puttin stuff in the back..go to close the hatch and it wont shut.....so i mess with it for a while then get pissed and the only tool i had in the truck was a pair of vise grips....lmao it shuts now ..after i took a few things off the side of the hatch...but i have a gap on one side and it touches on the other side i had to put a pad lock on it to keep it locked it seems the fiberglass around the hinge gave way some to the point its not lined up right anymore...i HAVE to fix THIS hatch somehow!!! can anyone give me some advise tips or lil tricks to get this hinge fixed and lined up good enough to get the thing to lock shut without any gaps.. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME OUT!!

 

[Taz_man440]

over 3/4 of the liftgates i find in the junkyards are just like that.... i got lucky after the 3rd one i'v tried.. ended up with a decent one.

 

[SPACEDOG]

anyone....anyone.....anyone? haha.....j/k im thinking bout tryin to put a metal strap of some kind inside the hatch and bolting that in place so the hinge can grab onto that but i dunno....... can it be done i let ya know lol

 

[Runin' With The Devil]

anyone....anyone.....anyone? haha.....j/k im thinking bout tryin to put a metal strap of some kind inside the hatch and bolting that in place so the hinge can grab onto that but i dunno....... can it be done i let ya know lol

I've successfully repaired quite a few of these hatches successfully. Email me and I'll share what I know with you.

Dave

 

[Chump]

I was just gonna say contact Dave!
http://ramchargercentral.com/boards/index.php?board=97;action=display;threadid=11153

 

[SPACEDOG]

hey thanks devil i just e mailed ya bout this check ya mail
dave

 

[SPACEDOG]

ok im bout to go out andtry to fix the hatch ...looks to be a good day out ...can anyone help me out here with some advice or a few tips has anyone fixed this problem with any success??
H E L P !!!

 

[Taz_man440]

anyone....anyone.....anyone? haha.....j/k im thinking bout tryin to put a metal strap of some kind inside the hatch and bolting that in place so the hinge can grab onto that but i dunno....... can it be done i let ya know lol

I've successfully repaired quite a few of these hatches successfully. Email me and I'll share what I know with you.

Dave

Wanna share the secret of hatch fixin?? might make a good how too.

 

[Chump]

anyone....anyone.....anyone? haha.....j/k im thinking bout tryin to put a metal strap of some kind inside the hatch and bolting that in place so the hinge can grab onto that but i dunno....... can it be done i let ya know lol

I've successfully repaired quite a few of these hatches successfully. Email me and I'll share what I know with you.

Dave

If Runin' With The Devil can't help you than you might try a shop that specializes in fixing Plasta Cars(Corvettes)

 

[elvez]

Dave, if you could just move out here to Texas, we could keep you employed, for a while anyway.

 

[SPACEDOG]

HOW TO ! HOW TO! HOW TO!