Talon tailgate ?

Mikehallad

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Dragonfire racing has a very nice one for $99. Follows the roll cage and rear bed lines. It is not made of tube steel.
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KenThompson

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Dragonfire racing has a very nice one for $99. Follows the roll cage and rear bed lines. It is not made of tube steel. View attachment 157150
If you look at my previous post, you can see that mine is made out of aluminum tubing, swings out, uses a slam latch, and holds 2 coolers, 4.5 gallon gas, and 2 waterproof bags hang on the outside of it. It still leaves room for my bird dog too.
 
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bjniceguy

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think yours would be strong enough to carry weight of Spare tire & wheel and stay latched??
 
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If you look at my previous post, you can see that mine is made out of aluminum tubing, swings out, uses a slam latch, and holds 2 coolers, 4.5 gallon gas, and 2 waterproof bags hang on the outside of it. It still leaves room for my bird dog too.

I really like your design, Ken. Only thing I'd consider adding would be a piece of sheet aluminum (diamond tread perhaps) across the bottom that would keep things from being able to roll out. I'd probably prefer black too, as my bumpers are black. But, your design appears to afford much more usable room than others I've seen.

QUESTION: Could you post a picture of the tailgate swung all the way open? I'd like to see how it hinges and swings.

Thanks,
Steve
 
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KenThompson

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think yours would be strong enough to carry weight of Spare tire & wheel and stay latched??
I originally was going to hang my spare off the back of it, but needed more bag storage, so I put the spare on a roof rack with a shovel and axe. I always build stuff to last, cuz I don’t like re-doing anything. The tubing is .188 wall 1 1/2”. The mounts on the roll cage is 1/4” steel, and the hyme joints are 1/2”. The latch is a automotive style 2 stage. When it’s closed, there’s a tab on the latch side that all of the weight sits on.

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KenThompson

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I really like your design, Ken. Only thing I'd consider adding would be a piece of sheet aluminum (diamond tread perhaps) across the bottom that would keep things from being able to roll out. I'd probably prefer black too, as my bumpers are black. But, your design appears to afford much more usable room than others I've seen.

QUESTION: Could you post a picture of the tailgate swung all the way open? I'd like to see how it hinges and swings.

Thanks,
Steve
Sure! Don’t look at the welds too close. I’m still teaching myself how to tig weld aluminum. I get a couple of good ones, and then some s***ty ones.

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Sheetmetalfab

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Did you machine the threaded bungs yourself?
if you bought them, where from?

(I’ve looked for aluminum bungs before without luck)

i can handle posting some aluminum tig eye candy.

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Montecresto

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Montecresto

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What’s the diameter of the rops cage on the Talon?
 
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I added a JEI Offroad bed extender this week. Here’s a video on my YouTube channel giving a closer look if you’ve been considering one:

 
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RICHWIT59

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I agree ! I I drove the Talon and now just seems I think I have to have one Lol really expensive though


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I JUST BOUGHT A TALON R AND JUST LOVE IT
 
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