Mine was and still is bad I had a big dent on the top that I could not beat or heat it out so I ended up welding a piece of metal overtop like a second skin .I wish I would have drilled the spot welds out and bent it back to get access to the back ,I seen someone do that on a video and it worked out good .First you would have to straighten the tailgate so it is flat and before drilling the spot welds out your dents may come out by welding some washers so you can use a slide puller to get them out .


1954 Canadian GMC 9300
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