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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | At first glance those latches look complicated but do yourself a favor and watch how it works and you'll see that it's pretty straightforward. Like I said, I had the same problem and was completely stumped... even welded some metal to the inboard part of the striker plate thinking that would help but it didn't. Then I made the shims and it fits perfect.
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