All right guys, I had an idea the other day that I thought was damn clever and at the risk of it being stolen before I get to implement it I thought I would run it by ya'll to see if 1. it was as cool as I think, and 2. is it original

on the 51' Effie we were discussing the overall paint scheme, cosmetic modifications etc. One of the dilemmas is the lack of chrome from the door handle back. We aren't putting a rear bumper on it, going to a roll pan instead. The exhaust is getting moved to come out in front of the tires under the running boards. Then the great idea hit me!

---We are going to lock the tailgate in place (plan was for a couple of tack welds) so that we don't have the chain, Rick doesn't like it banging against the body and messing up the paint, and neither of us like it with the plastic or rubber sleeves. Then I got this one, why not put the chain in place, get it exactly how we want it and then weld all the links in place, take it off and have it chromed, then put it back on. It will look like we put chrome chain on there, and unless somebody actually touches it they won't know that it is solid and not functional.

Is that brilliant!?

Red