Jezza's Turbo LJ

Thoughts on these tailgate hinge designs? Or ideas for other designs? My hinges are broken and rusty and I'm going to replace them with something more my style. Obviously I will church them up a bit more before I cut one. I'm just kicking around designs.

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If the hinges had a slot machines in them one could use a t bolt slid into the slot to attach something vertically between the two hinges. Like a hi lift jack or an axe.
 
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Thoughts on these tailgate hinge designs? Or ideas for other designs? My hinges are broken and rusty and I'm going to replace them with something more my style. Obviously I will church them up a bit more before I cut one. I'm just kicking around designs.

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"Work me" says make it a straight bar and save the machining time lol. But normal me likes the truss/structural look of the one with the triangles.
 
If the hinges had a slot machines in them one could use a t bolt slid into the slot to attach something vertically between the two hinges. Like a hi lift jack or an axe.

I like that idea. Vertical or horizontal?