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Wanted Tailgate Torque rods

btblazer

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Looking for the torque rods for the tailgate. Have a brand new tailgate to install, but the torque rods on the old blazer are almost rusted thru.
 
how is the man crank window guts and handle ? @campfire my friends blazer were building someone half converted to electric with the cable hanging out and hook a drill to it . he would like to go back to man crank .

or the whole gate thats left if you wana sell it ?
 
how is the man crank window guts and handle ? @campfire my friends blazer were building someone half converted to electric with the cable hanging out and hook a drill to it . he would like to go back to man crank .

or the whole gate thats left if you wana sell it ?

I'd happily sell the tailgate or any of the pieces. That being said, this is the gate from my CUCV. The window glass is broken and the crank handle was "modified" by the previous owner to use a socket set. :rolleyes:

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The moving parts work well, but it at least needs a lock cylinder if you want to convert it back to stock operation (and it would need to attach to the non-stock socket).

It's not very rusty, but there's at least one very obvious bondo spot. And the exterior paint is peeling.


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I got tired of the crank window and swapped to a truck topper and gate.

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If you are interested, I can deliver the whole gate to my local Fastenal for you.
 
I'd happily sell the tailgate or any of the pieces. That being said, this is the gate from my CUCV. The window glass is broken and the crank handle was "modified" by the previous owner to use a socket set. :rolleyes:



imgp7151-jpg.173648


The moving parts work well, but it at least needs a lock cylinder if you want to convert it back to stock operation (and it would need to attach to the non-stock socket).

It's not very rusty, but there's at least one very obvious bondo spot. And the exterior paint is peeling.


imgp7150-jpg.173647


I got tired of the crank window and swapped to a truck topper and gate.

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If you are interested, I can deliver the whole gate to my local Fastenal for you.



Curious what truck cap the rear glass came from? A 73-87 pickup cap?
 
Curious what truck cap the rear glass came from? A 73-87 pickup cap?

No idea. I removed the window from a random topper that I found in the woods at my neighbor's house. He didn't remember what it had come from. The topper brand was Leer.

If you want to do this conversion, take your tape measure and find a topper that matches. There are a variety of widths that can fit, depending on how you cut the topper. @Blue85 did the same swap with a narrower window. I think the wider one matches the body lines more closely.
 

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