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Truck Tailgate on a K5

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staceydude

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Is it true a Truck tailgate form a regualr truck will fit a K5?

If so how well does it fit and what all is required?

I did the search function and nothing came up.

Regards,

Stace
 
Yes, a truck tailgate will bolt onto a blazer. If you look at the bedsides you will see a set of holes, those are for the truck tailgate hinge. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
 
i have a truck tailgate on my blazer. its a bolt on dea. lower portion of your blazer's bedsides has the welded in nuts for the reciver for the TG and the upper mid area has the hing/latch mount bolt holes.

you have to remove ALL the hardware for the blazer TG to include the helper springs. those have a braket bolted to the frame and are kinda pain. i ended up cutting the springs because you would have to remove the bumper. then a couple days later i removed the bumper... oh well.

its all bolt on and is weight saving, let alone soft top guys like it a bit beter from what i understand.
grant.
 
It's definately an easy bolt on mod, as long as you don't live in NewEngland and the lower part of the mounting area doesn't even exist anymore /forums/images/graemlins/angryfire.gif Then it's not so bolt on.

Nate /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
 
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Very simple mod, and a good way to loose 130#
 
Yup---
Just bolt the required tailgate hardware on and slap that baby on there. About a 30 min project!!!
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Awesome,

Thanks for the pics guys!!!

I appreciate it. This makes my project ideas more of a reality.

Regards,

Stacey
 
Nice bumper, and Rag top. Your picture has helped me make my mind. Mine will have a rag top also. What make is yours.
Not much sense asking how It works in the cold. My parents lived in Amarillo about 50 years ago.
Could you send me a few shots of your Jimmy? I would like to see the roll bar.
My Blazer will be starting a frame off in September.
 
/forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif hmmmmmmm...i never thought about doing that, i hate having to use a key to get my tailgate open. only problem is wat to do about a window. im guessing you either need a soft top or go topless all the time witch i cant do. derf00 how much was your soft top and how easily was it to install?
 
There is a softtop review article written by Grim Reaper in the reviews sections. Looks lke a nice deal.

I would also like to hear from Derf to see if his is the same brand and what the reports are onit.

I kind of thought about getting a fastback style top made someone.

Regards,

Stacey
 
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These shots were taken the day the top was put on. It is a nice addition, and beats wrestling with the hard top. It does not flap on the highway and does not leak.
 
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/forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif hmmmmmmm...i never thought about doing that, i hate having to use a key to get my tailgate open. only problem is wat to do about a window. im guessing you either need a soft top or go topless all the time witch i cant do. derf00 how much was your soft top and how easily was it to install?

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I have seen people use a p/u tailgate, and then mount a rear lift window off of a p/u canopy to their hardtop to use for a rear window. There was a guy on here that did a very nice job of it probably a year ago. I just go topless all the time, so I don't worry about it too much.
 
Saw a blazer with a wooden/alum door from a camper shell attached in the back in place of the window.

Was a work truck on a ranch, so they used it often.
 
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