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03-12-2026, 10:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Killen, Alabama USA
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Tailgate interchange
Just got a good deal on a GMC tailgate and realized that this 81-87 gate will not fit on my 79. Any way to modify to make it fit? Looks like trunnions are different. Thanks.
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03-13-2026, 10:29 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 2,809
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Re: Tailgate interchange
You will need to obtain the matching hardware. The bedsides are compatible. I put a 80's something tailgate on my 75. Obtained tailgate from the local pull-a-part. Also got all the matching mounting hardware. IIRC one of the rubber bits didn't fit but the gate otherwise works fine.
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