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12-06-2015, 07:09 PM
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Tailgate compatibility for '73
Been doing some searching for a while now but haven't come across anything that has provided a definitive answer for me.
What year tailgates will fit my 73 blazer? I've got a line on a clean 79 but want to make sure it'll work. Thanks
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12-07-2015, 12:37 AM
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Re: Tailgate compatibility for '73
Hm... ok. Well, that's good to know. I guess I was just confused by the LMC catalog. It shows 2 different part numbers and mentions the early version (73-76.5) using a bolt as opposed to a stud to attach the link to the tailgate.
Just wasn't sure what that was referring to or if it mattered (apparently it doesn't).
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12-07-2015, 09:41 AM
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I know the pieces fit
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Re: Tailgate compatibility for '73
Now you've got me curious, I'll have to check. I haven't owned them all but I thought the tailgate never changed.
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12-07-2015, 01:43 PM
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Re: Tailgate compatibility for '73
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12-07-2015, 03:07 PM
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Re: Tailgate compatibility for '73
Those tailgate differences apply to trucks that came without a removable hardtop and had pickup tailgates from the factory. Is that what you have? If you have the tailgate with glass in it there is only one model.
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12-07-2015, 04:18 PM
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Re: Tailgate compatibility for '73
Yeah mine is a 1973 full convertible. I got a line on mid-eighties tailgate as well as a late seventies tailgate. But if it doesn't matter I'll just go with whatever is cheaper
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12-07-2015, 04:32 PM
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Re: Tailgate compatibility for '73
Looks like you may have the change your tailgate links to match the later 'gate.
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12-07-2015, 04:58 PM
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Re: Tailgate compatibility for '73
Are the links the cable that holds it up?
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12-07-2015, 05:09 PM
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Re: Tailgate compatibility for '73
Hmmm I know the pickups had the steel strips but every blazer I've seen has the wires.
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12-07-2015, 05:21 PM
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Re: Tailgate compatibility for '73
Yeah me too. That makes me think it originally had a hardtop and a previous owner changed out the tailgate for a pickup version. There's more than a few of those out there. Either way though, you know you can run whichever tailgate your bring home.
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12-07-2015, 10:18 PM
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Re: Tailgate compatibility for '73
I put an 89 tailgate on my 77 with no changes
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12-21-2015, 10:54 PM
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Re: Tailgate compatibility for '73
I have a trailer made from a 73 pick up, its tailgate is off a 84 military M1008.
Which is a big Chevy pick up |
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