Looking for a Tailgate (1 Viewer)
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Is it an 82 or not? The quotes are confusing me. I think aqualu makes an alumnium one that would work for a later model. Do you want OEM style or what?
Dang....so much anger...
List in parts wanted and I bet you get some hits. They're floating around here. Good luck!
List in parts wanted and I bet you get some hits. They're floating around here. Good luck!
Michael B
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I think Chris @Wadesters has a used aftermarket unit for sale.
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Not sure where the " " came from but yes indeed it is an 1982. I am wanting a OEM style not aluminum.
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I may be techtarded but I can't find how or where the forsale/wanted posts are. I'll have to look from a real computer not my phone.
How much work are willing to put into it. I know where an OEM tailgate for a FST is. It will take work but you will have the real deal.
Sorry, didn't mean to come off angry. So, since your '82 has round corners you'll have to fab something. You can buy an older drop down tailgate and fab the corners to make it work. You could also have some barn doors and do the same. It's a pickle to have an older model and want a drop down tailgate that looks OEM. I'm in a similar situation. You'll need to drill and mount hinges as well.
Top left of the page there are 3 lines. Those will drop down the classifieds.
I was just messing around akingf5371..good luck with your project!
upperblack
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Real steel sells tailgate have you checked theirs out?
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I'm doing a bunch of body work so now is the time to do it. I've seen aftermarket ones but they are expensive and don't come with any hardware. I know anything I find will likely not be the correct year and the corners will have to be modified to fit my 1982 tub.
upperblack
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yes, a real computer helps massively - here are the Classifieds: Classifieds - apparently, you found them
Looks great, but doesn't have hinges to actually drop down, that point it's just a tailgate. Real steel sells one similar but again, you need the hinges.
Drop Down Tailgate - Real Steel Cruiser Parts
I have barn doors, and have read several threads where they were re-purposed into a tailgate. I have been somewhat interested in this, and the more I think about this the better I like it. I don't consider myself to be a top notch welder, but with a bit of practice to refresh my memory I can do it.
What I don't remember is where the hinges came from. I am not into them absolutely being Toyota, aftermarket is fine with me. Does anybody have that info?
Don
What I don't remember is where the hinges came from. I am not into them absolutely being Toyota, aftermarket is fine with me. Does anybody have that info?
Don
When I built my tailgate out of 1/2 doors, I made my own hinges using 2" flat bar and 3/4" OD tube. It takes a little bit of effort and experimentation, but it's doable and they can be made to put the tailgate exactly where you want it to be (flush with the sill or proud of the sill).
Thank you. Good info, which I might consider as I'm a kind of do-it-yourselfer. Anybody else with other options? Pics?
Don
Don
Photos of the one I spoke of.
I personally think this is the best of both worlds! With the exception make it not a tail gate but the bottom doors fold out horizontally.
