pickup tailgate hinge

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  • bent metal
    bent metal Senior Contributor
    edited October 2013
    No, and no. :)

    It's close though. Most people wouldn't notice. But I think that 'bushing' will come out and you can get the correct hinge bracket from one of the Willy's suppliers. Link was on here at one time.
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  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    edited October 2013
    That truck has a FORD tailgate hinge on it (which are still available from your local FORD dealers) - this was used by my son when he restored his '46 pickup, and he used a pcv bushing to make everything fit up as it should. He sold the pickup in the late 90's. His was blue too.
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    Hmmm, I've got a couple of good ones I might be able to lend ya to make some.
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  • paulrhd29nz
    paulrhd29nz Member
    Syd, I have to dump photos off my camera so that I can post some photos of the hinges I have for you! I will try and do this tonight after work or in the am.
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  • paulrhd29nz
    paulrhd29nz Member
    Here ya go, The blue ones were on the truck with a home made tail gate. The ones in primer are the ones that I bought this year from Perry Springs.imageimageimageimageimageimage
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    A pic tour in the woods found that my Hudson had the pipe in the tailgate. One pipe was 7/8 inch dia and one was 1 inch. (Hey it's been 67 years and who knows how many farmers fixed them.) The Hudson hinge is made of sheet metal measuring .076 thick. Not nearly rugged enough in my opinion and of the several I have, are all torn up to some degree.

    The Jeep has the pipe in the hinge measuring an inch and 1/16. (seamless steel tubing) They are advertized by thejeepsterman.com for $30 Same as the ones on my 62.

    A good rugged one can be made with a 1/8 plate with bolt holes welded to a 1 in black pipe elbow which measures 1.049 inside. You could either put a 3/4 black pipe (1.050) in it to rotate with a little reaming, or screw a 1 inch pipe in it for that style.
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