Hi all - sorry what is the difference with the later model tailgates to the earlier ones ? Just the external body mould line at the top lip ? LMC sells up to '81. I prefer good ( un rusted ) used parts to "new" stampings anyway. If you are in the high desert area you should have no problem finding a gate from a wrecker ??
From the outside, they all look the same. The main issue is the latch style, '73-76 is the "wedge plate" style. Then mid-year '76 they changed to the later style and kept that all the way through '87
This is the early style, '76-down. The gold truck is our early '76 shop truck:
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This is the '76-up style. This is my '85:
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