Ranger tailgate on BII

[sbsrlewis]

I bought an 89 Ranger tailgate to put on my 89 BII last Friday and I noticed that it is just a little wider. I know I'm going to have to trim to fit but for those that has done it how did you measure for placement of the hinge pieces and the tailgate pivots on? Anything else that I need to know before I get into this?

Once I get this on there then I starting on my half-doors!


Steve

 

[Colin]

I pulled this from the write-up in the tech library

"Most people who chop the top leave the back open. If you would like a nice clean factory look, go to a salvage yard and get a used early Ranger bed. Remember that the Bronco II and the 1983-1992 Ranger had the same body lines. A Ranger tailgate basically bolts right up. Use all the hardware from a Ranger bed. You may have to fab a spacer for the latch which can be a piece of angle iron with a few holes in it."

here's the link: http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/choptop.htm it has pictures

 

[sbsrlewis]

Thanks Colin. The reason I asked was I had done a search n a couple of the post mentioned they had to trim the width of the tailgate to fit it. I also got all hardware needed.


Steve

 

[Colin]

Sounds good man make sure you post pictures