Alternate tailgate

[dave92cherokee]

Doing some work on the cheromanche and the comanche population in the JY's is pretty slim around here. Was wondering if anyone else knows of a tailgate from another truck that fits our mj's. Been looking at older s10's and sonoma's but the tailgate design is a little off.

[jpnjim]

It's still a work in progress (too many projects :ack: ),

but I started cutting down a FSJ tailgate to fit a Comanche:

 

(actually copied the idea from a Cheromanche build on Pirate).

 

It sounds like you're looking for something that's the right width & height already,

I think I'd just try to cut down a 97-01 XJ's steel tailgate, instead of running a gate that says 'Chevy' 'FORD', or whatever on it.

[beaterheep]

I'm liking the fsj gate, any specs or write up on how you made it work?

[ParadiseMJ]

Where are you? I have an extra tailgate laying around and I'm going to pick one off another MJ tomorrow. They both have a few dents but one or the other you can have for shipping.

 

I'm in ZIP 95969.

[dave92cherokee]

I'm all the way on the otherside in TN.

[jpnjim]

I'm liking the fsj gate, any specs or write up on how you made it work?

 

It's not done yet (neither is the bumper :ack: ),

but I cut the width down, and the height.

The width was easy, just chopped it down to size, took the filler piece off the end, and inserted it back in the open end.

 

The height was tougher, I chopped it down, and welded the top section from a rusted out MJ tailgate on.

 

I was going to run MJ supports, but I think I'm going to use chains, and old style chain-latches once I get back to it.

 

There's some details in my t88' MJ build thread (link in sig).

[ParadiseMJ]

I'm liking the fsj gate, any specs or write up on how you made it work?

 

Yes!! BEEFY.