Tailgate hinge
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Tailgate hinge
I am in the prosses of repairing a express bed for my f-3. the rust is repaired and before I weld the rear pocket back on I noticed something is not right. A friend gave me a set of hinges from a 56 f100, and the holes in the pocket do not line up. the D/carp catalogue shows that the hinges are the same from 42-1972. I have the bed with the raised pannel sides.Any help would be apreciated.
Paul
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All my parts books show basically the same thing, part number 8C 83043018 as the hinge for all models. I pulled apart a 51 F-2 with the express box and it had solid cast hinges. All the F-1's (48-52) I've parted had the metal rolled hollow hinges. Is the pocket you are welding on, is it a new one or the original being put back on? How does this later hinge compare to the other side? GM trucks from this period used a hinge that looked just like the Ford one. Just a few things to consider.....
Barry
50 F-1
Barry
50 F-1
Last edited by barry; Apr 15, 2005 at 10:41 AM.
