year tailgate?
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What I can find on that part number in the parts catalog:
E5TZ-9940700-B Tailgate Assy. Fits 83/86 F100/350 but there's a 99 in parenthesis following it, I have no idea what that last part means but it's listed after several part numbers, not just the tailgate
I personally wouldn't expect it to come with the handle, cables & latching stuff but I really don't know, others may know more (it *is* listed as an assembly, but I don't trust it....)
E5TZ-9940700-B Tailgate Assy. Fits 83/86 F100/350 but there's a 99 in parenthesis following it, I have no idea what that last part means but it's listed after several part numbers, not just the tailgate
I personally wouldn't expect it to come with the handle, cables & latching stuff but I really don't know, others may know more (it *is* listed as an assembly, but I don't trust it....)
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From: Alberta, Canada
What I can find on that part number in the parts catalog:
E5TZ-9940700-B Tailgate Assy. Fits 83/86 F100/350 but there's a 99 in parenthesis following it, I have no idea what that last part means but it's listed after several part numbers, not just the tailgate
I personally wouldn't expect it to come with the handle, cables & latching stuff but I really don't know, others may know more (it *is* listed as an assembly, but I don't trust it....)
E5TZ-9940700-B Tailgate Assy. Fits 83/86 F100/350 but there's a 99 in parenthesis following it, I have no idea what that last part means but it's listed after several part numbers, not just the tailgate
I personally wouldn't expect it to come with the handle, cables & latching stuff but I really don't know, others may know more (it *is* listed as an assembly, but I don't trust it....)
If this guy wants payment for a NOS tailgate he better be willing to provide some customer service with pictures. Waiting till Monday it is.
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Thanks for the help gentlemen. Does this look NOS? What is with the 'Superior' label? Convenient how the English is ripped off after being in a box for years...
My NOS front fender came in a box with the FORD logo in blue on it. I can't remember it having a sticker on the metal itself.
Can anyone translate that? It says something about l'originale in the first sentence in red.
Try this ***
My NOS front fender came in a box with the FORD logo in blue on it. I can't remember it having a sticker on the metal itself.
Can anyone translate that? It says something about l'originale in the first sentence in red.
Try this ***
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I can't read any of the red, only the white on blue background.
It's French:
Sheet Metal Handle With Care
Something like: Roughening Of Coated And Primed Only
Google Translate
It's French:
Sheet Metal Handle With Care
Something like: Roughening Of Coated And Primed Only
Google Translate
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About it looking NOS, well, it *does* have F O R D embossed on it, only licensed suppliers can legally do that.
I'd be looking for a Ford oval logo and/or Engineering number stamped in it someplace.
Also, compare the weight to your old one....
I'd be looking for a Ford oval logo and/or Engineering number stamped in it someplace.
Also, compare the weight to your old one....
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Be aware the actual part number for the tailgate for 1983-1985 styleside trucks is E5TZ-9940700-B. The E0TZ-9940700-A gate is the wrong one for a 1985.
The 1983-1986 uses support cables to hold the tailgate in an upright position when open.
The 1980-1982 uses metal support arms to hold the tailgate in an upright position.
The hardware between the two gates where it comes to the supports is different. The E0TZ-9940700-A gate for 1980-1982 will have extra holes and slits for the extra hardware. E5TZ-9940700-B gate for 1983-1986, omits these holes.
I know you would have to modify a E5TZ gate, drill, cut and weld to get it to fit on a 1980-1982 using 1980-1982 supports.
Just something to concider.
The 1983-1986 uses support cables to hold the tailgate in an upright position when open.
The 1980-1982 uses metal support arms to hold the tailgate in an upright position.
The hardware between the two gates where it comes to the supports is different. The E0TZ-9940700-A gate for 1980-1982 will have extra holes and slits for the extra hardware. E5TZ-9940700-B gate for 1983-1986, omits these holes.
I know you would have to modify a E5TZ gate, drill, cut and weld to get it to fit on a 1980-1982 using 1980-1982 supports.
Just something to concider.
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I knew of the difference from your previous posts. For some reason I thought E5TZ replaced E0TZ making that E0TZ I found correct for my 85. E5TZ replaces E3TZ.
Thanks for catching that. I know NOS is limited, but I don't feel like cutting apart a NOS gate that a fellow 80-82'er could use.
Thanks for catching that. I know NOS is limited, but I don't feel like cutting apart a NOS gate that a fellow 80-82'er could use.
