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Scored! One tailgate and chains

Discussion in 'Early Jeep Restoration and Research' started by Rondog, Sep 3, 2006.

  1. Sep 3, 2006
    Rondog

    Rondog just hangin' out

    Parker, CO
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    Picked up this tailgate w/chains from member ringmangs1, the guy here in my town that's parting out that '56 CJ5. It's in really sweet condition, so are the original chains. I won't say how much I paid, because he's still selling parts, but I hurried right over before someone else could snatch it up! He's got something else I want, but I ain't tellin' about it. Yet.

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    Rondog, Sep 3, 2006
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  2. Sep 3, 2006
    mb82

    mb82 I feel great!

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    Sweet
     
    mb82, Sep 3, 2006
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  3. Sep 3, 2006
    BlueFlu

    BlueFlu past owner of some ecj5's

    Hermitage, TN
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    Cool. Wish mine was that clean. :oops:
     
    BlueFlu, Sep 3, 2006
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  4. Sep 3, 2006
    JZ

    JZ Member

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    Swap?

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    [Hint: That's EMT on the bottom where the hinge pins are...There was not much original metal left...]

    Your find confirms that the chains I have are original (but a bit the worse for wear!)

    Great find...
     
    JZ, Sep 3, 2006
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  5. Sep 3, 2006
    Rondog

    Rondog just hangin' out

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    EMT? You mean EMT electrical conduit? :shock: I guess that would work...

    I need to get closeup photos of the chains. The hook isn't straight, it has a definite tweak off to the side so the point of the hook faces away from the tailgate, and there's definitely right and left side hooks, they're mirror images of each other.
     
    Rondog, Sep 3, 2006
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  6. Oct 2, 2006
    Rondog

    Rondog just hangin' out

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    OK, he's sold all the rest of his JEEP, so I can gloat over the price now. Sixty bucks for this cherry tailgate and the chains, whattya think? I don't think I got hurt any.
     
    Rondog, Oct 2, 2006
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  7. Oct 2, 2006
    original cj5

    original cj5 They call me Mr Bubba

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    Good Deal!!
     
    original cj5, Oct 2, 2006
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  8. Oct 2, 2006
    Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

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    Yeah, I'd say you got a good deal! :) :hurrican:
     
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  9. Oct 2, 2006
    Lieutenant Mike

    Lieutenant Mike Firefighter Mike

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    Great score.
     
    Lieutenant Mike, Oct 2, 2006
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  10. Oct 2, 2006
    gscj5

    gscj5 H2 Recovery Team

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    That is so clean...my chain hooks had bends in them also must be that way from the factory.
     
    gscj5, Oct 2, 2006
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  11. Oct 2, 2006
    Rondog

    Rondog just hangin' out

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    Yeah, they're pre-bent, definitely a left and a right. And besides the hook and the split link on the end, there's 11 regular links in my chains. I have no reason to think they're not originals.
     
    Rondog, Oct 2, 2006
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  12. Oct 2, 2006
    wheelie

    wheelie beeg dummy 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor

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    Nice gate but you'd better get it away from that Chevy before it catches the rusty disease.R) Great score, I must admit, I have some strange addiction to these tailgates. I have 3 in the garage that I hope to use someday but, it's okay if they just hang there for a while.
     
    wheelie, Oct 2, 2006
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  13. Oct 5, 2006
    revho

    revho $9.00 vanilla malt

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    what does one in as good as shape as the one in the pic posted go for...general range?
     
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  14. Oct 5, 2006
    Rondog

    Rondog just hangin' out

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    I don't know, but I was tickled to get that one for $60.
     
    Rondog, Oct 5, 2006
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    CD60

    CD60 Member

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    That's a great deal! The repro's are $150 plus shipping. Plus you'll have more fun cleaning it up and stuff and at the end of the day you have an original.:)
     
    CD60, Oct 5, 2006
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  16. Oct 5, 2006
    speedbuggy

    speedbuggy Looking for a Jeep now

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    Nice! Time to start puting it back together ;)
     
    speedbuggy, Oct 5, 2006
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  17. Oct 24, 2006
    ddavis

    ddavis New Member

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    awesome find... i love the original willys logo on the back...
     
    ddavis, Oct 24, 2006
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  18. Oct 27, 2006
    JZ

    JZ Member

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    The only thing missing is the "4 Wheel Drive" stencil!
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    JZ, Oct 27, 2006
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  19. Oct 28, 2006
    Rondog

    Rondog just hangin' out

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    Oh, it'll have one when it's done!
     
    Rondog, Oct 28, 2006
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