Our own board.....COOL! Anyone switch from barn doors to a tail/lift gate set up? Is this an easy swap or a nightmare? Thanks!:flag:

I think it is easy.The holes and slots are all ready there for the bolts and hinges.

Do you have any pics showing how the tail gate and lift gate mount? That way I can check my burb to see if I have the mounting points and get an idea how much work would be involved. Thanks!

I don't have pics but,open your doors.Along the top edge of the opening you should see 2 rubber plugs a bout 2"long.Also along the bottom there should be the same.

I was thinking about going from lift gate to barn doors. But got to looking and have some questions about the catchs in the middle for the barn doors. How does a person attach the top catch?

Smokekiki, thanks for the info I'll check it out.

Joker, I will check on my burb today and see how it works.:bowtie:

My recollection is that the base (behind the rear mat or carpet hold-down plate) is different between the 2 styles. My dad wanted to switch from tailgate to barn doors on his '74 (similar design), but found he couldn't do it without finding a donor for the baseplate and having it welded in. Needless to say, he still has a tailgate!

you can go from a tailgate to barn doors with little modification.You'll spend a lot of time goin' the other way...

tailgate pic

:bowtie: :gmc:

I HAVE A 68 CHEVY PANEL TRUCK (THAT I HAVEN'T RESTORED YET) & I JUST BOUGHT A 72 GMC BURB OFF EBAY, THAT I HAVEN'T PICKED UP YET (IT REQUIRES A ROADTRIP WITCH I WILL EMBARK ON MONDAY) SO I DON'T REALLY KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THESE TRUCKS, ALTHOUGH I'VE BEEN RESTORING 67-72 CHEVY PICKUPS & BLAZERS FOR 18 YEARS. I WORKED AS A LAYOUT INSPECTOR FOR GM TRUCK & BUS IN FLINT MICH. DURING THE 80s, WHERE WE BUILT SUBURBANS, BLAZERS & PICKUPS. AT THIS TIME THEY USED ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PLATFORMS FOR BARN DOOR & TAILGATE/LIFTGATE MODELS & THEY WERE IN NO WAY INTERCHANGABLE. BUT THAT WAS THE EIGHTIES SUBURBANS.... MAYBE THEY WERE INTERCHANGABLE BACK IN THE LATE 60s & EALY 70s.

Thanks for the info. I finally found the time to check it out and it is completly different. Looks like i'll stick with what I have. :)