'75 cj5 flat panel in place of tailgate??

[xloomcricketx]

i'm doing some (a lot actually) welding, fab, and/or body work/repair on my 75 CJ5 . when i bought it, there was a steel panel fabbed in place of the tail gate. after looking thru several parts catalogs, i cannot seem to find this particular piece to replace the one i have since it is quite rusty (product of living in NE ohio). i found the sides, the rear fender wells (in and out) and the rear corners. what is my missing piece called? almost everything i see has a tailgate. but mine looked like it never had one, or at least it had been changed for a while. any insight on this??

 

[tarry99]

i'm doing some (a lot actually) welding, fab, and/or body work/repair on my 75 CJ5 . when i bought it, there was a steel panel fabbed in place of the tail gate. after looking thru several parts catalogs, i cannot seem to find this particular piece to replace the one i have since it is quite rusty (product of living in NE ohio). i found the sides, the rear fender wells (in and out) and the rear corners. what is my missing piece called? almost everything i see has a tailgate. but mine looked like it never had one, or at least it had been changed for a while. any insight on this??

Try Classic, they make a solid panel and they also make the 3 piece surround parts that would allow you to put a factory tail gate back in there.

Classic Enterprises - Restoration, Reproduction Parts for Studebaker, Jeep & Ford

 

[xloomcricketx]

ahhh.... thank you much. i just checked their site out a minute ago.