Builderguy
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First off, 70-74 challengers look great, I just lean toward the 1970 look. That said, I am going to change the front end (and some of the back) to a 1970 look. I have checked here, and in a bunch of other places, to find the areas that need to be addressed. This is what I have came up with:
1.....The 72 fenders will have to be changed to 70's as the headlight buckets are attached to the fenders in both 70 and 71. These buckets allow for the mounting of the grill and headlight bezels.
2.....The center yolk section is slightly different with the 70's having an extra mounting hole slot on the pass side top section and the 72 having a small cut out section on the rear (top section)
3.....The main yolk is pretty much the same for both
4.....The bumper supports will require modification, as the 70's bumper sits farther back to close the gap between the bumper and grill (or just use the 70 bumper brackets).
5.....The the front side markers will need to be replaced with the 70's bezel, reflector, and wiring as they are two different styles (rear also need to be changed to match which will require welding in the correct sheet metal)
6.....The air shields (front valance) appear to be the same unless one adds the deflectors (not sure if the actual turn signal the same or not)
7.....Inner fender covers are the same 70-74
8.....Fender splash shields are the same 70-74
9.....Front bumper fillers are the same 70-74
10...Inner fender (left) on 72-74 has a small bump out near the top of where the battery sits (probably for the battery holder bolt location). Everything else appears to be the same (my just have to replace this as the battery area is acid eaten)![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
11...Inner fender (right) on the 72-74 has and indent just above and to the rear of the shock. There are also some extra captured nut locations but the basic shape is the same. (change one side, might as well change the other)![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
12...Upper Radiator support is the same for 70-74
13...Lower Radiator support is the same for 70-74
14...Shock tower to inner fender brace (both sides) are the same for 70-74
15...Battery tray is the same for 70-74
16...Battery hold down is slightly different with an extra hold down bolt to the inner fender on 72-74 (only J hooks on 70/71)
That about sums it up. Please chime in if you know of any other issues I am going to run into.
1.....The 72 fenders will have to be changed to 70's as the headlight buckets are attached to the fenders in both 70 and 71. These buckets allow for the mounting of the grill and headlight bezels.
2.....The center yolk section is slightly different with the 70's having an extra mounting hole slot on the pass side top section and the 72 having a small cut out section on the rear (top section)
3.....The main yolk is pretty much the same for both
4.....The bumper supports will require modification, as the 70's bumper sits farther back to close the gap between the bumper and grill (or just use the 70 bumper brackets).
5.....The the front side markers will need to be replaced with the 70's bezel, reflector, and wiring as they are two different styles (rear also need to be changed to match which will require welding in the correct sheet metal)
6.....The air shields (front valance) appear to be the same unless one adds the deflectors (not sure if the actual turn signal the same or not)
7.....Inner fender covers are the same 70-74
8.....Fender splash shields are the same 70-74
9.....Front bumper fillers are the same 70-74
10...Inner fender (left) on 72-74 has a small bump out near the top of where the battery sits (probably for the battery holder bolt location). Everything else appears to be the same (my just have to replace this as the battery area is acid eaten)
11...Inner fender (right) on the 72-74 has and indent just above and to the rear of the shock. There are also some extra captured nut locations but the basic shape is the same. (change one side, might as well change the other)
12...Upper Radiator support is the same for 70-74
13...Lower Radiator support is the same for 70-74
14...Shock tower to inner fender brace (both sides) are the same for 70-74
15...Battery tray is the same for 70-74
16...Battery hold down is slightly different with an extra hold down bolt to the inner fender on 72-74 (only J hooks on 70/71)
That about sums it up. Please chime in if you know of any other issues I am going to run into.