70-71 Challenger grill swap

[superdave]

  Is it a pretty straight over swap or are there some differences to watch out for? Thanks for any input.
     Dave

[dave73]

What year are you swapping into what year?

[1 Wild R/T]

71 has the top support plate which has to go, it mounts the hood latch lever so you'll need a 70 hood latch... And the plate that the secondary catch grabs...

Fender/grill mounting holes  are the same, the center latch support works... Valance is the same....

[superdave]

'71 Challenger 318 console auto. Has '70 grill and '71 tail lights. I would prefer all '71 (personal preference) but cost on a '71 grill might do that in. Not going stock with it, probably going for a big block.

[1 Wild R/T]

Funny thing, back in the late nineties I had two 71 grilles, both complete with the top plate, one was cherry, the other had a small area broken off by the left headlight.... I hauled them to 7-8 swap meets through the years asking $100 for the cherry one & $50 for the broken one.... Finally sold both at MATS around 2006 got $100 for both of them....  Now I see them selling for $$$$...

[70 Challenger Lover]

I had a 71 tail panel and tail lights from a 71 that I couldn't give away either. Finally sold it all for $100 about two years ago. Nice parts but I guess there are fewer 71s so fewer people doing restos on them.

[dave73]

Maybe I'm in the minority but I like the 71 better than the 70. If I ever change over my 73, I'd probably go for the 71 look

[anlauto]

Maybe I'm in the minority but I like the 71 better than the 70. If I ever change over my 73, I'd probably go for the 71 look

I'm with you 100%

[RUNCHARGER]

I like the 71 as well but I don't like the tail lights as much.

[JS29]

I like the 71 as well but I don't like the tail lights as much.