70 challenger RT wrong fender

[340challconvert]

Old parts exchange manual page
Part number on the back of one of my NOS fenders

[6bblgt]

the "notched" fenders didn't start to appear until mid-1971 model year
the "notch" is NOT required for the '71 Challenger, it is a mounting point for the '72-'74 fiberglass Challenger header panel

the earliest '71 I've seen "notched" fenders on was March '71 production - anyone know of an earlier example?

[mike ketterer]

i had a 1969 roadrunner convertible that had a factory square nut where the hood bumper screws in it also. was original to the car so i left it that way

[GoMangoBoys]

This is funny to see this post.  I just found out last week from Mike Ross that we have this exact same situation.  The RH front fender is different from the LH.   I never even noticed it.  I was commenting on the fact that I thought the fender had been replaced when he pointed out that my RH fender was a 71.  He suggested that it was probably NOS as all the previous bodywork on the car had been done about 20 years ago.  Had I known this BEFORE we painted the car, I would have modified the RH to be correct.  As it is, we will live with it being wrong.  Only MOPAR guys will probably ever notice.

[gto105]

Hello all, i am the process of restoring a 70 T/A that i purchased from a friend last year.   With it i have a pair of NOS never used fenders #3579624 and a 3579625 that believe are for a T/A with 14" tires.   Am i correct?

[anlauto]

Hello all, i am the process of restoring a 70 T/A that i purchased from a friend last year.   With it i have a pair of NOS never used fenders #3579624 and a 3579625 that believe are for a T/A with 14" tires.   Am i correct?

You mean 15" tires, no T/A ever had 14"s

[gto105]

Yes, my apologies 15" tires

[JH27N0B]

Hello all, i am the process of restoring a 70 T/A that i purchased from a friend last year.   With it i have a pair of NOS never used fenders #3579624 and a 3579625 that believe are for a T/A with 14" tires.   Am i correct?

It has been said forever that T/As were supposed to get special 15" fenders, but I've never seen any evidence that production T/As ever got a different fender than any other '70 Challenger. Other than no antenna hole in the passenger fender of course.
I have a T/A I've owned since I was a teen in the late 70s and did a concours restoration on, so have looked at this issue for a long time. I even put a new "71" driver side 15" fender on it I bought at a dealer in 1980 when I thought it needed a 15" fender. I don't claim to know it all, but am sharing what I could figure out on this.

[gto105]

Understood, thank you for your assistance...

Did you have issues with hood bumpers and hood pins lining up.

Joe

[JH27N0B]

It's been 6 years since I reassembled the car, but I don't recall a bumper being anywhere near the hood pin.

[gto105]

Isn't there a hood bumper and a hood pin?

[anlauto]

Yes, and there is two different hood bumper/adjuster locations through-out the years, but neither one interfered with the factory hood pin location 

[gto105]

Great Thank you

[autoxcuda]

Hello all, i am the process of restoring a 70 T/A that i purchased from a friend last year.   With it i have a pair of NOS never used fenders #3579624 and a 3579625 that believe are for a T/A with 14" tires.   Am i correct?

You mean 15" tires, no T/A ever had 14"s

Do they have the notch in them.

And there are other differences. Like location of the hood bumpers and holes around the headlight buckets.

[gto105]

yes they have notches have to check the other holes, buckets look good just want to double check..