Hey ' 70 Guys !

[Daytona R/T SE]

I'm trying to figure out the front fender body lines on 1970 Chargers.

I've seen some of them fade to nothing several inches from the front edge of the fender, while others go all the way to the front.

I think they should go all the way up to the front edge of the fender, stopping at the fender/bumper rubber seal, like in the picture below....But I see so many of them that fade away further back....

Which is "Correct"

[69bronzeT5]

Is that a primer '68-'69 beside it? 

[Daytona R/T SE]

Is that a primer '68-'69 beside it? 

Thanks a lot, Cody !

We can always count on you for the way-the-hell-out-there-where-the-f&*%-did-that-come-from thread hi-jack right out of the gate

[69bronzeT5]

I notice things, what can I say

[Daytona R/T SE]

I notice things, what can I say

[rrockchrger]

I have a '70 project in primer and that line fades out toward the front of the fender.  Found this thread about it the other day, hope it helps...

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,55329.0.html

[bill440rt]

The line definitely fades towards the front of the fender. My '70 has a pair of NOS fenders on it, the line does NOT go all the way to the front.
The fade is very similar to '68 - '69 fenders.

[Charger-Bodie]

The line definitely fades towards the front of the fender. My '70 has a pair of NOS fenders on it, the line does NOT go all the way to the front.
The fade is very similar to '68 - '69 fenders.

      

That is one of my biggest peaves!! Its obvious the line is made of mud when it goes way too far like that. 

[69*F5*SE]

Yep, the line fades. The car in the picture has some body filler sculpturing going on.

[Daytona R/T SE]

These parts were being sold as NOS on ebay a while back, the line clearly goes all the way to the front 

[Charger-Bodie]

These parts were being sold as NOS on ebay a while back, the line clearly goes all the way to the front 

Someone was being deceitful. That's not uncommon these days.

[Daytona R/T SE]

These parts were being sold as NOS on ebay a while back, the line clearly goes all the way to the front 

Someone was being deceitful. That's not uncommon these days.

hmmmmm


Anybody got any factory photos from 1970 showing the fender line?

[69*F5*SE]

Here's Leon's unrestored 70 Charger and maybe the line does go farther than I thought.  The pic is a little fuzzy but, it appears that the bodyline doesn't fade as much as a 68 or 69 toward the front.     Hard to tell.

[Daytona R/T SE]

I'm working on my Daytona clone, and as we all know '69 Daytonas used '70 Charger fenders, Here's a pic from back in the day that settles this as far as I'm concerned.

My body line will go all the way to the seal.

[Nacho-RT74]

[BigBlockSam]

My body line will go all the way to the seal.

yep

[Charger-Bodie]

You can see on Leons Charger that it fades.... But the Daytona on the hauler is more pronounced,maybe Creative had to "doctor" the fronts to make the nose fit "better"....In any case, with your Daytona clone I think you made the right call. If it were a regular 70 charger R/T then I don't think so. 


Either way the line is there, but not as sharp as it reaches the front of the fender.

[bill440rt]

As ironic as this is, that orange R/T convert has my old fenders on it that originally came off my '70!  
The line was never that far forward.

Here's a current shot. The line does have a slight fade, forward of the side marker. It is not a crisp line all the way to the leading edge.

[Nacho-RT74]

if you ask me, and not being an expert, I'm agree with that, line is allways pressent but not that sharp to the end. have we ever compaired where the 68/69 dissapears ? maybe at the same point the 70 fender ends ?

[Nacho-RT74]

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[tan top]

if you ask me, and not being an expert, I'm agree with that, line is allways pressent but not that sharp to the end. have we ever compaired where the 68/69 dissapears ? maybe at the same point the 70 fender ends ?

good point Nacho   just thought about that my self , as the 70s is shorter

[Nacho-RT74]

if you ask me, and not being an expert, I'm agree with that, line is allways pressent but not that sharp to the end. have we ever compaired where the 68/69 dissapears ? maybe at the same point the 70 fender ends ?

good point Nacho   just thought about that my self , as the 70s is shorter

yes

and even on 68/69 is SLIIIIGHTLY present, so I bet 70s are more noticeable present although some faded from the initial presence

[Charger_Fan]

These parts were being sold as NOS on ebay a while back, the line clearly goes all the way to the front 

Those parts look too clean to be NOS. You should e-mail that guy & ask for a shot of the backside of those fenders. THIS is what should be on the backside of the left one, for example.




I just went out & rubbed my NOS fender...the front edge has no noticeable line & is merely curved to match the bumper curvature. Then going rearward, I can feel the slightest hint of a body line starting to form at about 1-1/2 to 2" back from the leading edge.

Hope that helps. Here's a shot I took last fall, that probably doesn't help in the slightest.

[472 R/T SE]

Mine doesn't go all the way forward.  When I put the badges on I was having a heck of time cause I was trying to line them up with a non existent line and they're still not right, at least the driver side.

[r_biccum]

Had a look at my 69, the line definately does not go all the way up, fades out roughly 2-3" back... hope that helps