1970 Dodge Charger Sheet Metal

[1968Coronet500]

My mopar parts guy told me that the new Fenders, Hoods, and Full Quarter Panels for the '70 Chargers are coming out by 2 or 3 quarter of this year!!   I've already bought the new '69 Charger Hoods and they are dead on as far as weight/fabrication goes...

[Death1970Proof]

Any word on a valance....I need one thats better than what I have now....

[Daytona R/T SE]

There will be no '70 Front sheet metal.

NO fenders.

NO hoods.

NO Valances.

period.

Scroll to the bottom of this link:

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,30067.90.html

[Death1970Proof]

There will be no '70 Front sheet metal.

NO fenders.

NO hoods.

NO Valances.

period.

None!!!???  Let me guess they probably figure they wouldnt sell as many because the '70s are in the minority of 2nd gen chargers. I may have to swap to the '68/9 style clip if thats the case, my '70 valance is beyond repair... 

Last time I checked year one did offer a fiberglass hood for '70..whether they still do or not...

[Spike]

Not so much the minority as 70 parts are a one year deal only.
Fenders, hood, front valance all 70 Charger only. It cost a lot for tooling as it is, never mind making parts for a one year application.

[1968Coronet500]

The '70 Charger Fenders and Hoods are slated for production, you won't see any pricing, etc. until they have been approved and in route for sales.  That's how it worked for the other Sheetmetal.  There is enough of a demand for the '70 Chargers parts.  We will all be glad to see more of the old cars put back on the road!!

[Death1970Proof]

Not so much the minority as 70 parts are a one year deal only.
Fenders, hood, front valance all 70 Charger only. It cost a lot for tooling as it is, never mind making parts for a one year application.

I see much more 68/9 chargers...than 70s however

[Blown70]

Last time I checked year one did offer a fiberglass hood for '70..whether they still do or not...

I got a 70 fiberglass hood but not from year one if you really want I can look up where I got mine it was something to the effect of wsracingfiberglass?  GOOD PARTS  they also make a fiber glass front bumper for a 70 Charger,  I cannot handle all the weight on my front end.

[Blakcharger440]

The '70 Charger Fenders and Hoods are slated for production, you won't see any pricing, etc. until they have been approved and in route for sales.  That's how it worked for the other Sheetmetal.  There is enough of a demand for the '70 Chargers parts.  We will all be glad to see more of the old cars put back on the road!!

I sure hope this is true! I could use some fenders for my 1970 Charger Plumcrazy 500!

[Blakcharger440]

Not so much the minority as 70 parts are a one year deal only.
Fenders, hood, front valance all 70 Charger only. It cost a lot for tooling as it is, never mind making parts for a one year application.

Yep they are more rare. The front end parts would be useful to those wanting to make a Daytona Clone also!

[Daytona R/T SE]

The '70 Charger Fenders and Hoods are slated for production, you won't see any pricing, etc. until they have been approved and in route for sales.  That's how it worked for the other Sheetmetal.  There is enough of a demand for the '70 Chargers parts.  We will all be glad to see more of the old cars put back on the road!!

Pure fantasy.


Here's the facts straight from Jeremy at AMD, not some "Mopar parts guy" or the tooth fairy or any other imaginative bullshitter:


Daytona R/T SE,

I talked to my boss this morning.  We will not be making hoods or fenders for the 70 Chargers.  Because they are specific to one model year only, quite honestly, we couldn't sell enough parts to cover the expense of the tooling.  This will probably create a lot of conversation but, unfortunately, there are a lot of parts for a lot of different year/make/models that companies won't make due to factors like this.

I'm sorry to disappoint.  We'd love to make everything for everybody but we have to make the right business decisions.

Let me know if you have any questions.  I'll answer them as best as I can.

Jeremy
Auto Metal Direct
866-591-8309



Case closed.

[Derwud]

The true question to ask is what was total production for 68-69-70? Would 70 owners be willing to pay a preimum for these parts if they were produced?

[Crazy Larry]

Is it out of the realm of possibility of one of these metal companies to start buying the new 68/69 fender sheet metal and converting them to 70?
That would be cheaper than tooling for a whole new fender and you could fabricate the 70 fenders on an order to order basis.
sounds like one could make as buck doing it that way

[Death1970Proof]

What a letdown...It would be nice if somebody would consider making a valance...

[Mike DC]

Crazy Larry took the words out of my mouth.

I wouldn't mind seeing someone investigate the economics of making some partial-panel-sized patch sections. That way you could convert a '68/69 fender into the 1970 part.


Nobody is saying it's as good as getting a real 1970 fender. 
But most used '70 fenders you find these days already need at least as much repair work as this conversion job would be.   And producing smaller sections of just the outer skin of a fender is a hell of a lot less tooling investment than a whole fender. 

[Lowprofile]

What a letdown...It would be nice if somebody would consider making a valance...

I agree! 70 Front end parts are hard to find........You would think with all the restos of 70's going on + all the people needing hoods/fenders for their Daytona clones that it would/could not be profitable?

Just my 

[BigBlackDodge]

The true question to ask is what was total production for 68-69-70? Would 70 owners be willing to pay a preimum for these parts if they were produced?

roughly....

'68           96,100 units
'69           89,200 units
'70           49,800 units


BBD

[Derwud]

Well that is a different story, but still sucks for us... I guess I'll be praying to the Bondo gods...

[Charger-Bodie]

What a letdown...It would be nice if somebody would consider making a valance...

I agree! 70 Front end parts are hard to find........You would think with all the restos of 70's going on + all the people needing hoods/fenders for their Daytona clones that it would/could not be profitable?

Just my 

Im a 68 Guy myself, but I would think it would make sense to make 70 front end parts atleast.

[69charger2002]

The '70 Charger Fenders and Hoods are slated for production, you won't see any pricing, etc. until they have been approved and in route for sales.  That's how it worked for the other Sheetmetal.  There is enough of a demand for the '70 Chargers parts.  We will all be glad to see more of the old cars put back on the road!!

who are you exactly and where are you getting your info?

[Crazy Larry]

Crazy Larry took the words out of my mouth.

I wouldn't mind seeing someone investigate the economics of making some partial-panel-sized patch sections. That way you could convert a '68/69 fender into the 1970 part.


Nobody is saying it's as good as getting a real 1970 fender. 
But most used '70 fenders you find these days already need at least as much repair work as this conversion job would be.   And producing smaller sections of just the outer skin of a fender is a hell of a lot less tooling investment than a whole fender. 

Exactly Mike - I was thinking about some of these auto metal companies - if they made a patch, they wouldn't even have to sell it, they could just use it to convert the fenders on their own and then sell more fenders (with an adjusted price of course). It seems like that would be a way of increasing sales, and instead of turning away customers, you have an option for them.

And I would have to say, it can't be too difficult, since you are basically taking away metal from the fender instead of adding too much on.
I'm sure any auto metal/restoration shop could make the conversion, simplify the process and start turning out fenders on a regular basis. After that, all 2nd gen Charger owners will have options other than the uber-inflated yard/ebay market.

[AKcharger]

Pure fantasy.


Here's the facts straight from Jeremy at AMD, not some "Mopar parts guy" or the tooth fairy or any other imaginative bullshitter...

Well I have a source in a Communist Chinese re-education camp factory in Zing Xaung who said they just got the samples back after test fit in the corrected models should be out in July. It was supposed to be late Nov but they just got a bunch of new 'workers" in from Tibet so production has sped up! 

[hemi-hampton]

Maybe another company is making them & not AMD? Tibet? wonder how much they get paid a hour? LEON.