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1970 challenger inner fender install #1213177
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hello guy i have a 70 challenger that was a race car i would like to turn it back in to a street car and now im trying to install the inner fender back in the car that the last guy had removed . what need to kno is the measurements of everything to install the inner fenders the guy cut every thing off the front i have all the part just dont have a measurements to kno where the parts need to welded in at can antone help please.

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When you say he cut everything off: what does that mean? Only the frame rails are present? How about the rafiator support?
Pics would help.

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only the frame rails are left thats it he made his own supports they will stay on till i can get the inner fenders on . i dont have any pic of it. here is a pic of some ones car i found on the net take the core support off and the parts on the firewall and that what i got.

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i can see that this will be one hell of a project to do still cant get anyone to let me measure there car so i can install the inner fenders .

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It would really help if you took a picture of your actual car so that we could what you are working from.

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only the frame rails are left thats it he made his own supports they will stay on till i can get the inner fenders on . i dont have any pic of it. here is a pic of some ones car i found on the net take the core support off and the parts on the firewall and that what i got.




Sounds to me you'd be ahead to just replace the whole front clip rails and all if you could find it.


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i will take some pic today.

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here are some pic of what im working with , and the car was sent out to media blaster today also i already have all the brackets and inner fenders to install that is why i dont go out and pick a front clip with rails and just install that .

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driver side rail

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pass side rail there is a bracket tacked in place on the fire wall but im not sure if i put it in the right place.

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Not that hard of a tasks; assuming no prior accident damage to firewall or rails (so as to not have some reference points to work off of).

I explain some details I encountered in mine, not in any particular assembly order, but as they come to mione.

Shock Tower & Diagonal Braces: Weld-in after inner panels are positioned close to required. Both act to stiffen the inner panels; not so much as to locate them.

Radiator Upper Support: This will serve to determine spacing of inners at front/top corners. I used the oblong holes as references.

Upper Firewall Brackets: If you replaced them wrt to original markings, you should be fine.

Front Rad. Side Panels: Placement fairly simple. Bottom tabs snug into rail corners. Top: align to ref. holes in upper rad. support.

Squaring/Alignment: I used holes on top section of cowl-ls/rs: diagonally to from corners of rad support.

Buy youself a bunch of visegrips +/or c-clamps. As you'll want to temp. secure many parts together & will be repositioning frequently before any welding is started. When you start to weld parts: do only the minimal tack welding possible to secure. If any need to be relocated/moved: much easier to undo welds.

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another pic. after welding done, seam sealant on, before primer.

Used plug welds on shock tower brace, felt better then those crappy few factory welds.

Have more pics, but just need to gather them. If you need/want.

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well what i really need are the measurements of the firewall brackets ans the firewall to coresupport and the diag ones as well.







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