Fender Fitment 70 vs 71

[money pit]

I have a 70 Barracuda. I'm having problems finding original fenders for a 70. I found a set of original 71 fenders. Will the 71 fenders fit on my 70? Are the mounting points the same? The alternative is to buy aftermarket fenders, which I rather not do. Thanks

 

[pschlosser]

Sure, they fit. And if the 1971 fenders don't have the fender gills (a 1971-only premium option) they will look identical to the 1970 fender. In 1971, the front fenders came in two versions.

But I am a little fuzzy where it comes to the headlight end pieces of the grille. Because they screw into the fender sheet metal, I don't recall if those holes are the same location on a 1971 fender. There could be other differences I'm unaware of.

When you go look at aftermarket fenders, they do indeed list two different fenders for 1971, with, or without gills. I would expect if the 1971 standard fender were an identical replacement to the 1970 fender, they would be listed that way on their websites, and on the 2-3 websites I looked at, they are listed (the 1970 and 1971 standard fender) separately - as if they are indeed different products.

 

[1971 Gran Coupe]

I have a 70 Barracuda. I'm having problems finding original fenders for a 70. I found a set of original 71 fenders. Will the 71 fenders fit on my 70? Are the mounting points the same? The alternative is to buy aftermarket fenders, which I rather not do. Thanks

They will bolt on but that is about it. The headlight setup for the 71's are four headlights and the headlight mounting buckets/brackets are totally different. And the grill is not even close. On a side note, I am looking for a pair of 71 barracuda fenders.

 

[money pit]

They will bolt on but that is about it. The headlight setup for the 71's are four headlights and the headlight mounting buckets/brackets are totally different. And the grill is not even close. On a side note, I am looking for a pair of 71 barracuda fenders.

I didn't even think about the headlights or grill. Thanks

 

[money pit]

Sure, they fit. And if the 1971 fenders don't have the fender gills (a 1971-only premium option) they will look identical to the 1970 fender. In 1971, the front fenders came in two versions.

But I am a little fuzzy where it comes to the headlight end pieces of the grille. Because they screw into the fender sheet metal, I don't recall if those holes are the same location on a 1971 fender. There could be other differences I'm unaware of.

When you go look at aftermarket fenders, they do indeed list two different fenders for 1971, with, or without gills. I would expect if the 1971 standard fender were an identical replacement to the 1970 fender, they would be listed that way on their websites, and on the 2-3 websites I looked at, they are listed (the 1970 and 1971 standard fender) separately - as if they are indeed different products.

That's good to know. Thanks

 

[tonysrt]

I have a 71 Cuda that had a NOS 70 fender installed with a plate welded in with the gills. I eventually got a NOS 71 fender that I installed on the car. I remember vaguely a little work was done to fit in the 71 headlight bracket, but that was about 40 years ago.