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1970 Barracuda/'Cuda Valence Rear panel bolt kit question

BriceRoad

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I noticed the rear valence panel was loose on my 1970 Barracuda. There are some missing bolts and some missing clips (the parts with the threads in them-forget what they are called). The missing parts on my car are directly below the bumper. I want to buy a rear valence panel bolt kit but some places have a kit that has 20 pieces and other vendors have a kit that has 28 pieces. I counted all the fasteners that are on my car including the missing ones and I come with 24 fasteners.

Does anyone know which kit is correct or were there different ways of attaching the rear valence panel during the 1970 model year production?

The 20 piece kit apparently has the 4 connections to the quarter panel which has 3 parts to each one (clip, stud, and nut) and then the 4 bolts and clips that are directly below the rear bumper but my car also has two more bolts and clips near the very bottom of the valence panel near the fuel tank thus making the count 24.
 
70 Barracuda and 70 Challengers are odd vehicles in a lot of ways. Not to insult 71-74 E-Body owners ( I have a 71 Barracuda), but it's like Chrysler started cutting costs after 1970 to save money or change items to meet ever changing Federal regulations. It's interesting that more 70 E-Bodies sold than any other year.
 
Yes, I partially agree. I think some of it was cost cutting moves but some of it was they just found better/more efficient ways of doing something. I could be wrong though!
I was once told that the '71 model year has more in common with the '72-'74 model year than the '70. It does seem to be true.
 
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