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I need the professionals help please. For the life of me I can not remember where these go on the 70 Barracuda. Anyone know?

Thanks folks.

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What a great point Leo. I didnt think of that. here are a couple pics showing size,
 

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I am going with Leo on this one, they look like battery tray support brackets. I don't think they are for an E or even a B body though.
 

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Is it possible they are the inner fender to fender bracket? or can someone show me what those look like as I do not see them in my pile of parts and will need them soon
 

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I've torn my 72 down to nothing and I don't recall these parts. These appear to be a left and right thing. The "U" shaped opening to me screams rubber vibration mounting. Does this car have an AC condenser. I looked but did not find this bracket in the Classic Industries parts book either.
The only other thing I thought of was a brake line mount. These parts appear to be exposed in the under carriage areas. SFEbody thought fender bracket but these do not resemble mine. Mine have a square hole and an S bend.
Good luck.
 

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I've torn my 72 down to nothing and I don't recall these parts. These appear to be a left and right thing. The "U" shaped opening to me screams rubber vibration mounting. Does this car have an AC condenser. I looked but did not find this bracket in the Classic Industries parts book either.
The only other thing I thought of was a brake line mount. These parts appear to be exposed in the under carriage areas. SFEbody thought fender bracket but these do not resemble mine. Mine have a square hole and an S bend.
Good luck.
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Just for clarity, the brackets "I" pictured are the ones on the cowl to support the fenders. I'm using them on my 71 conversion . I don't know what the brackets are used for at the start of this post. I don't have anything like them.
 

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They look similar to the headlight to radiator support bracket on a 70 challenger
 

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Yes, they are rear valence reinforcement brackets. The factory service manual shows them under "Stone Deflector" in Chapter 23 Body and Frame.
Discontinued in first few months of production.

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Amazing, yes thats the ones! Thanks so much MoparCarGuy... Now the 64 million dollar question, does anyone make them or anyone have some nice ones for sale?
 

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WOW Plymth70, those look great, you got another set you want to sell me.....But are they really necessary since you say they were discontinued?
 
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