72 to 71 front end

[DaPrato300]

I have always loved the Cuda body style.  I am new to the mopar world and I purchased a 72 Barracuda Grand Coupe.  The car as a hole is in great shape very minimal rust and I have ALMOST all the pieces to get it restored and put back together, HOWEVER the grille I have is pretty busted up and not in very good shape. I have been looking through old post about 72-74 replacement grilles and the "cudagrille.com" webiste is no more so I have nothing to work from. 

So my question is how much work would it take to convert my 72 front end to a 71.  I love the gilled fenders and I honestly like the grille better.  The majority of the rust I will be dealing with will be on the front fenders.  Could I replace the fenders with 71 gilled fenders and us the 71 grille assy?  Or is it just not that easy?

[CHL2T]

Welcome
It all depends on how much you want to spend, 71 grilles are like gold. 72 will be a little easier on the wallet

[DaPrato300]

Well damn the luck.  From experience, do yall have any suggestions on going about getting the grille either fixed or replaced?  Im not trying to build a show car by no means.  I want to build something I wont be afraid to drive and enjoy.

[ChallengerHK]

Welcome, DaPrato. You'd probably get better info if you post a good description of the problems with your grille, or better yet, some pics.

[DaPrato300]

I aint got time tonight.  Military life and a 24 hour duty.  I will definantly get some pictures of the grille up on friday. 

[IMNCARN82]

I heard the re-pro 72-74 cuda grilles were a tad short.(too narrow at the lights) Best bet would be find a decent used one.Or fix what you got. 71's have two headlights. Easiest to swap fenders and grille.    Big bucks!   Welcome to the site! R/T