Pass Fender 70 Cuda

[DirksCuda]

What year fender will fit a 70 Cuda. The reason im asking is my car is all painted an being put back tighter. I bought a new antenna for 145 dollars foe a ebody at Moparfest. It will not fit the hole in my fender is a plain 1 inch hole. Then I put my grille back in yesterday the drivers side bezel puts pretty good but the pass side I can stick my finger between the fender an bezel. You cant move the grille and the stainlees trim on the grille an bezel have  to line up. I know it was a different fender when we got the car but it was stripped and sat for 15 years so I don't remember how it fit then. Im thinking it might be the wrong fender. Are 70 71 72 the same for the cuda. A pass fender from Cross Canada is 1038 dollars plus paint an install. I hope im just missing something Thanks for any help   

[70chall440]

I "think" a 71 fender would fit (one w/o the gills) but due to the differences in the grilles there might be some issues in that area (which might be what you are seeing). 72-74 fenders would bolt up but the marker lights are completely different whereas I believe the 70 and 71 used the same marker lights.

Generally, there is a lot of adjustment in the fenders, your issue with the grille might be a result of the fender adjustment. The antenna hole can be worked with/around if necessary.

[DirksCuda]

The fender is all lined up nice with the hood I don't think u can move it much with it bolted to the rad cradle an the part in front of the hood. I don't know im going to have the body guy come out an look. I just paid the 17000 dollars so I will see what they say Thanks

[70chall440]

Good luck, hope it works out for you. I personally have never tried to put a 71 fender on a 70 so I dont know what issues that might cause or if that is what you are seeing.

[DirksCuda]

I don't know what it was orginally but I do know the bodyshop filled something in on it. It looks the same as the drivers fender but who knows . While I got u do u know what all the 3 amp fuse runs. I cant get my heat an oil pressure gauges to work my fuel gaguge works I know there all 5 or 6 volt. Im thinking maybe a ground the sending unit are in a aluminum  intake Thanks

[70chall440]

Ok, lets break this up a little for clarity.

1. you need to ask the body shop what they filled in. As you probably know the 72-74 fenders have a completely different side marker and while one of those fenders could be made to work by changing out the side marker, it would require some work.

2. what 3 amp fuse are you talking about? One in the fuse box itself?

3. you lost me on the sending unit and aluminum comment. What is aluminum? 

[DirksCuda]

It was the side marker they changedso it probably was a 72 fender. The 3 amp fuse in the fuse box. Send units that screw into the intake for ur oil and temp gauges. Aluminum is a edelbrock intake Thanks

[70chall440]

Did you download the manual or get one?

Well if they changed over a 72-74 fender then that could be your problem. Should have mocked up the grille first.

The 3 amp fuse is for the instrument lights.

I have run many aluminum intakes and never had an issue with the sending unit working unless it was bad unto itself, in other words the intake isn't your issue.