1970 charger rear corners and valance help please.

[davek]

Need a little guidance on install. How do you weld the corners in? Specifically inside on the top? Were they spot welded in at factory,must be a small spot welder. Friend is Using mig welder. Whats the strap/metal on bottom of corner for on the corners? Do you just bend it up? Do corners then valance and then tail light panel last. Thanks @chargervert @eldubb440

 

[eldubb440]

I have yet to piece the back end of a Charger together. Charger guys must not trust me

but seriously, I just wing it anyway, so I doubt I could offer a constructive answer other than the standard "make sure everything fits before you weld"; and "it all only fits one way"

 

[eldubb440]

whatcha doing with that rear crossmember?

 

[davek]

Had to cut a piece out to fix it. Was told charger hit a pole, not true car hit the charger in the back . It cured the pass side trunk pan up and bent the edge were trunk pan/crossmember and valance all meet together.

 

[davek]

Charger valance corner HELP!!

1969 Charger. I’m doing some fitting and tweaking of the rear metal. Where does the tab hanging from the corner go? Does it fold up and hang around for the ride? Or do I cut it off? I wasn’t the guy who removed the old ones Thanks!

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[davek]

 

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[davek]

How do you install Valance Corners on a 69 Charger?

Just got my replacement valance corner in the mail from AMD. The quality is great but after hours of looking at it and the car, it is not clear how to install it. I can see where and how to weld the top flange and the bottom tang, but there is no way to weld the side flanges to the quart...

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[davek]

ok so do you weld the corners first to quart then cross member, then weld valance to tail light panel then install ? @chargervert

 

[davek]

 

[chargervert]

Sorry Dave,been on vacation. You have to weld the tailpanel om first. Then fit and drill the rear valence pan,but don't weld it on yet. Position it in place,use a few zip screws to hold it in it's proper place. Then fit the corners. Drill holes in the flat areas for plug welds. After they are fitted,then plug weld the holes on the corners that accessible with the valence in place. Then remove the valence and get the areas that the plug weld holes were covered by the valence. Then weld the corners to the quarters and trunk extensions. The little tabs attach the bottom of the corners to the plat underside edges of the quarter panels. Then install the rear valence pan,centering it between the two valence corners. Plug weld the valence in place,spot weld where possible if you have the equipment to do so. 70 Chargers had seam sealer in all four corner seams of the valence corners,unlike 68 and 69 Chargers that only had seam sealer on the two edges of the valence that met the edge of the quarter panels.