1970 Charger: What is the purpose of this panel?

[CincyBoy]

It's there so AMD could sink me for another 250$

 

[Sixpactogo]

It's there so AMD could sink me for another 250$

Me too! Although I figured Ma put it in there for a better reason than that. Mine had rust holes in it so it got replaced.

 

[68Moparmaniac]

Everyone knows it's for boot legging stuff

 

[Thrashingcows]

I'm going to speculate that it is probably to stop a "canning/drumming" effect when the air pressure, or lack there of, builds up in that rear window design. Without that reinforcement panel the flat panel would wobble up and down and make a horrible racket.

 

[Kern Dog]

Like a naked female skydiver.

 

[dadsbee]

Like a naked female skydiver.

Some whistle, some make a flapping sound like a tarp on a trailer...

 

[91r/t]

It is there to hold 45 years worth of mouse **** and insulation/pine cones from the squirrels hiding **** hahah!

 

[Cranky]

Exactly. You'd think a race car would need more strength and body rigidity, leading to less torsional flex, especially being a unibody car.

And they cut them off!

Didn't the race cars get chassis reinforcement and roll bars etc?

 

[odcics2]

Didn't the race cars get chassis reinforcement and roll bars etc?

Yup.
So, that metal was a waste!!

 

[chargervert]

It's there so AMD could sink me for another 250$

It's a very basic piece that's not really seen, get your welder and some sheetmetal out, and fix it, if you don't want to spend the $250! Having personally test fitted several pieces for AMD, I can tell you that they probably have not recovered the tooling costs on that part, but they made it for us anyway!

 

[Cornpatch MO]

Ask Mark Worman....He knows EVERYTHING !..............................MO

 

[chargervert]

Maybe he could used that bird beak of his and chisel one out for you!