Wil a 71 charger front clip fit a 73 coronet wagon?

[papasmurf]

Ive got 73 coronet wagon and the opportunity to pick up a 71 charger hideaway headlight entire front clip. Would i need the entire clip or just from the bumper brakets forward? Any advice would definitely be very appreciated.

 

[chargervert]

Pretty sure the fenders won't line up with the leading edges of the doors, but other than that it can be bolted on.

 

[papasmurf]

Pretty sure the fenders won't line up with the leading edges of the doors, but other than that it can be bolted on.

My sheet metal on the wagon is actually clean and solid. Ive just always loved the hideaway lights on the chargers. I agree that any differences would probably be small. But if I can just swap the bumper, brackets, wiring, etc I'd rather just leave my fenders and hood where they are. The bonus is that the conversion is significantly less money without the fenders and hood.

 

[chargervert]

You might have to modify the end of the hood and tips of the fenders some,but I think it is possible. At some point I am going to be grafting a pair of R/T louvers into a set of 71 Charger doors. I will have the forward edges of the doors left over after I cut them out to put the R/T louvers into them.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

I have seen Chargers with Coronets bumpers. So should fit the other way around.

True is the shapes are not a perfect match. While Coronet gets a straight profile, Chargers are more like a W from top and more curved on sides.

Something to be considered is the room for the headlights doors when they open. On Chargers in fact, the headlights mountings are shorter for conceleaded headlights cars than those with regular grilles allowing more room for the doors movement… althought has been proven with regular mounts there is still some room for them. Can’t tell for sure if you will have a deal with that, being maybe a diff position for headlights on Coronets. Dunno how deep they are into the front assembly comparing with Chargers.