70 Hole in fender rail

[Dennis D.]

I've been noticing a hole in the driver side fender drip rail. I first assumed it was because of a replaced fender. I believed that hole is for additional a wire clip I thought began on 71's. The 70's wire and hoses appear to have a loop from the front of the fender up beyond the horn relay, past this hole area. Always looked messy to me.
Just saw this 70 unrestored with the same hole. Is it an earl late 70 thing?

[Terry M.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

Dennis
I believe it is a later 1970 thing. To the best of my recollection my early 1970 does not have it.

[Dennis D.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

Thanks Terry
Found another well documented, unrestored, last week production, same hole.





71 fender

[Mark E.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

My '70, #12931, has a hole on the vertical part of the drip rail on the driver's side, and a hole on the horizontal lip of the drip rail on the passenger side.

[Dennis D.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

interesting, have to look on my 12981 car. (June). Wasn't there a bracket over there for the long neck washer bottle tube? 71 also?

like this...

[Gary B.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

1970 SN 14544 has the hole.
Gb

[Dennis D.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

And you harness has that "loop" to it ,seen so often on 70's.

[Jerome P.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

My '72 has the holes on both the left and right side of the drip rail's horizontal surface. It also has plugged holes on the vertical surfaces (both sides) What is the purpose of these?

[Patrick H.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

My '72 has the holes on both the left and right side of the drip rail's horizontal surface. It also has plugged holes on the vertical surfaces (both sides) What is the purpose of these?

Those plugs are called rivets, and they hold brackets.

[Jerome P.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

My Bad. They are most certainly rivets and not plugs. I should have known that. Old age, I guess.

Help me out with the purpose of the holes.

[Bob B.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

Patrick I assume your engine suffix code stickers the correct ones how do I buy them 67 350hp 4sp
Thanks, Bob

#7,502 4/70 has the pass side hole open and driver side has under hood wiring loom holder riveted in to the hole

[Leonard M.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

Jan, 1970 #1889.

[Tom F.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

2/19/70 #4103

[Terry M.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rail

It looks like we are on to something here.

[Mark E.]

Re: 70 Hole in fender rale

2/19/70 #4103

Tom,

Your photo shows the two holes also in #12931 described in my prior post.

As Dennis mentions in his post, the passenger side hole is used to mount the plastic w/s washer reservoir used in some vehicles. Big blocks used a bag mounted on the firewall instead of this reservoir. Hence the unused hole in these cars?