1970-71 Front Fender Inners Help

My question is this. The inner fender on my 71 is the first picture below. All repops for 70-71 with marker indent have the inner fender like the second pic below. What gives? Am I missing something in my searches, a certain keyword perhaps? I need the inners to look like the first pic (my stock) with the egg shaped shock mount cutout forward, not the square notched located further back. Also attaching a pic that shows how a 1971 repop sits on my frame. Anyone have insight or knowledge as to why all repops for the 70-71 with marker light have the square shock cutout and located rear?

This is my original fender (PO cut both sides) unsure as to why.


All repops I am finding on the net are this type. This is a brand new repop sitting on my heap. Short fender with marker indents 1970-71

 

simple answer
later jeeps had rearward shock mounts

 

Except every vendor is listing a separate set for 70-71 short fender (correct) with marker (correct) but all of the fenders have the later rear mounted cut out (incorrect)

 

I think they are using the later inside mold to stamp the inside of the re pop fender. My 70 OEM fender has the same inside that you have.
I used a postal fender on a 67 and it had something different than either of the ones you have. I used a (Brand X) sawzall to notch out the postal fender for the 67 shock mount which is like your 70 shock mount.

 

Yes. It is very frustrating to say the least. I guess I am confused as to why all of the repops have the rear mount shock cut out and incorrect shelf stamping?? I mean I get that they are trying to fit as many jeeps as possible, but really?

Am I to assume that the people buying the repops do not care as to the correctness of the inner fender and have no problem just cutting and bolting up?

I know that there is a short 2 year period for the short fender with marker lights and that demand dictates product. Just sucks.

 

Just going to remove the inners off of my 69 parts heap and stitch onto mine.

71 current passenger


69 passenger inner


69 driver inner

 

Repop fenders. Enough said. Might do a search as it has been covered exhaustively. I had repops for ‘72 and newer. One was a full inch longer than the other. From the same company.

 

I ran into this wrong inner fender issue about 7-8 years back, before I was on this forum. I ended up cutting up an old M38a1 fender for the inner panel, and grafted it on to a repop outer fender. I just thought the customer bought the wrong part.
-Donny

 

Yep, cheepnis. Putting old inners on new repops is an excellent plan.

 

Yup, I am just going to remove the inners from my 69 donor and put them in my 71's. In the end it is just a bunch of spot weld removal X4, then graft them back into my oem 71's.

 

On my fenders, I just cut and welded a patch in the fender then recut the space for the shock.

 

I was going to do that, but.... My inners do not have any shelf at all, so I can't use the repops.