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MPC 1970 Cyclone (all opened up)


Rod

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Hi!

Here are some pictures of my full detail build of the MPC '70 Cyclone. I started with an excellent unbuilt orginal and cut it all apart to make what you see here. I'm not much of a collector and buy all my kits to build so hopefully I'm not offending anybody. I used the Pro Modeler '70 Torino for the chassis, engine, firewall, dash and console. I modified the Torino dash to a Cyclones by adding the extra gauges and correcting the speedo. The front buckets were cut apart and hinged. The doors and trunk were opened and I also added the rare vinyl roof because I was afraid of running out of the Testor's Grabber Orange. (can't buy it up here anymore because of our stupid government regs). The chassis and engine were also plumbed and the decals are from Keith Marks.

Thanks for looking!

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WOW, That is KILLER. Pat yourself on the back. That came out great. How much work was it to use the Torino Chassis and, firewall?[/quote Thanks! The Torino parts lined up nicely. I had to remove the back edge of the firewall for dash clearance.
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Rod, that is a stunner, it's far and away the best I've ever seen built! Out of all the details you added, the one that caught my eye first was the windshield washer lines run up on the cowl, I don't recall seeing anyone do that before, outstanding job!

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[...] I'm not much of a collector and buy all my kits to build so hopefully I'm not offending anybody. [...]

THATS what they are made for!

And if it is such a stunning built like yours, why to let it in the box and watch pictures on it?!? That Cyclon is awesome! Big "Wow!"

Thank you for sharing - wow.

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