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Greetings... Sort of heart-stopping for being the $200-$229.95 sealed resin topic most wouldn't dare modify, here would be some initial project lay ups consistent with tossing caution aside and attacking one nevertheless. Four enormous screws hold the resin chassis to the resin body, while I'm told the wheel/tires/axles simply rest in place and can be pulled out for tugging each assembly straight up. With this in mind, seen below is a combination of parts and accessories consistent with revising things. Exchanging note with others online, the impression gleaned concerning the new Replicarz effort is that the Minilites they tooled are a bit shallow, while the diameter of the front wheels is noticeably smaller than what is fitted out back. Further, the fairly modern powder coated finish applied to the wheels isn't quite desired, while corporate insistence on promoting the brand resulted in very contemporary for font style tire identification witnessed on the sidewalls. Something has to be done I tell you! Legende Miniatures out of France was tapped for the resin Minilites seen, with the cast-in wheel hub detail ground off, the outer wheel lip sanded to remove an unwanted raised contour given I desire a nice uniform taper across said surface. The hub guides are aluminum tube, the front tires ancient 1:18th ERTL '70 1/2 Firebird Trans Am issue, while the rear tires are from a presently unidentified NASCAR release I'll try to clarify for communicating with those who'd know such things. The non-tilted tire markings are sourced from IndyCals and really impress for being clear and bright, while they betray little visible carrier film even sans application of a semi-gloss clear to disguise matters. The historical record relates that about halfway through the '70 season (and looking forward into the next) that Goodyear Super Modified tires were determined to be best for the front, while ungainly and rather tall of profile NASCAR tires worked best on the rear. Consistent with this knowledge, the somewhat odd look of the tires I've reached for can be appreciated. Thanks... Mike K./Swede70