HOONIGOAT: MPC 70 GTO Super Stocker with 72 GTO nose and hood

[Stef]

Hello everyone

Last summer, I finally finished my 3+ year project of turning MPC's 70 GTO Super Stocker into a Hoonicorn/HotWheels drift machine, and in another thread, @stavanzer wanted to see some extra pics, so I thought it might be OK to just turn this into its own thread.

This build was just playing around, trying new things, studying Ken Block's Hoonicorn and a dozen HotWheels cars, and incorporating as many modern design "tropes" as I reasonably could.

While I do love the 70 GTO's nose, I've always preferred the 72, and in this case, I wanted headlights.

The rear wing is from a radio-controlled toy, and the black hoodscoop is from the MPC 69 Daytona. Everything else is scratchbuilt. Pretty certain the wheels are from Revellogram's Christine pro stock, with trim rings added to the fronts to make 'em deeper for the Round 2 Drag 500s all-around. The "DZ NUTS" letters for the driver name came from the MPC 75 Datsun pickup, and the HOONIGOAT windshield letters came from assorted Revellogram decal sheets. And yes, I cheated on the front suspension track and geometry, heh.

Comments/critiques/questions most welcome, thanks!

[Carmak]

Very cool! Definitely captures the look.

Realistically a 70 GTO with a 72 front clip is now a 72 (sheet metal wise everything behind the firewall is essentially the same 70-72). I do appreciate that you used the 70 Super Stocker body with a heavily modified stock 72 clip.

[michelle]

that is very creative custom you built 
looks like you you had a fun time building it 

[stavanzer]

Thanks, Stef!

What an Awesome Build. I love it!

Thanks for the extra photos. They just jump off the page.

[happy grumpy]

If F-22's were cars! Love it😎

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very "jumped-up" customizing! Looks cool. Nice work.

[Stef]

9 hours ago, Carmak said:

...a 70 GTO with a 72 front clip is now a 72... I do appreciate that you used the 70 Super Stocker body with a heavily modified stock 72 clip.

Thank you, Craig! Right you are, and yet I was super surprised, and impressed, how well the 72's nose and hood fit the 70. I had to shim the hood sides, smooth things out a bit, and carry the wraparound bumpers onto the fenders, but wow, it was surprisingly simple work overall!

9 hours ago, stavanzer said:

...Thanks for the extra photos. They just jump off the page.

Thank you so much, Alan! I wasn't too sure of originally posting my work, but your encouragement really put me at ease, thank you!

2 hours ago, happy grumpy said:

If F-22's were cars! Love it😎

Ooooooh, yes, Mario, thank you! I was kinda going for some super aggressive fighter jet bodywork, like if this thing was gonna launch off an aircraft carrier, would it actually fly? Thank you sir; your builds and photography are top-notch!

2 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

Very "jumped-up" customizing! Looks cool. Nice work.

Thank you, Donato! I've never really done anything like this before! At first, I was just gonna build it straight outta the box, but then I was like hmmmm this thing needs dual carbs, and the project just kinda spiraled outta control from there!

Thank you all again for your kind words; it really means the world to me, thanks!

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi Stef!

Spectacular concept. Bravo! 

I suppose the only thing that could stop this war machine is... a speed bump?

CT

[Stef]

6 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said:

...the only thing that could stop this war machine is... a speed bump?

Ha ha, you're not wrong, Claude! I always thought there was no such thing as "too low", but now, I'm afraid this is a new high in lows for me, heh.

[lordairgtar]

Interesting concept. Over all a great model. I love the detailing of the yellow inside the grille opening.

[karbuildr]

That is WILD. Great custom, great design, awesome build all around.

[PappyD340]

That's an awesome build, well done!

[Mattilacken]

Thats an extensive body work! Looks like a fun project and it definitly cattches what you was trying to achive! Great work!

[Zippi]

That is such a kewl build Stef.  The body color fits the car.  Nicely done.

[ea0863]

Beyond sexy Stef! You could easily have named this one "Testosterone"  

[Wild Child]

Very cool.  Kind-of Mad Max meets IMSA with a bit more horsepower.  Neat.

[slusher]

Creative and awesome Build very unique!

[Koellefornia Kid]

Awesome and mean looking monster! Great work!

[Belugawrx]

Radical build there Stef, I like it alot !!

I love the Goodyear logo on a Firestone wearing car....lol serves 'em right

Really nice job on all the mods  

[Stef]

On 3/20/2025 at 5:21 PM, lordairgtar said:

Interesting concept. Over all a great model. I love the detailing of the yellow inside the grille opening.

Thank you, Gregory! I was inspired by some yellow fighter jet decals I had kicking around, and took a chance with some yellow accents!

On 3/20/2025 at 5:46 PM, karbuildr said:

That is WILD. Great custom, great design, awesome build all around.

Thanks, David! It's certainly the wildest thing I've ever created; inspired mostly by the legendary Ken Block!

On 3/20/2025 at 6:23 PM, PappyD340 said:

That's an awesome build, well done!

Greatly appreciated, Larry, thank you so much!

On 3/21/2025 at 7:11 AM, Mattilacken said:

Thats an extensive body work! Looks like a fun project and it definitly cattches what you was trying to achive! Great work!

Thank you, Anton! Very fun, and also a bit challenging, making stuff up as I went, not knowing how it was going to look, ha ha!

On 3/21/2025 at 7:43 AM, Zippi said:

That is such a kewl build Stef.  The body color fits the car.  Nicely done.

Thank you, Bob! For the past several years, I'd been doing everything in flat black. But I got better glasses and I was like I MUST DO THIS ONE IN COLOUR!

On 3/21/2025 at 1:02 PM, ea0863 said:

Beyond sexy Stef! You could easily have named this one "Testosterone"  

Ooooh, thank you, EMRE! That's a great name for a future project! Preposterous amounts of testosterone: PREPOSTERONE!

On 3/22/2025 at 5:45 AM, Wild Child said:

Very cool.  Kind-of Mad Max meets IMSA with a bit more horsepower.  Neat.

Noooice, and thank you, Bill! All the killy bits at the front help to chop and slice through the pack to win the race, ha ha!

15 hours ago, slusher said:

Creative and awesome Build very unique!

Thank you, Carl! 

10 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said:

Awesome and mean looking monster! Great work!

I like that, Oliver! Monster is hungry, and it's FEEDING TIME!

9 hours ago, Belugawrx said:

Radical build there Stef, I like it alot !!

I love the Goodyear logo on a Firestone wearing car....lol serves 'em right

Really nice job on all the mods  

Ha ha, Bruce! Didn't realize that until just now! Will have to add some BF Goodrich, Hoosier, and Michelin decals to turn a simple oversight into an irony overload!