62rebel Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 i used to own a '69 Coronet and have been trying to duplicate it for years.... well; the '70 front end looks nothing like it, and the rear is different as well, but i had a jones for a Dodge and bought this one... the body is clean, straight and looks correct to my eye; almost certainly pulled from an annual mold... the hood has what appear to be witness marks from where the engineers polished that mold, but i don't see any difficulty in polishing them out IF that's even needed. the interior bucket, dash, and front seats from the MPC mold are there, typical of '60's technology but not at all objectionable with some work. the best part of this issue is that RC2 chose to use the excellent '68 Roadrunner chassis/floorpan for the rest of the kit... with two engines; one a 440 sixpack and the other a 426 Hemi, with two different intakes, two sets of header/manifolds, and FOUR different shifters... RC2 gives definite directions for trimming the front chassis plate and the windshield to fit the MPC body; kudos for that as well. don't be put off buying this kit by the semi-cartoonish box art, also typical of the era; it's a great looking addition to any Mopar shelf.
Edsel-Dan Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 I have one with the Original 1970 box art recreated. I just wish the Police lights were still in the box. That is how I built mine way back when!! I did notice the New grill does not match the Original. There is a detail ring inside the shell on the original that is missing on the re-tool I don't remember if the tail lights had detailed fluting engraved or not in the original. Mine were sanded smooth due to heavy glue
deathskull59 Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 sounds like a good kit. not to bad from the 70s.
62rebel Posted January 12, 2012 Author Posted January 12, 2012 only the Coronet-specific MPC parts are '70's issue; the majority of the kit is from the '90's intro of the AMT RoadRunner. it's got the look down pat, though. i'm substituting a set of Keystone Klassics for the stock styled wheels, though....
62rebel Posted January 18, 2012 Author Posted January 18, 2012 minor update: if any of you have built the Roadrunner series of kits and had been wondering if the side window glass would work in the Superbee (MPC sourced) body, fret not; it does work well. sometimes seemingly similar models CAN'T share specific parts that well, but even though the instructions ignore the side glass, it fits fine; and i for one like to display models with "full" glass whenever possible. the front sheetmetal isn't a 100% fit but it works, and now i have a fiery red Superbee for the shelf...
Car Crazy 81 Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 There was one other flaw with this kit the fitment of the interior tub. Once you install the body onto the frame the bottom of the interior tub doesnt quite fit flush it has that rockin motion to it because of the transmission tunnel on the frame. Ya'll probably pinpointed that other than that its a awesome kit.
62rebel Posted January 18, 2012 Author Posted January 18, 2012 i thought i might encounter that but the tub fit nice and tight and the chassis plate was snug on both sides; a seam of clear parts cement and it was done. i've actually had to put pieces of folded up paper towel between tubs and chassis plates on some kits to keep them from "rocking". that's also why i'm not quick to clean off extrusion pin marks off the backsides of some parts; they sometimes serve as "spacers", whether the moldcutter intended it or not!
Edsel-Dan Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 I have an old MPC 67 Charger undergoing restoration that I planned to use the 68 R-R/69 GTX chassis under I hope to be able to built the re-issue 70 Coronet Super Bee, and complete the resto of the original Annual to have a side-by-side comparison.
62rebel Posted January 19, 2012 Author Posted January 19, 2012 you should have no trouble at all. when the '68 new issue came out, i had a promo Charger body i put on one of the chassis... had to slice the hood open and cut the screw posts off, but the body, interior, glass and bumpers were all i had. i sold that one, stupid me...
Edsel-Dan Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 I already did some modifying of the 68 Runner Chassis & 67 interior tub so they would fit together. just another project I need to dig back out & get to work on!!!!
fastram Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 If you want to recreate the original MPC Super Bee, just use the chassis and engine out of the Dukes of Hazard Charger, it will fit under the Super Bee body and fit with the interior tub better anyway. But you will have an all MPC kit.
62rebel Posted February 2, 2012 Author Posted February 2, 2012 dang.... you're right... ain't that a kick in the butt!
Edsel-Dan Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 Not really. Didn't MPC use that Same Chassis on ALL their 68-78 Mopar ?? I have several that seem to have that same chassis. The orignal 70 'Bee, Duke's 69 Charger, 77 Monaco, 78 Force 440 dr Monaco, TJ Hooker 78 4dr Monaco, 71 Road Runner & 74 GTX/Road Runners to name a few. In fact, wasn't that one complaint on the earlier re-issue of the 74 GTX chassis not fitting well due to it coming out of the 4dr Monaco, as well as the Dash too??
62rebel Posted February 3, 2012 Author Posted February 3, 2012 i'm sure MPC saved a penny or two using the same basic chassis plate... the Duster/Darts and the Volares probably did it as well, despite the Aspen/Volare using transverse torsion bars instead of longitudinals. of course, i never got around to a Volare kit back then. in those days we were a little less nitpicky.... well, i was. lots of models got wild transplants in those days.... whatever would fit under, in, or on top of.....
slantasaurus Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 i'm sure MPC saved a penny or two using the same basic chassis plate... the Duster/Darts and the Volares probably did it as well, despite the Aspen/Volare using transverse torsion bars instead of longitudinals. of course, i never got around to a Volare kit back then. in those days we were a little less nitpicky.... well, i was. lots of models got wild transplants in those days.... whatever would fit under, in, or on top of..... As far as I'm aware the MPC Dusters/Dart Sports/Demon all use the same chassis. The Volare does have its own correct transverse torsion bar chassis.
Edsel-Dan Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 I will have to check that out. I have a couple of the 73-4 Annual Dusters, plug one or 2 of the Early/original issue of the 'Convoy Chaser' Although I did get a Volare` last year, I can't confirm that part. I don't think I got the chassis. I think I will use a newer tool 71 Duster kit for that.
Chuck Most Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 I know the leftover chassis from the Joker Goon Car/DOH Cop Car Dodge Monaco will work under the '70 body and interior. I know this because I switcheroo'd the chassis from the Pro Street variant of the Bee kit under the Monaco bod. The Super Bee will be built as a curbside resto project.
GMP440 Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Why don't you get a resin 69' Coronet from one of the resin companies? Then get the Revell/Monogram 68' or 69' Charger R/T kit for all the chassis and front end components. Far superior than the Round 2 chassis parts that are in the Dukes and Roadrunner kits. Nice thing about the front end parts from the Revell/Monogram kit is that front wheels steer. The Revell parts will get you much better detail parts.
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