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Dennis O Board Moderator
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 879 Location: Louisville, Ky.
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:00 pm Post subject: Model King 71 Cyclone |
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Getting ready to build an one of these and was inspecting the kit. To my eye, the tires seem way too small. Any wisdom to share here? _________________ Dennis
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity....... |
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DaveVan
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1576
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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The reissue tires are a little small. They are the only ones RC2 had at the time we did the kit. I'd get PPP wheels and tires. My box stock build
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Dennis O Board Moderator
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 879 Location: Louisville, Ky.
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Dave... _________________ Dennis
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Mack
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 732 Location: deep south
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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I test fitted some of the old MPC stock car tires under it. They looked accurate to me. If I'm not mistaken the MPC tires are two different sizes, I fit the wider of the two.. And the PPP tires and wheel combo look very nice also. _________________ life is hard, it's harder when you're stupid. John Wayne |
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:58 am Post subject: |
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Very nice build.......
wish I had bought all the original issues when they came out. Why I only bought the Petty Ply. I don't know..... _________________ Ed. K |
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john843
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 607 Location: S.C. Lowcountry
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Is it just my faulty memory or did the original MPC stock-car-only kits such as the Isaac #71 come with wider rears and somewhat narrower front tires? It seems like I remember noticing that waaay back when I only had one so it wouldn't have been a case of having mixed them from different kits yet.
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DaveVan
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1576
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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john843 wrote: | Is it just my faulty memory or did the original MPC stock-car-only kits such as the Isaac #71 come with wider rears and somewhat narrower front tires? It seems like I remember noticing that waaay back when I only had one so it wouldn't have been a case of having mixed them from different kits yet.
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Four wide same size tires in all original series. Tires were altered for the Buick, Pontiac and Chevy 80's kits. |
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john843
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 607 Location: S.C. Lowcountry
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Dave. I swear it seems like the first race kit I ever owned, the #71 Isaac Daytona that came molded with the wrong door louvres had tires like I described above. Also it seems I remember them being more "plastic-ky" than the ones like the PPPs were molded from.
Must be having a senior afternoon:)
John |
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DaveVan
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1576
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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john843 wrote: | Thanks Dave. I swear it seems like the first race kit I ever owned, the #71 Isaac Daytona that came molded with the wrong door louvres had tires like I described above. Also it seems I remember them being more "plastic-ky" than the ones like the PPPs were molded from.
Must be having a senior afternoon:)
John |
SORRY......the First issue of the Issac DAYTONA DID have two sizes......I thought you were talking about the MPC series of Cup cars....the DAYTONA was not part of that series......sorry about that!!! |
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:03 am Post subject: |
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DaveVan wrote
Quote: | I thought you were talking about the MPC series of Cup cars....the DAYTONA was not part of that series.. |
Not part of the original release of the MPC series, a year or so later MPC did come out with the Dick Brooks 1971 #22 Daytona. had options for both "small block" and Hemi.
MPC also released a Petty Dodge around the same time. Did have it, but was so disappointed with the body, that i ended up tossing it out. IIRC the Charger body was a straight issue from the street version, as in no altered fender openings and the street version of the gas cap door, not the race version....
Still have the #22 Brooks version stashed away somewhere...
used to have the MPC original issue of the #71 Isaac Daytona......IIRC that kit came with a stripped down(?) interior tub......unlike the generic chassis the were issued with the following NASCAR series a year or so after MPC released the Isaac #71 _________________ Ed. K |
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DaveVan
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:32 am Post subject: |
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The Brooks kit had the generic/HM type chassis and a completely retooled body. The #71 Issac was street based kit with bucket interior. |
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Tom M. Board Moderator
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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DaveVan wrote: | The Brooks kit had the generic/HM type chassis and a completely retooled body. The #71 Issac was street based kit with bucket interior. |
I don't believe it was completely retooled, just further modified. The first issue of the K&K car still had the '70 R/T scoops over the door scallops. At some point they went in and restored the door scallops during the K&K kit run. Then they added the grille mesh over the left headlight door for the Brooks issue. |
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