MPC 1968 Dodge Coronet R/T Hemi Enhancement

Hello everyone!

This will be my first post on this board.

This MPC 1968 Dodge Coronet is my current project that I have already been working on for over a year.

While I have far too many upgrades to list, and too many progress photos to post at this stage of the game, I'll just give the truncated version of what has been accomplished to this point.

A good number of parts from the Revell 1968 Dodge Charger kit are going into this kit, including the engine bay, the entire chassis, a good portion of the engine, some interior parts, and a few others.

The original interior has been blown apart and heavily modified and rebuilt, with completely scratch made door panels, modified front and rear seats from the original kit, and modified parts from the Revell Charger, as well as a good number of scratch made parts, including the steering wheel and column, "buddy seat", and an under dash 8 track player, along with numerous added small details.

The engine has been pieced together with parts from several different kits, as well as after market and scratch made parts, and then fully plumbed and wired, down to the finest detail that I could achieve.

The chassis was not exempt from modifications.

The rear suspension was reworked and re-positioned, and scratch made parts, such as the front K-member "skid plate" and all four torque boxes were added

On the body, a vinyl top was added, cowl vents opened, and door handles and windshield wipers removed for replacement, as well as the headlights drilled for clear lens replacement.

All of the under hood wiring was replaced, and magnetically removable hood hinges were added.

The body was painted with MCW #6761 "Gold Metallic" with a painted bumblebee stripe.

Anyway, here are a few photos of the slow progress on this project over the past year.

Feel free to ask ant questions or make any comments.

By the way, if any of you have an MPC '68 Coronet hard top kit that you plan on restoring in the future, the basic interior that I mastered for this build has been recreated by Ed Fluck Jr. in resin and offered to the public.

It includes reworked bucket seats, a widened 2 piece rear seat, scratch made door panels, modified floor pan, and a 2 piece dash board.

The set also includes separate arm rests and window cranks, but the steering wheel and console, if desired, are not included.

Of course the buddy seat and 8 track player are not included either.

Steve