Some time last year I came across the Hot Haulers 5-pack from Hot Wheels. A big selling point for me was the very nice looking Path Beater, with a sweet race inspired tampo. One thing that threw the truck off for me was the wheels. No, it's not that they are plastic (I actually prefer plastic wheel/tires in some cases) but rather that they are rather wide and have a gold line that all in all gave the truck a bit of a goofy look. Well, lo and behold, I have found the perfect solution, the Rock Shocker from a Matchbox 5-pack.
The painted red rims from the Rock Shocker are a great fit with the yellow and red flames and as you can see below the truck looks much more realistic with the narrower tires. I threw the Path Beaters old tires on the Rock Shocker for grins, though it is about to donate its chassis to another project.
This mod did require a spot of super glue to hold the axles in the Path Beater, but otherwise the whole thing goes together with just one screw. Till next time...
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