Can someone help me with a Schumacher timeline? I only really need to know the release dates for the alloy tub 2wds and the glass fiber (I'm guessing they're glass fiber) chassis cars like the original CAT.
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It pains me to say but in the early 90's I retired a topcat after I had moved on to something better . Ten years later I think it went in the garbage in a mass cleaning thinking it was worth nothing, I had no idea of the vintage scene then and had...
I picked up a Cougar KC recently (love it!) and was wondering if the u4209 alloy vented shock caps would fit my shocks?
Not a big fan of the stock plastic ones, my 22X4 improved greatly when I upgraded it's shock caps to the alloy vented ones....
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I haven't posted on here in a while because I took a bit of a break from the hobby. Having just decided to get back into it all, I thought I'd share a few images of a car that I acquired...
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I know I never needed to prove this to anyone here because you all believed me.
But I have proof now:
The text in the magazine says:
Hara, having entered the race on short notice, drove a Schumacher CAT3000. He struggled with a short setup...
Hi All,
Had a lot of interest in a Schumacher Shtogun when I was a kid.
I have a cougar re-re, and would like some Shotgun/Storm wheels.
HELP: Can someone please measure the offset of a set for me?
From the back edge of the rim to the bottom of...
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Hi there,
Here is a Storm wheel. Measures should be sort of ok.
From the back edge of the rim to the bottom of the castle: 12ish mm.
Front to surface of wheel nut: 32,5ish mm.
I never had the improved front shock actuators bitd or the recent alloy upgrades. What was the issue with the original rockers, and what were the changes made? I know the geometry changed; looking for more details.
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Can't answer your question directly but did see a video on youtube with two guys who competitively run Topcats in Vintage and other races and they discussed how these made by Bezerk address the issue of Topcat geometry causing the front to get...
Hi there,
It’s been a while since i started a new project again, but…. Something has drawn me back into my garage to start getting out the pencil, hacksaw, file and dremel!
In January 2024 we have a indoor vintage race in the Netherlands.
“Southern...
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Here the pictures from our race last weekend, some grat action shots!! 🤩
Spurred on by one of my RC mates, I decided to revisit this particular project.... the Schumacher Daytona. This is a 1:10 scale nitro pan car, produced in 1992/3. Being the smart people they were, Schumacher made their own chassis, added the .15...
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At 80 mph I think the differences in you tri lobe washers would be the least of your concerns.
Well, you can say that, as you've seen me drive... :lol: :lol: :lol: :P :shock:
And make sure your little pee pee is functioning properly so you...
I am currently working on the CAD to create my own RC10 custom gearbox with readily available internals. In my search for a diff with a gear 45T or smaller I found the Cougar Laydown diff which is available as dall as well...
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I have been 3d printing gears for the cougar 2000 and can now say it is not 48dp and actually 0.5MOD.
Would anyone be able to advise me of the best approach to replacing the telescoping driveshafts of the Cougar 2000? Mine are actually in OK-ish condition albeit quite bindy. But as I am building a runner for track use I just feel it would benefit...
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The following thread may be helpful.
The download link in the last post of the thread above is not working. I will look into options to make the file available and post an update. For now, the following text may be helpful. Please note, my...
There have been several posts about the box art shocks and also the press car shocks for the original SWB CAT, with questions over the shocks which appeared to be unthreaded Brimod items.
I had heard that Brimod did indeed make unthreaded shocks in...
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All made in a shed/workshop by hand, out the back of the Britten family home.
No one does cottage industry better than the Brits! :D
I'm currently working on and testing homemade teflon piston shocks for the rere schumacher mk1 shock, and for the pro shocks.
A 2 holes version for high grip tracks, and a 3 holes version for loose conditions or bumpy tracks.
More to come soon.
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Do you still make these?
I’ve been trying to get my hands on a set of 2 hole pistons for my Pro Cat Classic, but Muzzoom models have no stock… been that way for 6 months, like everything else on there!
Hi, I am resotring my cougar 2000 and need to find replacement shock shafts for the rear vari shocks. I have successfully used the Tin coated schumacher big bore 47mm shafts for the front but need longer 55mm items for the rear. Does anyone know of...
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There’s 2 options available through Schumacher for the vari shocks
Both are standard piston replacements for the varishock click to change pistons. The second is a better option if you’re looking to run them as it’s 4 sets of 4 different...
I bought a Top Cat as soon as they were released back in 88 or 89. Some of you might remember those Schumacher ads with the towel over the car so you couldn't see it, but there obviously were no front shocks. It was to be my first real race buggy...
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Think you done pretty well there.. I'm gutted a missed the TC when it was rere'd
I found my old Cats on the loft, a Procat, Top Cat, Courgar Mrk.1 and the 30% left of my old XLS.
I´m rebuilding the Top Cat and Cougar first, they wil be upgraded to lipo and brushless.
I am struggeling a bit to find a...
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My favourate tarmac ripper at the mo is the cougar classic i have all the french bits ..carbon chassis etc.. thought id send the link, most is the jc racing.
Clawing it's way out if a box of styrofoam peanuts is a decently nice original Top Cat! I was really happy to work out a deal for this TC with the buyer of a 4x Schumacher lot. Was a lucky connection after he bought my K1 Aero. The TC buggy design...
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Very cool option! Underdog for Top Cat? 🤣 They had a little fun naming that one.
Yup Kevin Frewer has an interesting sense of humour, mind you he is a kiwi after all😂. His hand built tooling and machines are pretty impressive too! I was lucky...
Stung into FOMOS (fear of missing out Schui) having just sold my 2 Procats, I've started to resurrect the partscat I put aside years ago. (The bits left over from the restos with a fabricated carbon/kevlar chassis and fabricated rear trans casing...
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Any updates on this one? How did it run? Cougar steering work out ok? Did you add a belt cover or run it exposed? With my luck I would not get very far with an exposed belt.
Wanted to check if anyone can date the U1617A SACS?
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Nevermind. I found a scan of them and there is no date on it.
It did remind me that they also had one for the Losi XX. That didn't come out until late 1994. So I'm gonna stay with maybe 1994, but both could actually be in 1995. I know RCCA did an...
So, I notice that the Mission FT shocks can use the same alloy shock seal upgrade (U1818) as the Bosscat, some variants of Cougar 2, Cougar 2000, CAT 2000, etc... So the Mission shocks are like tiny versions of the old Vari-shocks :lol:
When...
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You sure can, the later plastic vari shocks came with 1 piece shock pistons as standard
I need to rebuild 4 Vari-shocks for my Storm. I could probably skimp on the process as only 1 is leaking, but I would prefer to replace the o-rings as they are the originals. :shock: Are the re-re shock o-rings the same as the smaller ones in the...
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If you don’t mind ordering from the Uk
Here are the seal kits u835
Hey guys as you may already know dirk has produced a very well presented mm conversion kit for the Schumacher cougar.
I was lucky enough to pick up number 10 of 10 in the first batch and here’s the build of it...
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Man, this is a cool build. I really love the paintwork.
Thanks lavigna that is a massive compliment coming from a guy with builds of your quality👍🏼
Okay, I haven’t released too many projects lately, but… there is a good reason! 😅
As we all love old RC racers, and a benchmark of vintage racing was the Detroit Worlds 91’… we all know who won it, for 2WD. 😉...
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DJerk
I am the one who posted a pic of the C2 Team battery plate on the FB group, but that thread is locked to me now. I have no idea why, but it happens to random threads on that group.
If you can send (email?) me a UPS label, I will send you...
I have a HW 10.5 for my Bosscat. The motor manual says to gear for ~8.00 final drive. I can, or could, achieve this with 28/92, except 21 is the largest pinion that will physically fit with a 92 tooth spur. (I don't have any smaller spurs.) 92/21 x...
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For future reference- Drilling a 5/8 inch hole through the center of the Cougar/Top Cat spur gear worked perfectly. It bolted directly onto the Bosscat slipper.
This is probably old news to a lot of you. I just found it today.
I am posting it in the Schumacher section because you tend to see more CATs and Cougars at the Euros than elsewhere. The link is for page 5, but if you scroll to the bottom you can...
So, having acquired a couple of ebay rescues to restore, I have what was described as a Cat, which I assumed was a Cougar, but on more detailed investigation is probably an original Storm?
Ok so here goes my first try at posting on here
This is my first ever cougar bought it way back in 1990 and have owned it ever since
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I managed to pick up a sponsorship as a 15 year old with the local New...
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Hydro dipped. I can’t see why you couldn’t use it on a runner,
but like any type of coating it will get scratches
Bought it a few years back but it was missing a main...
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I have a decent Bosscat shelf-queen done in box art. The alloy bits are red, not purple, so I think it is a lesser spec: Competition versus Works perhaps. I had every intention of running it, but the body appears to have been professionally done (or...
Hi after going through the mission of finding out what cat I had bought, with the big help from this site, so thanks up front, I've come to the the conclusion it's the club 10, giving it a bit of clean realised that the diff is locked, after opening...
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Sorry Paul just saw this post may have a couple of options for what you need if you haven’t sorted it already. Flick me a pm and we can sort something out.
With many thanks to Alex he sent me this, a Schumacher Storm, something completely foreign and unknown. It's going to be a runner so it doesn’t have to be perfect.
I didn't take any before pictures so I'll post his :lol:
Club10_1.jpg...
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The front body mount that you’ve got a pic of looks like an original u387 shotgun bumper that’s been cut down and had the angle changed then mounted above the front lower plate with a cut down bumper mounted from below. Wouldn’t be to hard to do if...
One of these is a standard 'original' Cougar. I bought the other one (with the fat wheels) -and it was advertised as a Cougar -it needed plenty of parts and it was very rough, but there are a few variations between it and my original Cougar. I seem...
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I wouldn’t really say mongrel 😂 it’s just what we did back in the day as Schumacher produced conversion kits that were way cheaper than buying a whole new kit.
The whole Ali pan series from top cat through were pretty much interchangeable parts wise...
So i have contacted the guy I sold my original and early CAT XL to recently - turns out he still has the car, which he modified for carpet racing bitd.
He has dug it out from storage for me to have a look at - i would love to have it back to...
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Very nice. The Schumacher fitment ones are really shallow dish - especially the fronts to make sure the car remains within the 250mm width limit. It always amazes me how light they are.
Restored a OG fibrelyte Schumacher cougar chassis , hours upon hours of wet sanding and around 4/5 coats of lacquer were required . Really happy with the turn out so far
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Here’s a few of mine44904822-719D-43AB-9587-A12D3C04AE69.jpeg
Awesome to see great collection . I’m missing the bosscat & fireblade 2000 from mine .
While driving a Schumacher CAT 2000 ’98 with more modern equipment (Tekin Redline gen1 8.5 turn motor and RX8 gen2 ESC), there was a noticeable difference in speed when using a LiPo versus a NiMH battery. Though the battery dimensions were similar,...
Hey guys, I have 2 vintage Kyosho buggies and I was trying to source a wheel option and I bought the Schumacher U6760 set I figured worst case I can just use the tires on a set of 2.2 inch rims but I really wanted to use the wheels if possible....
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I think that they used a 3/8 OD bearing, which is ~9.5mm.
Depending on the wheels, you might be able to open them up to 10mm. I don't know about bearing availability.
Or you might can try a piece of 3/8 to 5/16 shim bushing material. 8mm and 5/16...
Hi guys. I’m new to the forum, thanks for adding me.
Since the start of the first lockdown I’ve been restoring all my Tamiya models,but now I’m nearly finished I thought I would move onto the others.
Could someone help me to identify this. Model and...
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regardless gonna be an epic build guaranteed to win BOTM!
Hi,
I want to rebuild and run my old Schumacher CAT from 1986, as left for the last 30 years on a shelf.
This was one of the first kit imported in France, with short wheel base, I later convert it to an XL/XLS hybrid with long chassis, widened front...
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Those are some great action shots, thanks for posting them.
FWIW, I don't believe my CAT's were ever the best jumpers. I'd always fiddle with shock oil and springs and never seem to get it perfect.
I also agree with you about the wind shovel mount,...
I was trying to look up what servo was used on Masami’s original winning CAT XL but can’t seem to find any info. I‘m assuming it was a KO Propo. I know what he used for the other electronics, but not the servo. Would anyone happen to know what model...
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My first memory of Masami was at one of our club races hearing one of the guys talk about this Japanese kid who just won the Worlds. He couldn't recall his name but he spoke about how the kid races using a stick radio and is so talented he can drive...
I just won the following car the other day and was wondering if I could get a touch of help identifying the car
After looking at the pictures a bit more closely I think it is a ProCat.
Anyone?
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Doing a bit of the COVID cleaning around the house and I came across this piece which has pretty much been untouched since I last posted this. I’ve knocked out a few much smaller projects and have worked up the confidence to give this one a go. I’ve...
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