ive been stripping a few cats of late and what amazes me is the ammount of parts, there are so many!
cant say im looking forward to cleaning it all looks like a lot of work. bet you can you relate? id never want to race one and work on it
lets put it that way
I've been building CATS and racing them for years. The intergrater diff set up is good fun and not an easy set up to get right. It's easy to see why they went with the solid top shaft and drum diff in the Procat.
Don't think I would want to race an original CAT or even the XLS but the Procats are a real beast on the race track.
Good luck with your builds Gaz.
This week I 'ave been mostly... building my Procat. Yes, takes for ages to get at the gearbox but I know it inside out now. Hopefully racing it at Stotfold again this Sunday and will try to get videos (promise!) Unfortunately I broke the bumper and nylon z-bracket last Sunday...
jeroen206 wrote:After some practise , it is possible to build one in 4,5 hours without a manual.
oh really!! i wonder why mr schumacher i could build one in around that time i reckon, its just all the polishing and cleaning will takes ages i have a 2 litre ice cream container and its full to the top with the parts wish me luck
Maybe my fingers have all gotten old and fumbly since I used to race, but when I compare my SX to my old ProCat I can't ever imagine being able to build the SX quicker! The ProCat was the pinnacle of simplicity for me - am I the only one to think that?!
same old story its what ya get used to i guess, unless im nuts there are so many little parts. even took longer then normal to dismantle which was the tell tale for me. ive stripped alot of cars
Nah they are not that bad, once you get used to them. If you are building a runner, seal the belt covers up good and you hardly ever need to touch them.
Can anyone tell me whether the parts for the Schumacher Cat, Cat XL and Cat XLS are the same? Also, there appear to be various parts listed on EBAY with part numbers beginning with U. Does anyone know whether I can locate a list which sets out which...
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Obvioulsy, that's an open invitation to anyone who can help me out with getting hold of NIP parts or a NIB kit..... :wink:
Just picked up this CAT and parts in a vintage lot purchase. I have always liked these buggies, just have never owned one. Looking for some help from you experts out there on which version this is. From what I understand there are 3 versions of the...
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Hee hee - didn't know you could buy alu belt covers! We used to make ours out of old biscuit tins!
Whatever the original owner was doing, he was definitely on a mission - there's a spare XLS bumper (looks unused) and some front shock towers (with...
I recently picked up a Schumacher Cat 98 on an impulse buy. I haven't gone through the car yet, but know that it'll need complete front shocks and the layshaft and slipper assembly. Anyone know of a good source for parts besides eBay?
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The write-up at this link has numerous 2000/3000 series related exploded diagrams (starting on page 14) for cross-referencing and may be helpful.
Also found schumie-spares to be a good source for parts with excellent customer service.
I got some bodies cheap there where 3 bodies and 1 undertray for like 5 dollars actually the shipment was more then i paid for the bodies.
1 just plain red and the 2 painted with polyca color ( kyosho )
and now the 3´d as you can see between the...
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Thanks shall try it but not over do it then with the brake fluid........
mvh isobarik
Word is that DOT4 brake fluid won't haze the lexan or make it brittle. I've never used it but I've seen that a number of times on different forums.
The CAT XLS was an upgraded version of the Cat XL, which itself was a long wheelbase version of the original CAT (Competition All Terrain) buggy. Distribution in America was initially handled by Trinity as can be seen in this ad from 1988:
As long as I'm in a CAT frame of mind, I decided to scan the original TRC (U.S. importer) full-page ad from Competition Plus of the short wheelbase CAT. This was from early 1987. I used to stare at this ad endlessly while I was supposed to be doing...
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As long as I'm in a CAT frame of mind, I decided to scan the original TRC (U.S. importer) full-page ad from Competition Plus of the short wheelbase CAT. This was from early 1987. I used to stare at this ad endlessly while I was supposed to be doing...
Hi l am currently trying to restore a schumacher cat SWB and I'm looking for photos of a schumacher cat SWB painted in boxart so if you have a photo off the boxart body could you please post it here, im looking for photos from all angles , front,...
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A repro box art car is here:
The stickers with the kit were just a selection of Schumacher logos, but there is a repro set available in ebay to create the box art.