I finally got my Top Cat in the mail. This was the second car I owned when I was a kid and always wanted one since then. It is quite hard to find these days, I've been watching Ebay for months before this one showed up. I already have a...
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:lol: :lol: :lol: Ha ha ha haaaa. :lol: :lol: :lol: It kind of reminds me of a scene from the ' Dukes of Hazard'.
Been a while since I last posted a project but here's what has been keeping me entertained the last couple of weeks - the Schumacher re-release Top Cat!
I was very excited with this re-release at it seems such an...
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Nice work on all the mods to the front suspension setup, you mention that you might be willing to share the files or put them up on Shapeways.
would you still consider doing that as i would certainly be interested in set, although possibly not in...
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:
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
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...
I have a quick question I was hoping someone could help with.
Do the Topcat and the original Cougar share the same chassis?
Apart from the front end damper design, what other changes were made to the cougar?
Regards
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Thank you for the comments everyone. It was very helpful.
These cars dont seem to come up for sale so often, so I was just looking into the possibility of restoration using Cougar parts.