- Schumacher Top Cat project -

[Asso_man!]

Hi guys,

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 brand new body for it! Do you remember the mess that car did when it was first released? Everybody was afraid of it

Here is the car, it should clean up nicely... every aluminium part will receive a mirror finish, so it might take a long time to finish the project since I have no adequate tool for the moment...

Enjoy!




Belt drive tranny!!!

[kenooze]

Hi

I have evry plastic parts NIB id you need, excepted front bumper and rear arms, but I can help you with evry other !!!!

[Northy]

Oh, cool, I'm about to build a TopCat also.

I need some parts for mine though

G

[kenooze]

No problem, if I have for one, I have for two !!!!

[Northy]

Great, I'm just waiting on a chassis to come and then I'll look at what I need. Does anyone know if there is a manual on the internet?

Cheers,

G

[hkp]

Great Car!!

I have a Cougar 2 Team and a Cougar 1.. Some photos are on the Schumacher Forum if you are interested.

I have lots of parts too.. but not many for TopCat I'm afraid.

[Asso_man!]

thanks guys, I'm after a rear motor protection with the "top cat" writing, original wing mounts (with rubbers) and why not a brand new chassis... could you help me Cédric?

[Ron Jeremy]

Is this the earliest example of a lay down pushrod front suspension?
That is friggin cool! What year was this released?

Holy crap that body is ugly.

[Mr. ED]

Great, I'm just waiting on a chassis to come and then I'll look at what I need. Does anyone know if there is a manual on the internet?

Cheers,

G

Let me know if you find one: I'd like to understand how the steering is set up on this car.
Maybe asso can make a few pics while he's taking it apart

[kenooze]

I check this afternoon, but I think no prblem to find the rear guard with Top Cat label, and for the wing mount I think to !

[Mr. ED]

Is this the earliest example of a lay down pushrod front suspension?
That is friggin cool! What year was this released?

Holy crap that body is ugly.

I think the thent technology predator came a few years earlier already.
And AYK or PB had one before too if I remeber correctly.

[hkp]

The pred was actually a few years later.. 1993 I think. The Topcat was 1988/9.

The chassis are still available new from Schumacher. Actually for a Cougar Club 10 - you will need to drill a couple of holes to mount the shocks, but you can use your TC one as a template.

[Asso_man!]

Great, I'm just waiting on a chassis to come and then I'll look at what I need. Does anyone know if there is a manual on the internet?

Cheers,

G

Let me know if you find one: I'd like to understand how the steering is set up on this car.
Maybe asso can make a few pics while he's taking it apart

I'll post some pics of the steering assembly later on today

I also think the Top Cat was released before the first Pred came out...

[Northy]

Yeap, the first Pred was 1993 ish I think. I have one, its way cool but needs the correct prop and body

G

[Asso_man!]

Hours of cleaning and polishing later, here are the latest progresses... put your sunglasses on of course it's has still not a mirror finish, but at least everything is now clean and fully lubricated...




Here'is the steering rack, just for Mr. Ed note that the Top Cat is equipped with a cool system that enable the front arms to move backwards in case of a hard shock, this is achieved with the 2 rubbers you can see in the front end...



The fully rebuild and restored car