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Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:29 pm
by dinglem
Same as me then really. Came and went before I could really drive or knew how to set up a car. I guess I can give my original XL a second go (although saying that I am even worse driver now!)

Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:38 am
by Sprocket
Love the build! What wheels are those?

Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 4:15 am
by dinglem
Sprocket wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:38 am Love the build! What wheels are those?
Thanks Sprocket. The wheels are Gisom alloys. They came in various fitments and offsets so you have to ensure you have the correct ones. I have a set on my Concept Car also, but the rears have a shallower dish, and as such I have had to use a pair of SRM spacers which have the Schumacher castle fitment in order to make full width at the rear. The ones on the rear of the XL have a deeper dish as at that time they were designed for the rear of the unwidened CAT. They do pop up for sale occasionally, and were a great period rim, particularly in the UK. I recall seeing lots of cars running them during my racing days, which is why I have started collecting them now.
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Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 5:19 pm
by Retro rc
A couple of sets made their way down to Nz back in the day. Got a set of Schumacher castle fitment sitting on my shelf atm
Waiting for a project to use them on
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Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:49 pm
by dinglem
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.

Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2024 6:36 pm
by AscotConversion
Any idea what the part number is for the front tires on that rc10?

Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2024 6:15 am
by LurkingCAT
To me the front tyres on the RC10 looks like the Schumacher T660 (soft) or the T661 (hard). These are 4 rows of 24 spikes.

Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2024 7:38 am
by dinglem
LurkingCAT is exactly right. Quite hard to find full sets of them. The original ‘mini spikes.’ I buy them whenever I see a pair come up for sale. Fronts or rears. I have them on many of my cars you will notice.

Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2024 7:42 am
by Frankentruck
What are the front shock shields/covers from?
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Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2024 7:44 am
by dinglem
…. from the base of the last bottle of water I drank at the time….! The perfect solution.

Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2024 7:48 am
by Frankentruck
dinglem wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2024 7:44 am …. from the base of the last bottle of water I drank at the time….! The perfect solution.
Do you have a part number for that? :lol:

Re: My original CAT XL - freshly uncovered

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2024 8:24 am
by dinglem
I did at one stage, consider painting them to match the bodyshell ….