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Hi Daryl,

I actually have one of those A&L Optima mid trailing arm cars but am curious as to what sort of bodyshells you guys had used bitd?



Thanks in advance
Chris

Stay strong Jason my prayers are with you and your family.

Race rules probably....any wider your car will fail tech

It is actually the other way round as the spur gear ball and plate is the main differential and the trust bearing assembly sits under the main belt on the top shaft. I believe the next model which was the Procat had the more conventional drivetrain which addressed alot of the earlier issues.

Good job on the clean up and yes by LHS I mean local hobby store. The problem with modern self tappers screws are they use a Phillips style head as oppose to the ones used on the old CATS.

As for the screws used on the CAT, I found the best place to get replacements were in the rc plane section of the LHS. If you are looking for 48dp spur gears I believe Robinson make some direct replacement.

The original CATS have their differential on the spur gear very much like the RC10 but uses belts as opposed to idler gears to connect the drive to the 'Drum'. The 'Drum' or integrator looks very much like a differential but its purpose was to control the drive split to the front end. This drive tra...

Depending on the angle of the pics early CATS are kinda deceiving but I am pretty sure that is an XLS and not a SWB CAT. The Saddle pack chassis would not be an option for the SWB car as nothing else would fit in the car (especially the size of electronics back then). A couple of other dead giveaway...

If I may chime in......you can fabricate the anti roll bar out of piano wire and with the soldering part, use a pair of pliers to hold the ball joint with the 'flat' part upright (use rubber bands on the grips). Heat the ball joint with a soldering iron and melt some solder onto the flat part. Next ...

As for the front brake, I wont have need for it but could use an original bumper. Would you be prepared to trade me?

Thought I only had the one on the car earlier but I have actually found a slightly used one!!

Great project JM :D I know you had one of these before but perhaps I can chime in and assist. In regard to the tyres, the wider rears are hard to get these days (so too the front for that matter) so I would recommend getting a set of MP5 or Inferno rims (as they have the same fitment on the drive he...

Dayum!.....talk about full option models

Awesome as ever Jason....very cool indeed.

Hi guys,

I am no expert on the Cougar2 but check out Minichamps version in Tamiya club (very clear picture of the front end) they look like the newer grey versions but appear black.

Hope this helps...cheers!

I believe yours is an XLS (based on widening spacers) as the XL is like the SWB with a longer chassis. Nothing wrong with leaving it as an XLS, have fun restoring it and so much easier locating parts than a SWB CAT.