Cat Xls Rebuild

[moozo]

Ok so i won this auction for a built but never run Procat with nearly enough spares to build another car also never used for a very good price....this is what i received.....

The Procat that has surface dirt and icing like stuff on the shocks and screws....but also it has aftermarket diffs and layshafts

not to mention Trinity wheels

The other parts

A very nice red alloy chassis set

Some new in packet parts

This Radio set also new never used

And it was delivered in this box......i know its not the best but i don't have one.......do now

I will be making this car up soon....

Mick

[Lonestar]

Ha, so that's the famous "bargain" option mentionned a few ds back..

full PK set, nice!

Paul

[CAT3K]

Nice one Mick, love those corally chassis parts

Paul.

[DerbyDan]

NICE ONE!!

I was watching this too but figured that i'd already spent enough in recent months on this crazy addiction of ours

You sure got that for a good price - a little work cleaning up the ProCat will leave you with a car worth twice what you paid I reckon... let alone what you could assemble from the rest of the parts.

[Mad Racer]

Now that's one nice pick up.

Well done.

Hope to see more pics

[GJW]

holy snappin, that's a very nice acquisition. got a link to the auction?

[Lonestar]

holy snappin, that's a very nice acquisition. got a link to the auction?

edited - see below

[Bormac]

Really great deal there Mick. Its always good to hear one of the good guys snapping up some gold.

[moozo]

Thanks for the comments guys, more pics asap

Paul the auction went to the end don't know why the link in Dan's post don't work!!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120934616491?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_500wt_1287

Mick

[helios1]

Very, very nice car and unusual Corally saddle chassis indeed!!!! Congratulations on that purchase!!!

[moozo]

Started the xls build

Gone for some black transmission plates in stead of silver..

Very happy with them against the red chassis....

while searching for parts i found these red uprights

was wondering if they would look better than the black ones....

More to follow

Mick

[moozo]

So i started on the layshaft, this was all strange to me as i had a Procat when i was younger....3 pins, 2 gears, 1 layshaft and a spur gear done!!

Took me longer to do the layshaft than the diff

Anyway:

Here's the diff

Now to put it all in the transmission housing

Attach it to the chassis with the long belt

Outer tranny housing

Now i know this putting a hole in the rear was all the rage bitd but what the.....dirt,stones and sand all through the hole didn't see the point sorry....

Mick

[DerbyDan]

Wow, you don't hang around!!!

Looking good... never having built/owned a CAT before its great to see how the belt arrangement works - kind very similar to the Mission Touring car?

I guess that hole makes checking the belt tension easier, a small square of insulating tape would be a quick & easy way to cover the hole to stop dirt etc getting-in.

[CAT3K]

We used to make a little rubber plug to put in the hole. I could never get the tension right without the hole.

Looking good too, what bumper are you going to use on the buggy Mick?

Paul.

[kaszal]

Nice rebuild Mick

Will you get a new Kamtec XLS shell for it? I'm tempted to put one on my Procat after I've fitted saddle packs.