Luke I can tell you that I found the Procat easy to drive. That's not to say that my driving was good but I found under a lot of power the Procat was a pleasure to get around the dirt tracks I was driving on back then.
You'll also have to take into account my limmited set up knowledge too
Still my fav 4WD vintage racer (better than my 870c, Mid Custom/ Lazer ZXR and AYK Boost).
What can I say, I have a 'thing' for the old Schueys
I've owned many, sold and traded many and finaly wanted to hold on to atleast one of each. I'm now done buying, building or selling my Cats. These are my keepers-
Very cool CAT´s - Interesting document following the underbelt conversion kit.
I´m glad they put "4wd" before Procat in their manual - some people might have tried to install it on a ... eh.. 2wd Procat ?
Thankyou for the comments of encouragement. Whilst I own a lot of different cars from different manufacturers this Schuey collection will be my most prized.
Back in my race days at the old Bormac track I used to love marshaling as much as I did driving. Not because I liked turning cars back over but because it allowed me to get up close to all the cars back then. I'm sure as a young teen the drivers would get the craps at me cause I'd always try to eye ball their cars a little too much whilst getting them back on their wheels. My point here is that there were plenty of Cats back then and seeing them tear around the track in the hands of many good drivers certainly left an impression on me.
For me the XLS and Procat were a serious force to contend with (and still are).
Jason, this thread (combined with the lot of parts you are sending) has been inspirational for me! I got a Procat in trade from a member about three years ago, started taking it apart and immediately got distracted. Now I think I will have to begin the project! I'll probably be hitting you up for advice and heavily referencing your excellent pictures of your excellent buggies. Great looking cars, all!
Here's the humble beginning of my project:
Hi Gary, good to see your Procat up here. I can't quite remember where I've seen that marble effect shell but it looks familiar.
Check out those purple dampers. What are they from? Looks like you have a Bosscat slipper there too. Great for a runner
J.M. wrote:Hi Gary, good to see your Procat up here. I can't quite remember where I've seen that marble effect shell but it looks familiar.
Check out those purple dampers. What are they from? Looks like you have a Bosscat slipper there too. Great for a runner
Thanks Jason. Looks to be a big project! I have no idea where the shocks are from. Maybe some other member will chime in and tell us.
I have an original Hotshot, it was sooo much fun and really handled the hard stuff well. It been sitting for 30 years has a broken rear suspension part and needs to be sorted.
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Got my hotshot apart, and slowly getting it back together.
Servo needs replacement. Found that out today.
The little red disks that go in the front arms are in tough shape too. Already replaced the front arms, hubs and top part of the chassis....
Originally from France, I have been living in Switzerland for quite a while now. Almost 40 yo, kids growing ( 6 yo and 3 yo), it was time to fall again into my old RC stuffs. Like many of you did...
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Looks fun. And with the 55T + speed limitation on the radio handset, it manages nice in the rough.
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I'm curious as to what the differences are between those vintage motors which are specified by the manufacturers as 2wd motors and those which are specified as 4wd motors . I'm in the process of looking for various vintage brushed motors for both...
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An amature blank is made up of alot of 'bits' - lots of small plates in a tri-shape (called a pole) that are stacked together (I think this is do with eddy currents which improve the magnetic force and therefore power) with the axle running down the...
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After a long layoff, I'm working on my MIP 4WD conversion. So far I have both front and rear gearboxes and the cable installed. I had to bend the front chassis braces, and now it looks like I will need to add spacers to join them to the front...
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Wow great pictures ! That car is very well done. I'll have to get back to work on mine. Thanks for posting these.
This is footage my dad shot when my brother and I were kids racing in 2wd Stock. We were up next in the A-main for 2wd stock so he snapped some footage of the 4wd A-main. This was the first event that we ever saw a Schumacher Cat.
Thunderdome 4wd...
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No big whoop Doug... It's not like anything you put on Youtube or Google video isn't public domain anyway...
Damn long name... Thanks to Eau Rouge for first dibs on the car. I've located a bunch of nib parts (chassis, chain drive parts, alloy hardware set, etc) incredibly quickly as well as the manual and parts list, it's all about being resourceful......
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If I ever do get around to building the new one I have, I certainly wouldn't try to paint it myself.
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the fantom EXT came with the crc II body or BW spider and both of them are soooo goood loooking compared to the stock body