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Cat Xls Rebuild
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:37 am
by 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
Re: Very Happy with this ebay purchase
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:54 am
by Lonestar
Ha, so that's the famous "bargain" option mentionned a few ds back..
full PK set, nice!
Paul
Re: Very Happy with this ebay purchase
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:26 am
by CAT3K
Nice one Mick, love those corally chassis parts
Paul.
Re: Very Happy with this ebay purchase
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:20 pm
by 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.
Re: Very Happy with this ebay purchase
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:39 pm
by Mad Racer
Now that's one nice pick up.
Well done.
Hope to see more pics

Re: Very Happy with this ebay purchase
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:42 pm
by GJW
holy snappin, that's a very nice acquisition. got a link to the auction?
Re: Very Happy with this ebay purchase
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:13 am
by Lonestar
GJW wrote:holy snappin, that's a very nice acquisition. got a link to the auction?
edited - see below

Re: Very Happy with this ebay purchase
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:55 am
by Bormac
Really great deal there Mick. Its always good to hear one of the good guys snapping up some gold.
Re: Very Happy with this ebay purchase
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:31 am
by 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
Re: Very Happy with this ebay purchase
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:00 am
by helios1
Very, very nice car and unusual Corally saddle chassis indeed!!!! Congratulations on that purchase!!!
Re: Very Happy with this ebay purchase
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:53 pm
by 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
Re: Cat Xls Rebuild
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:39 pm
by 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
Re: Cat Xls Rebuild
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:26 am
by 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.
Re: Cat Xls Rebuild
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:41 am
by 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.
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:51 am
by 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.