can you indentify my Predator please

[wastedrocker29]

Hi peeps
I started racing years ago and had all the usual suspects along the way...i always wanted a predator but didnt have the spare cash...anyways...bought 1 last week off ebay and im trying to figure what model it is..il get a pic up asap.. many thanks...any ideas for spares??

[wastedrocker29]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1508227810...84.m1439.l2649

[jaysllim]

Isnt that the touring car version?

[Robocop]

T 1 tourer comes to mind i think its not the last one they did as the last ones had stood uP rear shocks

[wastedrocker29]

hi, i have a mate who said that...so are the dtmi and t1 different cars? if so, are they then different to the off road version>? many thanks

[terry.sc]

Originally Posted by wastedrocker29

hi, i have a mate who said that...so are the dtmi and t1 different cars? if so, are they then different to the off road version>? many thanks

Predator DTM is basically the buggy with narrow suspension and a shorter chassis to reduce the wheelbase. The T1 is the DTM with rear shocks mounted vertically on the wishbones, like every other car.

[wastedrocker29]

thankyou for the info....so was it worth £23...hoping to get it lookg and running great sometime soon

[terry.sc]

It's a Predator Streetwise touring car.

Based on the DTM touring car the Streetwise was a cheaper version with carbon fibre parts replaced by grey moulded plastic, such as the rear shock mounts and front wishbone mount. It also included cheap red plastic shocks which is probably why they aren't in the photographs.

[wastedrocker29]

ahhhh i see....so can i fit all the good parts? i paid £23 for it, good deal?
thanks

[terry.sc]

Originally Posted by wastedrocker29

ahhhh i see....so can i fit all the good parts? i paid £23 for it, good deal?
thanks

You can fit the 'good parts' to a Streetwise, but to upgrade it to full touring car spec would need shocks, shock mounts, wishbone mount, centre shaft, driveshafts and motor mount clamp, although the ebay car looks like it doesn't have a motor mount at all with it.

If you are planning on converting it into the buggy, the only parts used on both the Streetwise and buggies are small hardware, diff parts and gearbox tops.

If the shocks and shock mounts are included, then to get it running you will need a motor mount and clamp. Any Predator motor mount will do, but later ones will need a bit of modification as they are braced from the shock mount.

Whether you got a good deal at £23 is down to you. As a vintage collector I think £23 is a good price as a base for a restoration, but if I already had had a DTM I would think this car would be a bargain for spares.