My Cat 2000 EC projects

[Chris Larner]

Just going to start a thread showing what I plan to build. I am going to build 2 Cat 2000 EC buggies.
Buggy 1 will be a factory standard kit with no upgrades as it was from the factory.
Buggy 2 will be a fully hopped up buggy which I intend on using, it will be complete with a slightly modified Fibrelite chassis (not cell slots) and full alloy, titanium and stainless upgrades.
Ill try to post a few pics as I go but here are a couple of poor quality ones showing the donner cars and some parts I have collected so far.



Also I am still in desperate need of a body and under tray, lexan gear covers and a front/rear upper alloy transmission cover. Paypal waiting if anybody has the items.

[DerbyDan]

Nice one! I like what you are planning, when these buggies were new they were competitive against cars like the XX4 - which as we know ended up being re-released after team drivers started using them instead of the newer XXX4.... using this logic your racer Cat2000 EC should prove to still be relatively 'handy' against the more modern buggies.

With regard to the shell I understand this might be the correct shell for the lay-down shock cars?? - but it would be worth checking the part# in the manual or a phone call to the factory before clicking the buy-it button!

http://www.racing-cars.com/sp/catego...nd_Decals.html

P.S; i've got those purple bulkhead pieces on an old SST, including the lower front one piece part.... however I have seen pictures that shown different one peice parts for the other areas that match the design more of the plastic parts.... maybe i'm getting confused with the CAT 3000?

[Chris Larner]

Sadly I think that body is the original Cat 2000 one not the EC.
The alloy parts are the same for the SST as for the Cat 2000 but the 3000 is different.

[Mike Parker]

These 2 takes me back to the mid 90's be good to see some progress shots fella.

Shells wise i think Penguin or Team Blue Groove may be able to help out on the lexan front....

[Moozo]

Originally Posted by Chris Larner

Sadly I think that body is the original Cat 2000 one not the EC.
The alloy parts are the same for the SST as for the Cat 2000 but the 3000 is different.

Chris i'm preety sure that those alloy parts from the sst won't be right for this cat ec.....i remember trying to do this bought an on road schumacher model with the purple alloy parts on and the only part that fit was the front lower diff housing.....this is what they do look like as Dan said one piece 2000 series,

The shell part no is u5055f laydown shell...u5036m cat 2000 shell..

Mick

[Chris Larner]

I think I'll be ok as the parts I got were for a Cat not an SST but I won't know till I start building and I can't do that till Fibrelyte get their fingers out. They said I'd have everything by mid week and havnt received anything yet!
Never mind I'm sure it will be worth the wait as their stuff is great from what I remember 17 yrs ago.

[MattW]

The 3 piece rear housing that is in your pic (sst part for sure) will fit, however, it won't really work as it doesn't have the screw holes that the rear carbon plate needs to screw to.