striker-4age
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| posted on 15/2/13 at 11:15 PM |
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someone just smashed into my striker :( so peed off :(
friday night and i thought i would go out for a drive in the striker.......................... 
going round a roundabout and some idiot pulls out on me cant belive it did he stop er no !!!!!!! i now have a striker with a bent steering arm/rack
bent chassis on passenger side where the idiot drove into me
so now what do i do
police turned up as i was phone to the police call centre they did ask all police cars in local area to keep an eye out for a damaged car (did not get
the make or reg) and told me to report it to my local police station tomorrow
what the bleep do i do now i love my little striker
crash was in chelmsford in essex near a12 roundabout at boreham.
thanks
stirker-4age
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wilkingj
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 12:25 AM |
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Either claim on insurance, and take the hit on increased next year premium / loss of NCD etc.
Or... rebuild it youself.
Depending on the age of the car and the damage, the insurance Co might write it off, and leave you with no car and a payout less than what the car
meant to you (I'm not talking car cash value here)
If you do go down the insurance route, DONT agree to anything, as the car belongs to you until you accept the Ins Co offer.
Just my 2d's worth.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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rodgling
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 12:28 AM |
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:-( Steering rack is not so bad, bent chassis is more serious though. Likely fixable though, just a massive pain that it has to happen as the weather
starts to get nicer.
Main thing is that no one was hurt.
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JC
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 05:58 AM |
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Many years ago I was sat in the passenger seat of a friends striker when he decided to park it in a ditch. The front corner of the chassis was bent
quite badly, but he said that they are easy to repair - so many of them get bent racing that to cut off the damaged bits and replace them is a well
trodden path!
I wish you well with what must be an awful situation.
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AndyW
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 09:01 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rodgling
:-( Steering rack is not so bad, bent chassis is more serious though. Likely fixable though, just a massive pain that it has to happen as the weather
starts to get nicer.
Main thing is that no one was hurt.
Dont worry about the weather, wait til next week and you will be shivering in the garage and thankful your not out driving! Hope you get it fixed ok.
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striker-4age
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 09:48 AM |
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would love to be out in it i use it at least once every week think there has only been about 8 weeks in the last year when i have not been out in
it
spoke to steve at fury today so hopefully i can get it sorted
fingers crossed
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Barkalarr
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 10:07 AM |
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NTDWM but if you need to move it, I've used a bloke in Chelmsford with a low-loader to shift mine who was REALLY cheap!
Braintree to Brentwood - £20 !
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striker-4age
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 10:43 AM |
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the damage not too bad but i love my little striker
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tomprescott
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 02:19 PM |
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Seem to remember somewhere in the second edition R.Champion book that he suggested whacking a tube which was fouling the diff with a rubber mallet to
get it out of the way, even had a quote something like "...if it's good enough for rolls Royce..." (could be different, I'm
working from a dodgy memory here).
Hope you can get it fixed without too much trouble, and hope even more that the ar$e that hit and ran gets their just desserts!
A bird in the hand....
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Peteff
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 05:35 PM |
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That should push out with a piece of 3x2 and a scissor jack no bother. The track rod would hammer straight as well proper locost repair 
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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johnwilders
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 05:59 PM |
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jus it it wiv a big ammer an a lump o wood, be alright an the mudguard ul polish
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 06:07 PM |
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Visually, that damage looks extremely light. It really does.
Last time I had an 'off' at Combe, I had to cut the rear bulkhead-chassis section off in it's entirety, welding on a new rear
half......
Fix it!
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striker-4age
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 07:17 PM |
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I do hope I can fix it I really love that little thing how hard is it to repair the damaged to section ?
Thanks for all your comments
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loggyboy
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 07:54 PM |
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If it was me would bend the chassis rail back, borrow/hire one of these 4 TON 4000kg HYDRAULIC HEAVY DUTY POWER CAR VAN JACK BODY
PORTO REPAIR KIT NEW | eBay
Then replace the track arm and maybe all the joints and the bolts just to be safe.
Id also consider making up a brace to go between the top of the chassis rails just to strengthen the bent rail.
[Edited on 16-2-13 by loggyboy]
Mistral Motorsport
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Strontium Dog
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 08:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
If it was me would bend the chassis rail back, borrow/hire one of these 4 TON 4000kg HYDRAULIC HEAVY DUTY POWER CAR VAN JACK BODY
PORTO REPAIR KIT NEW | eBay
Then replace the track arm and maybe all the joints and the bolts just to be safe.
Id also consider making up a brace to go between the top of the chassis rails just to strengthen the bent rail.
[Edited on 16-2-13 by loggyboy]
What would you use to jack it out against? If you use the rail the other side you will bend that too. I would just pull that minor bend out with a
ratchet strap attached to a tow hitch or post etc or give it a good hard clout with the big hammer and a length of 2"x4" wood! Pull it as
close to the opposite direction to the impact possible.
http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x319/zephyr2000/General%20forum%20uploads/?action=view¤t=3DEngine.mp4
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loggyboy
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 08:25 PM |
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I would place large panels of wood as a spreader on the other side of the engine bay and jack off the wood.
Attaching anything to the other side and pulling will just drag the car, you would need to brace against something.
Mistral Motorsport
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mark chandler
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 09:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by johnwilders
jus it it wiv a big ammer an a lump o wood, be alright an the mudguard ul polish
That's what I would do as well, no need to be stressing the other side.
You just need to work out where the impact was, then hold a block of wood at this point and a decent sized sledge hammer, a couple of deft blows and
it should come out.
As you have plenty of space infront of the engine a removeable cross brace would be a good idea anyway.
Regards Mark
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loggyboy
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 10:16 PM |
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I wouldnt want to wack it, even with a wood protection dolly I would be affraid of deforming the rail and weakening it further. A smooth application
of force would be better IMO.
Mistral Motorsport
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scudderfish
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 10:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
jack off the wood.
<snigger>
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striker-4age
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 10:34 PM |
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That would be a nice and easy fix but the front inboard shock has twisted round as well from where the top rail has pushed it off line ? Would this
still be ok If I was to brace it ?
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gavin174
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 11:19 PM |
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Kev give me a call tomorrow,
I can borrow a porta power if you want to have a go at it....
http://www.essexkitcarclub.com
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striker-4age
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 11:28 PM |
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Gav u r a top man !!!!! Thanks m8
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 16/2/13 at 11:55 PM |
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One interesting thing is that my chassis is a STM Phoenix (square tube) so is a close relative to Striker, already has a top chassis rail behind the
front suspension. You might consider replicating this once you have massaged your chassis straight again as it could only help to add rigidity and
you do seem to have the space for it.
 
ARB4
Sorry for the poor picture.
Matt
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GOJO
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| posted on 17/2/13 at 08:15 AM |
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I would take the side panel off and attempt to jack it from the other side if it doesnt want to come back i would slit the bent chassis rail in the
outer edge at the point where the bend is worst ( just the outer side of the square tube but through the radius of the top and bottom face) then jack
it out and weld the slit up u could just do this bit with the engine in and use a car jack bottle or sissor jack and some heat on the rail, id then
brace the chassis from the side rail to the front panel (triangulate like a mk indy r )
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striker-4age
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| posted on 17/2/13 at 07:52 PM |
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Do mk2 escort racks have removable track rods ????
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