matty78
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| posted on 6/5/11 at 09:07 PM |
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Sylva Striker
Hi Guy's,
After being shunted in the rear and writing off my kit car, I need to look for a new one and I'm currently looking at Sylva Strikers.
My question is that I'm 6ft 4in, will I fit into one ?
The one I like is a good 4.5hr drive away and I dont want to travel all that way to find out I wont get into one.
If anyone has any experience's, please let me know.
cheers
Matt
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austin man
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| posted on 6/5/11 at 09:10 PM |
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Matt it helps if you show your location in your profile, there may be a fellow locoster just around the corner
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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daniel mason
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| posted on 6/5/11 at 09:12 PM |
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and strikers are tiny! im not saying you wont fit in one but they are small.
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matty78
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| posted on 6/5/11 at 09:18 PM |
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Though I'm tall, I aint on the wide side. Fingers crossed I can get into one.
If not, I may just have to cut the bottom of my legs off, haha , it'll be apity if I cant fit into one.
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MkII
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| posted on 6/5/11 at 09:40 PM |
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I think you should fit. I'm 6ft and cant fully press the clutch pedal down with the seat fully back. .m.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 6/5/11 at 10:47 PM |
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Depends on the length of your legs, and the seat you have fitted....
Oh..and how fat you are 
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spiderman
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| posted on 6/5/11 at 11:25 PM |
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Raw Engineering make the Striker these days and they are in Hereford, that has to be closer than 4 1/2 hours from you.
Give them a ring they are really nice guys there and they will probably let you sit in one to try it out or at least give you a definate answer.
Raw; 01432 371169.
[Edited on 6/5/11 by spiderman]
Spider
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bi22le
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| posted on 6/5/11 at 11:58 PM |
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Strikers are considered one of the smaller chassiss on the market but I think you should be fine if you are tall and not fat!
Im about 5ft 10" and have to stretch if not sat right with the bench seat in.
Good chassis though, good luck
Biz
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 7/5/11 at 03:52 AM |
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Yeah as most have stated, their narrow, but plenty of length, when I sat in the demonstrator and touched the pedals, it had a good 4=5 nches behind
me, im 5'11". However im a 34-36" waste and its a snug fit width wise!
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TimC
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| posted on 7/5/11 at 05:50 AM |
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Hi Matt,
Nice to see another local here (I'm from Monmouth and only recently moved over the bridge,) I'm a 5'7" and was only able to
drive my Striker when I first got it by putting 6" of foam behind the swab-seat. I think you'll have a fair chance if the Raw bench-type
seats are fitted. If the car has a GRP or similar seat, I think you'll struggle.
ATB
TC
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pekwah1
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| posted on 7/5/11 at 07:35 AM |
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hi mate,
I'm also 6'4", i fit in my striker fine!
Just need to have a fiberglass seat as far back as humanly possible..
Also helps to have small feet but at your height i'm guessing they're not. I've got size 10s but thats also fine with the correct
trainers...
You'd be surprised how much room there actually is!
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matty78
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| posted on 27/5/11 at 10:04 PM |
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I'm collect the car tomorrow, woohoo. :-)
I know I wont be sleeping much tonight , ah well I'm sure the drive home will be entertaining.
I'll give you a run down when I get back.
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 27/5/11 at 11:01 PM |
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Great news.
Perhaps you should join the AA now, as its cheaper than from the side of the road!
Half a joke, half a real suggestion.
Mine is a striker with clothes on, and I love it.
matt
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Werner Van Loock
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 07:22 AM |
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I'll fit fine, maybe some other seats will be needed. I'm using a foam seat just to have every little bit available. Shoes are also very
important if you're tall. I can't use just any shoe for driving, length is not the issue, it's width of the shoe.
Oh, and once you go to the striker side you'll never go back
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Nick DV
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 09:02 AM |
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Werner, I like the look of the yellow Stryker with the body kit in your photo archive. Do you have any more pics of it?
Cheers, Nick 
"The force will be with you, always!"
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matty78
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| posted on 29/5/11 at 07:48 PM |
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Well after a 5hr drive in the best znd most fun i've ever bought, it was worth the trip.
The car is the following spec :
Mk2 striker
2.1 zetec 16v on webber 45's with megajolt ecu.
The rest is as per any other striker but will get pics up soon.
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Rich J
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| posted on 30/5/11 at 07:50 PM |
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Being another South Wales striker owner I look forward to it
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matty78
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| posted on 2/6/11 at 09:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich J
Being another South Wales striker owner I look forward to it
Are there any local kit car clubs around the area ?
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Werner Van Loock
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 07:00 PM |
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well done buying a striker, but no don't have any other pictures of the yellow one, if you mean the scatto which is a highly modified
striker.
All i know is that it is a one off modification and the latest being a all new chassis, so no more striker underneath and that it races in scandinavia
http://www.clubstylus.be
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