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mookaloid - 29/5/08 at 10:09 AM

Anyone know about Strikers?

I've seen Mk2's and Mk3's advertised - What is the difference?

Is there a guide anywhere - model history etc?

Cheers

Mark

02GF74 - 29/5/08 at 10:10 AM

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speedyxjs - 29/5/08 at 10:15 AM

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02GF74 - 29/5/08 at 10:19 AM

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mk2 and mk3 differ by 1.

marmot0 - 29/5/08 at 10:22 AM

I am building a striker at the moment, a great choice of car. There is a model which had outboard suspention but can't remember which one, make sure you go for the one with inboard rocker arrangement, also I think the MK2 was contructed of larger gauge steel so a little heavier

mookaloid - 29/5/08 at 10:24 AM

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mk2 and mk3 differ by 1.


Ok I'll rephrase the question - what are the differences between the cars with those designations?

marmot0 - 29/5/08 at 10:34 AM

I think it was the mk3 that had ouboard suspention, not sure how good that was as they reverted back to the rocker arrangement, which cars are you looking at

JimSpencer - 29/5/08 at 10:40 AM

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Originally posted by mookaloid
Anyone know about Strikers?

I've seen Mk2's and Mk3's advertised - What is the difference?

Is there a guide anywhere - model history etc?

Cheers

Mark


Hi

Know a bit.

Mk1 one striker was basically a one off the first prototype.

Mk2 striker is the one that's the most common, built in various guises since right through to the current RAW striker -which is still essentially a Mk2.

Has inboard front suspension and either an escort based 5 linked back axle or the sierra based IRS.

MK3 Striker was a very short lived 'clubman' version built 1988 - 90, 60 units made.
Featured Chevette based outboard front suspension and the escort back axle, allegedly slightly lighter weight chassis.
The bodywork of the Mk2's and 3's is interchangable, so apart from the front suspension there's no visable difference.

Mk4 is the full bodied car that eventually became the Phoenix and Fury


My car (as avatar) is a Mk3, and it's now apparently quite rare as according to the Sylva Chat room there's not that many Mk3's still about.

mookaloid - 29/5/08 at 11:20 AM

Thanks guys - good info. There's a Mk3 on ebay at the moment - I hadn't seen one before and it was confusing.

I would have thought that the MK 2 with inboard suspension would have been a better arrangement as it gives rising rate which is better.

Cheers

mark

CRAIGR - 29/5/08 at 04:00 PM

Built a Mk2 striker with a v8 rover in it , was a cracking car

JimSpencer - 30/5/08 at 07:47 AM

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Originally posted by mookaloid
I would have thought that the MK 2 with inboard suspension would have been a better arrangement as it gives rising rate which is better.

Cheers

mark


Hi
It's a bit Chicken & Egg to be honest.
The Mk3's lighter, especially compared to an IRS Mk2.
Plus there's more space under the front end, and the shocks are out in the air stream and don't get cooked by the radiator
- but the Mk2 has geometry that's easier to adjust, and there's more folk running them so setup info is easier to get at.

However if you're going into Hillclimbing I would suggest that the rest of the spec of the car, and it's condition, is probably more important than the chassis type.

Of the 2 on the bay-of-E at the moment, the Mk3 would tick more of the box's IMHO.

iank - 30/5/08 at 07:57 AM

I don't think Sylva made any IRS Mk2's, it was introduced as an option by RAW I seem to remember.

[Edited on 30/5/08 by iank]