striker with cortina subframe...veeeery strange

[micha]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sylva-Striker ... 27fd60e1a8

[Edd]

HI Micha,
Not strange at all, and it isn't cortina chassis. It's a Mk3 (Ithink), a budget version of the striker with outboard shocks, chevette front axle and fibreglass tunnel. Jeremy didn't make many as it didn't work or sell. I think I recognise this car from one of my early trips to le Mans but without the plate can't tell for sure.
Edd

[micha]

yeah...could be also vauxhall wishbones...you are right.....

but are you really sure that this came from the factory like this?

i know that Mk3´s have outboard suspension...but i only know them with sylva´s own wishbones..the only remainings from vauxhall had been the uprights.

[Edd]

Yes, defo.
Mk3 was an attempt by JP to build a budget Striker...never took off, personally I think the Mk2 was underated and a budget price anyway!
Edd

[micha]

https://jpsc.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1247

this might be usefull info too

[LeonF]

Hi Micha,

It is indeed a MK 3 Striker with standard Chevette wishbones. Although a rare car and often seen as the poor relation the Mk3 Striker can be made to work very well. The outboard suspension is a neat design especially with proper wishbones on the Chevette uprights. The shocks are at a good angle and the only real downside is the aerodynamics and having 100pcd on the front and 108 pcd on the rear if a Ford live axle is used. I got around this with a pair of Escort alloy hubs which go straight on with a swap to the Chevette inner bearing, voila 108 pcd all around. I currently campaign a cross flow Mk3 in hillclimbs and sprints and it handles very sweetly although a bit more power would be nice...

Cheers, Leon