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Re: 1999 Striker rebuild
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:49 am
by Christof
So after drive home have a long list of jobs. First up some underbonnet cooling etc.
Also creating a cold air supply for carbs. Probabaly a bit excessive but should come out ok in the end.
Re: 1999 Striker rebuild
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:17 am
by peter030371
Are you going to put an air box on the carbs and then feed it from that slot?
Re: 1999 Striker rebuild
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:04 am
by Christof
Not at this stage, I'm intending to form an ali channel along and up inside up close to carbs, but not an enclosed box. I don't know if it will improve performance and the car is fast enough to be honest, but it does get quite hot under the bonnet so it seems like a reasonable idea.
plus im also working on creating a forward hinged bonnet, not sure how that would work with an enclosed box.
Re: 1999 Striker rebuild
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 2:41 pm
by Christof
Bonnet hinge stage 1 complete:-
Re: 1999 Striker rebuild
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:39 am
by Christof
Bonnet now hinges
Titanium heat shield for starter
Re: 1999 Striker rebuild
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:46 am
by peter030371
I am sure others would be interested in a video of the bonnet being hinged
I prefer my two peace bonnet but others have asked about hinging it before.
How hot does the starter get? The exhaust looks wrapped and a relatively long way from the starter. Is the shield tight to the starter or a cm or so away from it to allow air to pass between the two? I have found in the past that wrapping them too tight makes matters worse
Re: 1999 Striker rebuild
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:59 am
by Christof
Will do. Just need to finish off with a T shaped section of mesh to keep rocks out.
Here's a picture showing what cutting is required, central square for the frame and further squares either side to clear the radiator.
Its simply a threaded rod through a tube. The threaded rod has been fibreglassed to the inside of the bonnet.
The shield is around a cm off the starter, its held up by a figure-of-eight zip tie and a bellhousing bolt. Starter has already been back to supplier as it goosed itself when I broke down, not with much cranking so possibly overly hot. The bonnet vents probably help more, but I think this should help a bit
Re: 1999 Striker rebuild
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 10:01 am
by peter030371
My nose cone has a similar cutout under it, RAW recommend this to help get some of the hot air from the radiator under the car and not into the engine bay. My cutout is all after the radiator though, I think any in front will 'bleed' cool are under the car rather that through the rad. Not sure if it helps but my temperatures seem OK on the few runs I have done so far.
I have an 8 port K type temperature logger so one spare day (whatever one of them is) I will fit sensors all over the car and go for a drive and record some real temperatures
Re: 1999 Striker rebuild
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:53 pm
by Christof
Re: 1999 Striker rebuild
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 6:22 pm
by Christof