DapperRob
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 06:24 PM |
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Raw Striker - Progress Diary
Further to this thread I thought I'd just use a neater
as-I-go-along diary.
First order of the last 2 days has been to employ the fiancée to help clean it after a 1,400m (in a week!) round trip of the Outer Hebrides &
Cairngorms. Also swapped the full-size windscreen for the stumpy aero one. Can anyone recommend me some suitable eye protection? I'm not vain,
but my DeWalt protective glasses aren't the prettiest of things to drive in.
Having realised that 2 rear view mirrors (1 obscured my luggage) + 1 screw-on side mirror which flapped in the wind were useless, I bought &
fitted some slightly-more-functional long-arm ones. Undecided on the carbon...maybe should have gone for black. Either way, they are a lot more useful
now. Aren't positioned ideally, but the way the Striker 'door' swings open means I'm limited in options.
Also 'acquired' this whilst on my last business trip. Does what is says on the tin.
In the last thread one repeating comment was re the wiring loom, so today un-cable tied as much as I could, wrapped it all up in fabric loom tape and
retied the entire lot. Very satisfying. Annoyingly there are a few lengths between the ECU / battery / pedal box which I can't get to without
taking eeevveerryytthhiinnnggg apart.
Oh, and I straigthened out all of the jubilee clips too, 'cos I'm anal like that 
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jeffw
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 07:26 PM |
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Looks nice
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sdh2903
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 07:36 PM |
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Not clever stealing mandatory aircraft placards
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adithorp
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 08:41 PM |
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How was the trip and how bad were the midges?
For glasses there's Oakleys, etc but you pay a premium on them.
THESE are a lot cheaper and the quality is pretty
good; 3 sets of lenses, removable foam rim to keep the wind out and interchangable arms/strap.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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peter030371
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 08:53 PM |
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Looking good. Loom is neat and you are not the only one that lines all the clips up!
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Dopdog
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 09:09 PM |
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I like the divida goggles myself
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DRM Black7
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 09:17 PM |
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Looks very smart, always loved Stikers.
I've not been in the Kitcar scene for prob 10 years just looked up Raw and Omg! what have they done to the scuttle  spoilt a classic
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DapperRob
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 09:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
How was the trip and how bad were the midges?
For glasses there's Oakleys, etc but you pay a premium on them.
THESE are a lot cheaper and the quality is pretty
good; 3 sets of lenses, removable foam rim to keep the wind out and interchangable arms/strap.
Trip was great on the way up; return leg from Stornoway was horrendously wet. Water inside the windscreen (as well as in my pants) and fat
raindrops hitting my eye meant we had to stop a couple of time... no midges, fortunately.
Those ballistic ones looks good - thanks for the tip.
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bi22le
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 10:29 PM |
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I have a set of them for summer driving, they are what you need.
Ear hooks (sunglasses) and a head band that is interchangeable. Also the lenses are not bad, I doubt you will use anything other than the black ones
though.
On a separate note, what uprights do you have? Your front wishbones look different to mine and you have a strange fixing that is obscured by the
wheel. Any back of wheel pics?
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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ravingfool
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| posted on 29/7/15 at 10:31 PM |
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Just pick up some cycling glasses, you want something that wraps around well and obviously cycling glasses are designed to do just that on a bike.
I've got a few pairs and use orange lenses in dusk/low light.
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Dopdog
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| posted on 30/7/15 at 05:46 AM |
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I just noticed your windscreen wipers are still fitted
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peter030371
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| posted on 30/7/15 at 07:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DRM Black7
Looks very smart, always loved Stikers.
I've not been in the Kitcar scene for prob 10 years just looked up Raw and Omg! what have they done to the scuttle spoilt a classic
They still supply the 'classic' shape Striker as well as the revised scuttle version 
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adithorp
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| posted on 30/7/15 at 08:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bi22le
On a separate note, what uprights do you have? Your front wishbones look different to mine and you have a strange fixing that is obscured by the
wheel. Any back of wheel pics?
Is that just an unusual mudguard bracket?
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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DapperRob
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| posted on 30/7/15 at 06:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
quote:
Originally posted by bi22le
On a separate note, what uprights do you have? Your front wishbones look different to mine and you have a strange fixing that is obscured by the
wheel. Any back of wheel pics?
Is that just an unusual mudguard bracket?
Good question... will get you a pic. Standard AFAIK.
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