Oz Striker's Type S

[plAythiNG]

^^ Goood to hear Ryan.

Cant wait to see whats next for this car!

[maracer]

well done buddy on the new PB.
also car is looking outstanding great picture shots.

[Oz Striker]

^^ Goood to hear Ryan.

Cant wait to see whats next for this car!

I have a few things planned over the next couple of weeks so stay tuned

well done buddy on the new PB.
also car is looking outstanding great picture shots.

Thanks Mario! I'm lucky to have a mate who knows how to work a camera haha

[Symphorced]

Thanks Tim! Was good to catch up again on Tuesday, looking forward to tearing it up out there along side your EP3 once you get it right for the track again!

Aiming for a January return. When are you looking to go back out next?

[Oz Striker]

Aiming for a January return. When are you looking to go back out next?

I should be at the Tampered day on the 16th of December, hopefully it's not too busy this time!

[ChargeR]

The car is looking great guy, and nice driving on Tuesday! See you at the track next year when I bring out my street car to see how it matches up with the race DC5 .

[Oz Striker]

The car is looking great guy, and nice driving on Tuesday! See you at the track next year when I bring out my street car to see how it matches up with the race DC5 .

Thanks Tom cool will definitely look forward to seeing it!

[M@lew]

Good work Ryan, getting very fast there!

Would the cage be approved by aus regulations for competitive events etc?

[Oz Striker]

Good work Ryan, getting very fast there!

Would the cage be approved by aus regulations for competitive events etc?

Thanks Matt!

Yep it should easily pass the CAMS approval which means I can take part in more racing events

[MYDC5R]

Thanks Matt!

Yep it should easily pass the CAMS approval which means I can take part in more racing events

Good stuff dude!
RaceCarPowerForTheWin!

[Oz Striker]

DIY Front Splitter

After a couple of inquiries about the splitter i made, i thought I'd put up some info about it so people can get a head start making their own, the main thing is getting the brackets right and mine still need some work.

This isn't exactly a proper DIY but hopefully it will help some people

Materials:

- For the main splitter i used 10mm ply wood
- For the brackets 5mm Aluminum sheet was used
- To fill the gap in between the bumper and splitter i just used some garden edging
- A length of 90degree aluminum and self tapping screws to mount the garden edging
- 3mm wire
- And finally i used some high tensile bolts to mount the brackets to the car, and galvanized coach bolts to bolt the brackets to the plywood, and obviously some washers, i used ny-locks and also spring washers on all bolts just to make sure there's no way it can come off, would hate to run over the thing!!! lol

First thing to do is place your bumper on top of the sheet of plywood and work out the shape of the splitter, i measured every 10cm along the bumper to make sure it was as symmetrical as possible, then grab a jigsaw and a steady hand and cut it out.

Once your happy with the shape prop it up underneath the car at your preferred height with your front bar back on (i have mine at about 80-85cm).

Once its sitting where you want it (admittedly i basically did this by eye constantly checking each side) you need to take a measurement from your mounting point to the base of the splitter so you can start to get an idea of the size of you mounting bracket.

Here is a photo of my brackets and the measurements to give you a rough guide, other peoples will vary a bit and when i re-do it i will shape them a bit differently so it fits better so make sure you double check your own so everything fits correctly inside your own bumper. The 40mm section is the section that mounts the bracket to the plywood. I got my old man to put a 90degree bend in it so it was all one piece. If you take your brackets to a sheet metal shop they should be able to bend them for you.

as you can see the paint came off them quite easily






Next time i wont have the brackets running so far towards the front of the bumper because when i first put them on i had to cut quite a lot from underneath/inside the bumper where the fog light mounts are. Either way i think everyone will have to take a small amount out of the bumper from underneath if they use the same mounting points.

Here is a photo of the mounting point i used:



The 2 outside, poorly drilled holes are the mounting holes, as a tip for you guys i would put the holes slightly lower next time because getting a tool in behind the mount would have been easier with a few extra mm to play with.



And here's the finished product. To put the garden edging on i just used some 90degree aluminum and some self tapping screws. I just used some 3mm wire to tie the front up instead of splitter rods and then put a level on it to make sure it was sitting correctly.



If i have missed anything and you have questions just let me know but it is quite simple, just make sure you do plenty of re-measuring and test fitting.

Just a side note to finish on, you'll be very surprised at how strong the splitter is once its mounted to the car, and also how light it is. I was talking to a guy at Winton who has an Evo 8, he said the carbon fiber splitter on his car was heavier than mine, was very surprised to hear that but carbon would look a lot better, and i'm now wondering whether his brackets were made from steel or not.

Anyway as usual thanks for reading guys!

[M@lew]

That's still a much better splitter job than I did on mine!

I reckon worthy of a separate DIY guide, you know you want to Ryan.

[Oz Striker]

That's still a much better splitter job than I did on mine!

I reckon worthy of a separate DIY guide, you know you want to Ryan.

I just don't have any step by step photos as my brother deleted them all so it would be very text based and boring, a quick summary seemed like a better option

[Shakeel]

Wow real nice guide and tips Ryan! Can't wait to attempt this sometime down the line

[Oz Striker]

Wow real nice guide and tips Ryan! Can't wait to attempt this sometime down the line

Thanks Shak! happy to help a few people out with their aero endeavors