Oz Striker's Type S

[fr4n]

Oz Striker's Type S

you'd be surprised...

Any experiences? Id like to know

[riced_civic]

Mate, your driving was awesome 2day.

[Oz Striker]

Oz Striker's Type S

Mate, your driving was awesome 2day.

Thanks brother, managed to get some good tyre pressures to suit my driving style in the end. That short track is heaps of fun!

[benson]

Seems like you did better on the short track than the long track judging by the times. Looks like you'll be on target to break into the 1:40's if you keep up that form

[Oz Striker]

Re: Oz Striker's Type S

Seems like you did better on the short track than the long track judging by the times. Looks like you'll be on target to break into the 1:40's if you keep up that form

Yeah, it did rain in one of the long track sessions and I didn't have the pressures right when it was dry. The short track is great and without the long straights I can keep up a lot better, it shows how well our budget fwd Honda's can hold up in the bends against big budget cars! Managed to get the pressures right so the car felt great and set a decent time. will just need some extra power in the future for the straights and exits. Need to start saving some money for that! Haha

[MYDC5R]

Yeah, it did rain in one of the long track sessions and I didn't have the pressures right when it was dry. The short track is great and without the long straights I can keep up a lot better, it shows how well our budget fwd Honda's can hold up in the bends against big budget cars! Managed to get the pressures right so the car felt great and set a decent time. will just need some extra power in the future for the straights and exits. Need to start saving some money for that! Haha

Was good meeting you Sunday Ryan, had a blast with the whole day!
Agreed with you mate, the short track was a shit load of fun and it does really show how well our cars keep up with the big boys!
Sadly no PB for either of us but probably on the next outting it'll happen!

[Oz Striker]

Re: Oz Striker's Type S

Was good meeting you Sunday Ryan, had a blast with the whole day!
Agreed with you mate, the short track was a shit load of fun and it does really show how well our cars keep up with the big boys!
Sadly no PB for either of us but probably on the next outting it'll happen!

Like wise Carl, always good to meet other members! Yeah, just goes to show how well our fwd cars handle, it's good to compete with the rwd and awd competitors, we just need some more straight line speed I'm sure we'll break it next time man, it's just more and more experience, for me it's getting tyre pressures right early so I feel comfortable in the car quickly

[Oz Striker]

Update

Hi guys, felt the need to make an update and get my motivation going again! Have been a bit slack with the car as of late due to being so busy with work and general laziness lol but i currently have a few weeks off due to swapping jobs so the car is getting some love!

For starters we have almost finished the roll cage after putting in the roof cross, the rear cross and both door crosses, we weren't going to bother with the passenger side but in case a second seat finds its way into the car down the track we thought it was a good idea, plus we had plenty of piping left over and it obviously looks more symmetrical this way. Now the only things left to do are gussets and a lick of paint! cant wait until its all done! here's what it currently looks like:









Here's the gussets ready to go in:



There is still heaps to do on the car as i have just realized after typing this lol these are the things that will hopefully get done before Honda Nationals in April:

1. Install HR shifter bushings and Mtech shifter springs
2. Install Oil cooler
3. Install Baffle plate
4. Install GPX Pro unit properly will all sensors hooked up
5. Install Hardrace Roll centre adjusters + PCI spherical bearings
6. Install front brake pads + braided lines. Going with the HAWK DTC-60 for the front and may upgrade the rear with some slightly more aggresive
7. Finish and paint roll cage
8. Strip some weight: Have air conditioner gas removed so the whole unit can be taken out, also looking into removing the sun roof and making a blanking plate
9. Re make the splitter with a different material as the ply wood is beginning to bow out of shape
10. Upgrade to semi slicks when the Z1's are worn out
11. Also considering upgrading the radiator and other cooling components to help keep temps down

One other thing i have been thinking a lot about lately is the suspension setup and i want to get some opinions. Currently running the Zeal Function X's with F:12 R:12 rates (standard unchanged rates from zeal), i'm not sure those rates are going to make the most out of an R compound tyre, being that i bought these while the car was still a daily, comfort was something that was taken into consideration, but now it's track only a more aggressive setup seems better suited. Not sure i want to pay for the whole lot to be re valved and have new springs put in as i know its very expensive, so selling them and putting in something like THIS is an idea i've had. What do you guys think? These GAB coilovers have had good reviews and this set has all the functions and features i want so it seems like quite a good option, i'm guessing the price is much more appealing too, compared to what i paid for the Zeals anyway lol

Thanks for reading guys!

[Symphorced]

Awesome work on that cage. Hope you gave your dad an awesome Christmas present haha!

You going to the Tampered day next week?

[Oz Striker]

Oz Striker's Type S

Awesome work on that cage. Hope you gave your dad an awesome Christmas present haha!

You going to the Tampered day next week?

Thanks Tim! He's done an awesome job, he really takes pride in the work he does. A lot of hard work and long hours in the summer heat under a welding helmet have gone into it so he appreciates the positive feedback from the forum. Don't worry I look after him haha I've finally convinced him to have a drive the next time we go so he can experience his handy work!

Would love to but I want to get a few more things done to the car before heading out again, hopefully I'll get at least two more days in before Honda nationals. Fingers crossed my entry was successful!!!

[Stephen_AUS]

Man that roll cage is a piece of art, work by your dad is top!

About the coilovers ... I would definately not bother with re-valving and new springs, cost more than the thing itself in the end. GAB SS-R seems to get good results and reviews from them, cant complain with it because of the price! If not, do you know about the new Endless Zeal Super Functions (F14k, R20k) ? They are a track orientated coilover and will be perfect setup with R compound tyres. I just recently bought a set from UK and really cant wait to get them. Something to consider ...

[Oz Striker]

Man that roll cage is a piece of art, work by your dad is top!

About the coilovers ... I would definately not bother with re-valving and new springs, cost more than the thing itself in the end. GAB SS-R seems to get good results and reviews from them, cant complain with it because of the price! If not, do you know about the new Endless Zeal Super Functions (F14k, R20k) ? They are a track orientated coilover and will be perfect setup with R compound tyres. I just recently bought a set from UK and really cant wait to get them. Something to consider ...

Thanks Stephen! Yeah i think it will cost way too much to make it worth it, if i had have originally bought them second hand it would be a different story, but you very rarely see them second hand anyway. I would love to put them in it but i don't think i can justify spending 5.5K on coilovers again since i'm loosing out on this set after a very short ownership lol the GAB SSR have all the features i need with independent rebound and compression, separate oil reservoir, separate height/pre compression adjustment, camber tops etc. The only thing i'd be worried about is reliability compared to the Zeals but since the car will only be driven every 1 or 2 months and on a nice smooth track surface i think they are a logical bet. Thanks for the suggestion anyway!

[mugsee]

Pity that you're selling the Zeals - I have a huge soft spot for them since my time with the V6 variant.

Just an option in case you decide to rethink about selling them: revalving + spring changes will total quite a bit, but I think it can be done for under 1K if you ship to the US instead of trying to get Centrax up here to do it (they'll require it be sent to Japan via EMS which is the killer). I had my fronts rebuilt in the US and the total cost including shipping back to me was significantly less than what Centrax were gonna have to charge.

[fatboyz39]

Coilover is only good as its user. Spending big bucks on coils and not knowing how to dial them in will be as good as having BC coils.

[Oz Striker]

Re: Oz Striker's Type S

Pity that you're selling the Zeals - I have a huge soft spot for them since my time with the V6 variant.

Just an option in case you decide to rethink about selling them: revalving + spring changes will total quite a bit, but I think it can be done for under 1K if you ship to the US instead of trying to get Centrax up here to do it (they'll require it be sent to Japan via EMS which is the killer). I had my fronts rebuilt in the US and the total cost including shipping back to me was significantly less than what Centrax were gonna have to charge.

Thanks for the advice Michael, it is disappointing selling them as they have been fantastic but I don't think I could even justify spending 1K on them since I bought them new, that will turn them into $6.5K worth of coilovers (to me and my wallet anyway lol). If I had have picked them up second hand I wouldn't have an issue with it. But it seems more logical to sell and buy something track specific out of the box