Accelerator Pedal suggestion

[carbuff]

Does anyone have a suggestion for an aftermarket accelerator pedal setup that would offer a larger pedal surface, possible some position adjustability, and would bolt-in relatively easily to a 2nd gen F-body?

During my school last weekend, I quickly realized that my pedals are not conducive to heel/toe usage. Eric has even made a spacer already to move the accelerator pedal out from the firewall some, but it's just such a small pedal that it is hard to straddle the 2 surfaces.

I love the Joe's pedal that Rob got for that project he seems to have stopped work on, but I'm not sure if I could mount it in the floor area of a second gen. The Z/28's for 70 had a floor-mounted pedal that might work, but it still uses the original rod/level assembly, so I think it may still be too close to the floor in that case.

Any suggestions?

[Damn True]

Id suggest looking instead at modifying your brake pedal arm.

[Sieg]

Bryan,

I built my own, maybe it will give you some ideas. I designed the bracket so the pedal is .75" closer to the plain of the brake pedal. Big difference when rev matching under braking.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...postcount=1461

[Damn True]

That'll work too.

[Flash68]

Yep. You have Eric at your disposal (well, when he is not doing all of SW's killer stuff). So use him. This would be a piece of cake.

[carbuff]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Bryan,

I built my own, maybe it will give you some ideas. I designed the bracket so the pedal is .75" closer to the plain of the brake pedal. Big difference when rev matching under braking.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...postcount=1461

I like that idea... I have the Modo pedal setup, too bad they don't make a larger matching pedal.

Eric has TOW right now doing a few things before my auto-x this weekend. She's headed back to him next week for some more work, so maybe we'll work on something like this. Thanx for the pics!

[Sieg]

Possibly fab a new mounting bracket the extends the Modo pedal towards you?

[carbuff]

We're actually already done that. It's between 1/2" and 3/4" away from the firewall already. There's just too much space between the brake and gas pedals right now.

Did you use a spring on your pedal, similar to the original setup? And where did you get the u-shaped piece, did you make it?

[Sieg]

I used the stock spring and pin. I cut the U piece from out of rectangular tubing and tacked the other plate in there for a spring stop. I actually like the smooth surface of the pedal for daily driving as there isn't any noticeable friction and the 3M grip tape works well for catching the side under braking.

I might add a few 1/4" - 5/6" chamfered holes in the smooth surface just for design detail/appearance.

[GregWeld]

Get good drivers shoes too! You MUST be able to feel what you're doing... Tennis shoes etc aren't going to cut it no matter how close the pedals are.