The brake pedal to throttle pedal relation has been bothering me since I installed the manual trans. The distance between the two made it near impossible to heel & toe (with actual heel & toe) it required unnatural contortions and my knee would contact the shifter. I prefer heal & toeing with the left and right sides of the ball of my foot and the was impossible with the stock configuration and negotiating stops in traffic on an uphill were too exciting.
Yesterday I decided to figure out a resolution and completed it today. The test drive passed with flying colors.
The pedal is .75" closer to the drive than stock, the extension tab is 1" wide. The 3M self-adhesive non-slip surface on the pedal face is rubberize (not mineral coated) and gives just enough grip to keep the right side of my foot properly positioned on the pedal.
Now that is some nicely thought out, functional, fab work you got there Sieg. I'm dam impressed and will be copying you.
Thanks and No problemo!
The pedal surface is .125" 6061 AL. The mount is 1 x 1.5 x .140" tubing. Mounting screws are 8 x 32 x 3/8". Pedal plate dimensions are 5.75" tall, 3" wide at bottom, 2" at top, extension is 2 7/8" tall. The angle is 10*. I used a linchpin for the pivot and safety wired it, there's a better solution but for $0.89 it works.
Since I've heard no mention of this as an issue I was wondering if I was the only one fighting the stock pedal configuration.
I like your design on the gas pedal... great idea, I might copy your idea to.
Next week is supposed to be sunny and hot all week... I'm thinking about going out to the Beaches cruise in at PIR to look at cars, and watch the drag races. It's on Wednesday, July 3rd if your interested in meeting there.
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Great solution! Looks good in the car too.
At first I thought you were working on the white carpet looking at your first pic. I was wondering how the hell you get away with that. My wife would be all over my @$&. Then I realized it was a towel. Haha
Since I've heard no mention of this as an issue I was wondering if I was the only one fighting the stock pedal configuration.
Are you kidding me? Pretty much the identical issue in the 2nd Gen as well. I searched a truckload of aftermarket pedal sets that don't solve the issue.
I did end up with a set of Modo Innovations pedals as they were the best looking. The biggest issue is the massive difference in height between the brake and gas pedals. I've thought of using spacers to raise the height of the gas pedal assembly......but I never pulled the trigger, this thread has inspired me to get back on that idea!!!
I've thought of using spacers to raise the height of the gas pedal assembly......but I never pulled the trigger, this thread has inspired me to get back on that idea!!!
We did exactly that on TOW. By raising the gas pedal and dropping the brake pedal a little, we found a much better match on the gas/brake pedal heights. I was pretty unhappy with them at first also!
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Good job Mr Seig 
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