On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 01:28:54PM -0400, ATWEDITOR@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 5/6/03 1:09:51 PM, doddk@mossmotors.com writes:
>
> << The Paddy Hopkirk style Alloy pedal only fits the MGA and pre-68 MGB
> postage
> stamp sized pedal.
>
> So far there is no "off the shelf" pedal extender for the 68-75 brake pedal
> sized accel pedal.
If the problem is that the gas pedal is too high, not too narrow, then
there is a gas pedal adjustment bolt that is in the bulkhead. It's a
7/16" head bolt (1/4 nf) that goes into a nut welded to the bulkead on
the flat area near the master cylinder.
Loosen up the throttle cable at the carb
tighten down that bolt until the throttle pedal is at "the right
height"
retighten the throttle cable in that new position.
Test to make sure that butterflys open all the way on full throttle,
and you should be good to go.
>
> Modifying the original is pretty straightforward, but I've never had the
> gumption to do it.
>
> The later pedal is a nice shape, but won't interchange, so probably not a
> bad thought to duplicate the shape.
>
> Funny, I had a guy ask the same question yesterday for his 1969 MGB. >>
>
> While talking pedals, does anyone have a solution for the lack of a "dead
> pedal," or left footrest, in the B? My '59 MGA had a lovely place
> to prop up
> your foot, and my '00 Mustang has one, too. Not only is it more comfortable
> to ride for a long time with a proper footrest, but in cornering it gives you
> something solid with which to brace yourself. I guess I could
> cobble one
I had owned my 69 MGB-GT for several years before I found the dead
pedal. The problem is that it's set up for the right seat.
Here's a poor quality picture of my solution:
http://red4est.red4est.com/jasmine/deadped01.jpg
I took about 2" of 1 3/4" tubing and cut about 120 degrees (so there
is slightly less than a semicircle of tubing about 2" long) of it out.
I then welded a flat plate at right angles.
By hose clamping the assembly to the forward tubes of my rollcage,
I get a solid adjustable dead pedal / foot brace.
If you don't have a rollcage to clamp it to, you could probably do
something where you weld two quarter inch plates at about a 100 - 120
degree angle. Use some heavy "sheet metal screws" to bolt one the the
frame rail and rest your foot against the other.
Larry
> together out of plywood and such, but it always seemed like such an obvious
> aftermarket improvement I kept thinking someone would build one out of light
> but strong metal that would pop-rivet in. Any clues?
>
> Jay Donoghue
> 72 B-GT
> 66 Mustang
> '00 Mustang GT
>
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