Pedal Talk

[John Wright]

Is that the 135 or the 175? I have the latter. I really like it.

That welder (pictured above) is the 115v (135), what you have is the 220v (175)

[cheapthrillz]

That welder (pictured above) is the 115v (135), what you have is the 220v (175)

Yep, 135.... The only 220V I have at the house is the dryer and stove. Both of which are on the other side of the house. So I HAD to get a 115V model....

I'm glad everyone approves!

[cheapthrillz]

Got the ball bearing kit installed yesterday. Didn't fit quite as well as I'd have hoped, but we got it done. The spacing of the bearing retainers was too much, so we had to shave the spacers down a bit, but all in all it went very smoothly. And the welder works very well too!

Tac weld the washers on the inside and flush up the welds:


Weld bearing retainers onto the pedal support:


Priming the Pedals:

[formula]

We were both astonished as to how well it actually all went together. First project JC and I have done in a long time that we started and finished on the same day! hahahaha

[cheapthrillz]

We were both astonished as to how well it actually all went together. First project JC and I have done in a long time that we started and finished on the same day! hahahaha

I hope you're talking about the welds going "no where" and not my project.... or else there will be some ass kicking going on tonight!

[cheapthrillz]

Painted the pedals! They turned out very nicely thanks to the color choices by Wes... the pedals are actually a little darker than this in person. The flash from the camera makes them look lighter. Both pieces are painted with a textured paint for reduced gloss.

[cheapthrillz]

Got the pedal assembly back together.... I think it turned out GREAT! What do you guys think?

[MCMLXIX]

They look good! Now just get Clayton Machine to make some nice billet replacements for the OE ones...

[cheapthrillz]

They look good! Now just get Clayton Machine to make some nice billet replacements for the OE ones...

No thanks.... $600 Billet pedals are not going to make my car perform better.

[cheapthrillz]

Hey guys, what should I use to make the support that is going to mount to the firewall and hold the balance bar? Plate steel? Square tubing? There are 4 mounting holes on the top and four on the bottom. What do you guys think?

[parsonsj]

JC,

I would make a bracket of 3/16 steel, and tie the bracket into the pedal "crossmember" somehow. That's better than expecting the firewall to resist deflection.

jp

ps. Your bearing mod looks factory. Nicely done.

[cheapthrillz]

JC,

I would make a bracket of 3/16 steel, and tie the bracket into the pedal "crossmember" somehow. That's better than expecting the firewall to resist deflection.

jp

ps. Your bearing mod looks factory. Nicely done.

Thanks JP! So you don't think through-bolting with the threaded studs from the pedal support would be sufficient? The only way to resist the firewall flex would be to thicken the firewall material. I think the through-bolts would be enough support on both sides of the firewall because the balance bar support will be bolted to the pedal support bracket with the firewall sandwiched in between. Is my logic wrong?

[cheapthrillz]

JC,

I would make a bracket of 3/16 steel, and tie the bracket into the pedal "crossmember" somehow. That's better than expecting the firewall to resist deflection.

jp

ps. Your bearing mod looks factory. Nicely done.

Sorry for the childish looking drawing, but this is how I will set it up... should there be any problems?

[parsonsj]

So the bracket/balance bar is in the engine compartment?

[cheapthrillz]

So the bracket/balance bar is in the engine compartment?

That's the plan. Similar to this:

[parsonsj]

Ah. OK. In effect, the bracket is bolted to the pedal support beam. I think you're golden.

jp

[cheapthrillz]

Ah. OK. In effect, the bracket is bolted to the pedal support beam. I think you're golden.

jp

Awesome! So 3/16" plate for the bracket should be sufficient?

[parsonsj]

Yes. 3/16" should be sufficient, since the bolts are just a couple of inches apart.

jp

[cheapthrillz]

Time to get to welding then!

[cheapthrillz]

Oh, and thanks for all of the help so far JP!