Bacon2002
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| posted on 9/9/07 at 08:28 AM |
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Pedal box
Hi,
I am looking for a pedal box, does anyone have any advice.
Ideally I am after an adjustable box with twin brake cylinders, cable clutch (type 9 gearbox) and cable accelerator.
I'm not sure which is better floor mounted, top mounted or back mounted?
Thanks,
David
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Cheffy
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| posted on 9/9/07 at 08:37 AM |
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A lot of people have used these.
 
Description
Got mine off fleabay - £55 plus postage. There are a few companies doing them - I think mine were from Optimum Balance Products.
You can get both cable and hydraulic types - just state which you require when ordering.
Mart.
Farts are like Rock'n'Roll. You love your own but you hate everybody else's. Lemmy, Motorhead.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 9/9/07 at 08:58 AM |
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^^^^ AS ABOVE. ^^^^
But mines a cable clutch.
Mine come powder coated. Which wasnt great. But pleased with it in genaerall.
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jonno
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| posted on 9/9/07 at 09:04 AM |
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got a OBP one as well with the cable clutch 
having fun on a budget
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Macbeast
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| posted on 9/9/07 at 09:30 AM |
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GTS do them 
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stuart_g
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| posted on 9/9/07 at 09:38 AM |
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OBP do them with the throttle pedal either top hung or all floor mounted. The choice is yours. I have used one and for the money they are excellent.
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Macbeast
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| posted on 9/9/07 at 02:09 PM |
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I think Rally Design may do pedals.
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chrisg
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| posted on 9/9/07 at 04:36 PM |
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That new Haynes Roadster book has full details of a fabricated floor mounted pedal box in it.
Click
me
cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 10/9/07 at 05:17 PM |
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Worth noting that the Optimum Balance Products design can be converted from cable to hydraulic clutch with a different pedal and pivot shaft which
they are happy to supply separately. Maybe useful if you are ever planning to upgrade to a different engine and box.
They also now do a top mounted pedal box, but it's vastly more expensive for some reason.
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Bacon2002
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| posted on 10/9/07 at 05:52 PM |
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MikeJR,
The OBP floor mounted pedal box is the one I have been looking at.
For some reason my GTS Panther chassis has an RHS bar horizontally across the front of the drivers foot well at approx 125mm off the floor of the
car.
The OBP pedal box says it is 130mm high which is a possible/probable problem for me if I want to mount it properly agains the end panel of the foot
well.
I wish I could just buy something that fits without having to "modify"/bodge it in.
Cheers,
David
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Macbeast
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| posted on 10/9/07 at 06:32 PM |
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David:
Doesn't your chassis also have three brackets in the footwell which are drilled for the horizontal pedal pivots ? Mine does. That might also
cause you grief with another pedal set.
BTW, it wasn't Rally Design I was thinking of, although they may well do pedals in view of their close relationship with GTS, it was Car
Builders Solutions who show a pedal set in their ads.
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Bacon2002
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| posted on 10/9/07 at 06:43 PM |
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Macbeast,
You are quite right, it did have pedal brackets welded in, I have now removed the offending brackets.
GTS were meant to provide an adjustable pedal box with the kit, they didn't, but as you say I did have some welded in brackets.
Shame they forgot to welding in all the seat belt mounts at the same time.
By coincidence I went to GTS today and manage to get some small parts and return some defective ones, but unfortunately Darren was not in. The guys I
spoke to were very helpful and understanding. I got the impression they are used to people not always getting everything on time.
Cheers,
David
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Macbeast
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| posted on 10/9/07 at 06:58 PM |
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David
Did you get the seat belt boss that I was going to ask about tomorrow ?
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Bacon2002
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| posted on 10/9/07 at 07:05 PM |
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Macbeast,
Sorry I forgot to say, yes I did thanks.
They gave me two seat belt bosses, a couple of stainless steel suspension inserts and M18 half nuts for the top ball joints.
If you could ask Darren to give me a call though, I only need a few things now and then I'm sorted.
Cycle wings
Cycle wing supports
Pedal box (yeah right)
Replacement/modified uprights
Send my regards to guys at GTS, they are really helpful.
Cheers,
David
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