Finally! Done with the pedals. Let me start by saying that if I had any idea how much work was involved in making these fit I
never would have bought them. They were really expensive to begin with but I figured it would be worth it since they were made by the same company that made the crossmember and X-rails and
theoretically were supposed to be a perfect match. I should have made my own. Too late now. Anyway, this is how it went down...
^^The green tape indicates where the pedals would come through the toeboard if I just installed as directed. Too close together. No problem, I'll just zig the brake pedal over. Started by disassembling.
Cut the pedal in half and add a section of box tubing. You can't see but there are pins welded through all 3 parts of the pedal. The small angle parts were used as end caps to the filler piece. So it was plenty strong but I didn't like the sideload (twist) that I figured would wear out the bushings prematurely.
My solution was to add an outer brace to the tip of the pivot. Drilled and tapped the pedal. Then made a bushing and welded a pin to the extension plate.
It looks a little Rube Goldberg-y but it's functional and out of sight.
But wait, there's more. They also use a specific (no part # listed) master cylinder which I didn't order due to the ridiculously high price. Instead, I went with a Speedway (mfg by Afco) unit. That made it necessary to enlarge the center hole, redrill the upper hole, and fabricate a backer plate so that the lower hole would have not just be an imaginary point in outer space. Also made an L-bracket and found a pin for the clutch pedal.
At least now the pedals come up through the floor where they're supposed to.
