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 Mad Manx
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 posted on January 4th, 2005 at 07:36 AM |
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Acelerator woes
Hey guys, New years day I did some offroading and broke my acelerator pedal at the hinge.
I have seen a roller pedal set up and was wanting some advice on the best setup you can recommend (on a tight budget tho) any pics would be
appreciated too:party
PS: Happy new years to all!!!
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 11:43 AM |
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The roller pedal set up is off a oval window beetle till 58 beetle.
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last celtic warrior
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| posted on January 5th, 2005 at 03:59 PM |
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I did away with the original pedal in my buggy and fabricated a racing style steel one. It is made out of round bar with cross braces and a VERY
substantial pivot and solid mounting (3mm thick) bolted to the floor using 1/4 inch bolts. It also has a flatbar linkage to the accelerator arm that
stops any slop in that department. All up, it's a very positive and solid pedal with excellent trottle control and you definately can't break it. It
even looks the business. I can supply them for $65.
Will post a pic if anyone's interested...
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Mad Manx
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| posted on January 5th, 2005 at 08:35 PM |
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A picture would be great mate!
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WABaja
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| posted on January 6th, 2005 at 09:14 PM |
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I've never liked those roller and hinge things so right from the start
I wanted something as simple as possible...
Here's what I did..
Remove the hinge, the roller and anything else to do with it..
Cut about the bottom one third, (doesn't need to be accurate),
OFF the Pedal and bolt the pedal Directly to the shaft
using the bracket that exists on the back of the pedal,
with a locking nut or Nyloc Nut..
Set the pedal in about the right position on the shaft
so that it's not too far back to use, and not too far Forward
so as to hit the heater channel or firewall under Full acceleration,
then Lock the nuts up Tight, and You're away..!!!
I have been using this system for many years
and have only had it come loose once,
despite a Lot of hard off road driving
and the car has been passed the pits for rego like this too...
There is also plenty of foot room there with this system,
I wear size 11 shoes and do not have a problem on the pedals..
Another thing you'll find is that the accelerator is a LOT more resonsive,
due to the fact that you are actually pushing the shaft that holds the cable,
rather than all the B/S that the hinge and roller has to go through...!!!
Here are some pics taken just for you...
I have left them BIG so you can see the detail..
(the dirt is free)
Notice a weld has been put on the bracket that holds the bolt...
I think this was from the time that it came loose,
but that was So many years ago, I don't rightly remember...
The beauty of doing it like this is that you have about 4 different
spots that you can bolt it to, as the pedal has 2 lugs on the back,
so you can put it on the left or the right and the inside or outside..
Good luck..
:P
[Edited on 6-1-2005 by WABaja]
I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....
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Mad Manx
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| posted on January 7th, 2005 at 06:49 AM |
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Fantastic...... you've been a great help this is just what i was looking for:thumb
I was concerned that bolting something directly to the shaft would flog it out eventually but it seems to work well for you - i might give it a go
:beer:beer:beer
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| posted on January 8th, 2005 at 03:38 AM |
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You're welcome...
I've had No problems with any wear or damage to the shaft...
It wouldn't hurt to put a couple of small welds across the bracket on the back of the pedal (as you see in one of my pics), while you've got it off,
but if you can't manage that. it probably won't matter..
Chuck some pics up when you're done...
I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....
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Mad Manx
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| posted on January 10th, 2005 at 06:50 AM |
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all done:beer:beer will post some pics!
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| posted on January 15th, 2005 at 12:41 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Mad Manx
all done:beer:beer will post some pics!
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Anything...??? Nothing...:duh
I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....
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Mad Manx
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| posted on January 17th, 2005 at 07:33 AM |
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Sorry mate been camping and clean forgot about it! Well lets have a go....
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- '71 Kombi (Died 24/11/05 ) - '65 manx (smick)
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Mad Manx
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| posted on January 17th, 2005 at 07:34 AM |
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another....
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- '71 Kombi (Died 24/11/05 ) - '65 manx (smick)
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Mad Manx
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| posted on January 17th, 2005 at 07:38 AM |
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I've been through the same sand pits where I broke the original pedal and its coped fine.... great throttle feel and much less resistance..... all in
all a great mod I could recomend to anyone! Good one WABaja :beer:beer
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| posted on January 19th, 2005 at 04:50 PM |
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I Love it... That looks Great...!!!
You have a lot more room in there than me, as you don't a body lift kit or heater channels, so you could probably put a spacer nut between the pedal
and the shaft (on the bolt) to get it a little further over to the right hand side and away from the brake pedal, (if you needed it)..
Well done and you're welcome...:thumb
[Edited on 19-1-2005 by WABaja]
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