goodguydrew
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 09:40 PM |
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Anyone extended their footwell?
I have shortened my car by 4 inches in the seating area. To gain the leg room back I was planning to extend the drivers foot well.
1. Do you think I need to? (I'm 6ft)
2. If you have, ant pics and advice?
I know Caterham did/do this.
I think I may run into problems with the bellhousng restricting space.
Cheers.
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madteg
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 09:50 PM |
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Leg room
I put the sheet steel on the inside of the tunnel and gained 25mm all the way down. If you look down my foot well you can see the box section, hope
this makes sense
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goodguydrew
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 09:57 PM |
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I meant the leg room length, not width. Cheers.
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madteg
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 09:59 PM |
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Sorry its the alcohol
 
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goodguydrew
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 10:00 PM |
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You have a very understanding wife!
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dmac
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 10:10 PM |
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Madteg has a point though, the further forward you take the footwell the narrower it gets, the standard footwell is a bit tight for my feet.
Whether you need it or not really depends on your leg length, not your total height, I'm over six foot but the back of my seat is about 3 inches
away from the rear bulkhead to get the right driving position, but then I have a long body and short legs for my height.
Duncan
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iscmatt
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 10:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by madteg
Sorry its the alcohol
Surely this is a photoshop!!!!!
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RichardK
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 11:08 PM |
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Why, what's up its on a trolley so won't mark the floor, can't see the problem myself 
Rich
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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snippy
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 11:15 PM |
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Being 6ft 3 (and a bit) I had to extend my drivers footwell on my Tiger due to having long legs. I also used standard Sierra pedals which I had cut,
bent backwards and then rewelded. This meant they would travel further once depressed than the tunnel end panel would allow. By extending the end
panel the pedals travel easily into the `extended area`. I basically made an ali box and riveted it on the end of the footwell. Couple of pics
attached for you.
Nick
 
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snippy
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 11:16 PM |
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inside view
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907
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 11:57 PM |
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Similar to above really.
In the end of the foot well I cut a hole and made up a box that bolted in.
On the end of the box mounts the M/C's.
The pedals then hinge from the end chassis cross member.
Cheers
Paul G
 
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Humbug
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 07:14 AM |
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Paul - are they Lexan panels you've got on the sides?
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907
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 07:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
Paul - are they Lexan panels you've got on the sides?
3mm Liteply covered in 15mm hard foam (kneeling mat type stuff) with grey vinyl stretched over and glued.
Blue vinyl for the rest.
Cheers
Paul G
 
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 08:19 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 907
3mm Liteply covered in 15mm hard foam (kneeling mat type stuff) with grey vinyl stretched over and glued.
Blue vinyl for the rest.
How did you make the trim panels stay in place; just a tight fit, velcro etc?
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907
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 08:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by 907
3mm Liteply covered in 15mm hard foam (kneeling mat type stuff) with grey vinyl stretched over and glued.
Blue vinyl for the rest.
How did you make the trim panels stay in place; just a tight fit, velcro etc?
Percussion fit
Paul G
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whitestu
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| posted on 18/8/09 at 09:29 AM |
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The type of seat you use makes quite a difference. Fibreglass seats give and extra 4 inches ish of leg room over Cobra Roadstyer seats.
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goodguydrew
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| posted on 19/8/09 at 10:33 PM |
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Thanks for the advice.
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