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how to modigy the sierra pedal box to fit the locost
misty1 - 23/8/10 at 09:20 PM

Hi all
does anyone know how to modify te sierra pedal box to make it fit in the locost
pics or ideas would be really helpful
many thanks

scoop - 23/8/10 at 09:37 PM

You need to mount them above the top rail and then shorten them to fit your feet.

misty1 - 23/8/10 at 09:52 PM

MANY THANKS FOR COMING BACK SO FAST
DO YOU NOT MEAN LENGTHEN TO SUIT THE FEET?

RichardK - 23/8/10 at 09:57 PM

I had to lengthen mine on my first attempt but didn't like the driving position so made some floor mounted jobbies.

Cheers

Rich

BTW mate, writing in caps is like shouting

misty1 - 23/8/10 at 10:01 PM

Take your point no shouting too late at night but yes i think i might have to do that way and make floor mounted ones
thanks for the info

austin man - 23/8/10 at 10:01 PM

buy or make a set of floor mounted pedals they take up less space

RichardK - 23/8/10 at 10:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by misty1
Take your point no shouting too late at night but yes i think i might have to do that way and make floor mounted ones
thanks for the info


Made my floor mounted pedals from large casters but take the wheel out, you are then left with a nice strong u shaped brackets!

Loads of pictures in my gallery, link below...

Cheers

Rich


Oh btw, welcome to the mad house!!


[Edited on 23/8/10 by RichardK]

misty1 - 23/8/10 at 11:07 PM

those are brill what size castors did you use?

interestedparty - 24/8/10 at 05:30 AM

quote:
Originally posted by RichardK


Oh btw, welcome to the mad house!!



Don't know if you have been for IVA yet, but using bolts for the brake pedal and clevis pivots is frowned upon

[Edited on 24/8/10 by interestedparty]

Macbeast - 24/8/10 at 06:43 AM

What else would you use ? My pedals pivot on collars held to brackets with bolts.

daviep - 24/8/10 at 08:26 AM

Depends on whether it is a bolt or set screw, if you use a bolt with a plain shank the correct length to go all the way through the bracket there is no problem.

I wouldn't use a set screw.

Davie

interestedparty - 24/8/10 at 08:55 AM

I assumed it would be a bolt, never occured to me that someone would use a machine screw. Never the less, I know someone who failed SVA on that. Tester wanted a securing method such as a split pin rather than a nut.

Maybe varies from one tester to another.

RichardK - 24/8/10 at 09:30 AM

quote:
Originally posted by interestedparty
quote:
Originally posted by RichardK

Oh btw, welcome to the mad house!!



Don't know if you have been for IVA yet, but using bolts for the brake pedal and clevis pivots is frowned upon

[Edited on 24/8/10 by interestedparty]


Did the sva thing back in 2008, they are 12 ton bolts, double nut'd and marked with red paint.

No problems at sva at all but dont know about current regs.

Cheers

Rich

40inches - 24/8/10 at 03:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
quote:
Originally posted by misty1
Take your point no shouting too late at night but yes i think i might have to do that way and make floor mounted ones
thanks for the info


Made my floor mounted pedals from large casters but take the wheel out, you are then left with a nice strong u shaped brackets!

Loads of pictures in my gallery, link below...

Cheers

Rich


Oh btw, welcome to the mad house!!


[Edited on 23/8/10 by RichardK]


That's a stroke of genius, nice bit of lateral thinking