interestedparty
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 01:26 PM |
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Movable (easily) pedal box?
Seems to me that in a car that will be shared between two people of different leg length that rather than having a movable seat (and the shorter
driver ending up too close to the steering wheel) that it would be better to be able to move the pedal box.
I know the early Marcos cars had this arrangement, because the seat was part of the rear bulkhead, and the pedals could be moved by turning a wheel,
so I assume the pedal box was mounted on a threaded rod of some sort.
The lines I am thinking along are pendant pedals, master cylinders connected to reservoir and brake pipes by flexible pipes, the whole being mounted
on a plate that is able to move along a couple of plain rods, and the position controlled by a threaded rod (just like in a carpenters vice, if you
know what I mean)
Anybody know if anyone has done this recently, or whether there is even a commercially made product that would be suitable?
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,
I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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l0rd
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 01:42 PM |
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i know it will sound stupid but shorter people have shorter hands as well.
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RazMan
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 01:48 PM |
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Sounds possible, if a bit fiddly.
Have you considered your accelarator pedal? If it cable then it might be ok.
p.s. Give the shorter driver thicker platform soles 
[Edited on 7-11-10 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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JC
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 01:53 PM |
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I know that the CC Cyclone kit used this arrangement. Also, many aircraft use movable rudder pedals and fixed seats.
As I recall, the Cyclone had a couple of fescalised (shiny!) rods to guide it back and forth and a threaded rod with a handle on the end. I'm
sure I have a picture somewhere!
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austin man
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 01:56 PM |
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moving the peadals ony may create problems as the relationship between the driver and the distance from the wheel wont have been catered for unless
you have an adjustable steering column like the VAG range which allow the wheel to be brought toward the driver
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interestedparty
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 02:00 PM |
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I should have said that this arrangement is being considered for a situation where the distance to the steering wheel will not need to be moved but
closer pedal would suit the shorter driver better than moving the seat forward. Some people just have longer legs!
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,
I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 02:06 PM |
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If you had threaded links you could move the pedal a little by adjusting these.
Also I think some racing cars had the pedal pad fitted to the pedal upright with a threaded stud and locknuts so that there was some adjustment.
Why not move the seat?
I have a fixed bench seat in mine which is too long for my legs, so I have separate lumber pads which are velcro'd to the seat back, remove
these and you need 3-4" longer legs!
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l0rd
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 02:12 PM |
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check this out
linky
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 02:18 PM |
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snapper
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 02:51 PM |
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I believe one of the top of the range Ford Focus had an electronic movable pedal box.
The Sierra has a movable steering column that is a straight swap for a standard one
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interestedparty
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 03:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Surrey Dave
If you had threaded links you could move the pedal a little by adjusting these.
Also I think some racing cars had the pedal pad fitted to the pedal upright with a threaded stud and locknuts so that there was some adjustment.
Why not move the seat?
I have a fixed bench seat in mine which is too long for my legs, so I have separate lumber pads which are velcro'd to the seat back, remove
these and you need 3-4" longer legs!
Well, the reason for not having a movable seat is first that then we don't need a separate seat at all, the seating can be comfortably built
into the rear cockpit bulkhead, with a separate head restraint fitted to the rollover bar.
And moving the seat (or pads or whatever) forward is going to put the shorter driver closer to the wheel than he wants to be.
quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
check this out
linky
Nice piece of work, but a bit elaborate and I can't see how the actual adjustment works.
[Edited on 7/11/10 by interestedparty]
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,
I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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interestedparty
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 03:13 PM |
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We could experiement with a bolt in pedal box with different bolt holes like Dax have, or the adjustable pedal pads as kindly mentioned above, but it
would take a fair while to do a driver changeover, so if a cockpit adjustable solution could be found, then we would go to extra effort to do it.
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,
I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 7/11/10 at 03:15 PM |
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The birkin seven has this very system. Its really good and easy to do.
Buy some slides from marchant dice and a lead screw with 2 bearings to make the adjuster.
The electric seat adjusters may provide that equipment
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