The earlier models of Lone Star cars didn't have much room for the gas pedal.
The firewall was sloped from the console outward, which made the gas pedal mount too far back or too far left.
If you're 6'2" like me, you're driving with your knee in your face.
I cut out the firewall with a grinder and cutoff wheel.
I shaped some wire hardware cloth to the shape I needed for the firewall and screwed it in.
Laid several layers of fiberglass over the wire frame on both sides.
Re-mounted a new gas pedal with a new throttle cable and now my knees are more comfy.
First few layers of glass...
View from the engine side. The headers will be about 1" off of the glass.
I also added a corner at the bottom to cover up that corner of the foot pan that always catches stuff...
The finished article...
I painted the inside with rubber truck bed paint.
You can also see my custom made adjustable pedals here. I made these a few years ago.
Rick (Cobrapilot)
Apr 04, 2017#2
There's 100 ways to mold fiberglass into a custom complex shape, and this is one of the better for when access is limited and there is nothing to use as a mold. Nicely done!
When I did mine, the body was still off. Here's a couple of pics. (I was looking for frame pics and forgot I had all of these)
I was able to use a piece of foam covered in packing tape, then bondo and make it nice and smooth for paint.
I couldn't get the geometry of the Lokar to work to my satisfaction, so I made a pillow block with .120 mild steel and tube and made a pedal that rotates a shaft that is bent up and directly pulls the throttle open under the hood.
The firewall was sloped from the console outward, which made the gas pedal mount too far back or too far left.
If you're 6'2" like me, you're driving with your knee in your face.
I cut out the firewall with a grinder and cutoff wheel.
I shaped some wire hardware cloth to the shape I needed for the firewall and screwed it in.
Laid several layers of fiberglass over the wire frame on both sides.
Re-mounted a new gas pedal with a new throttle cable and now my knees are more comfy.
First few layers of glass...
View from the engine side. The headers will be about 1" off of the glass.
I also added a corner at the bottom to cover up that corner of the foot pan that always catches stuff...
The finished article...
I painted the inside with rubber truck bed paint.
You can also see my custom made adjustable pedals here. I made these a few years ago.
Rick (Cobrapilot)
Apr 04, 2017#2
There's 100 ways to mold fiberglass into a custom complex shape, and this is one of the better for when access is limited and there is nothing to use as a mold. Nicely done!
When I did mine, the body was still off. Here's a couple of pics. (I was looking for frame pics and forgot I had all of these)
I was able to use a piece of foam covered in packing tape, then bondo and make it nice and smooth for paint.
I couldn't get the geometry of the Lokar to work to my satisfaction, so I made a pillow block with .120 mild steel and tube and made a pedal that rotates a shaft that is bent up and directly pulls the throttle open under the hood.