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Stock is soooo hot!
After some testing we found that the low position of the racing seat and the
low profile nature of the racing pedals was very uncomfortable. Not just
physically, but our friends kept making fun of us for still using stock parts!
Well after some thinking we decided to trick out our racing pedals... you
know... for performance reasons... man the saw and stable gun and sign over
your paycheck!
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Back to the big blue monster....
Well I had to find something that would make my pedals cool. And I mean bling
cool! I mean only stupid people and posers use anything stock, right? So I
decided to go to the ole' S-Mart and see if I could get some more high of those
super high end, high performance racing parts. I wasn't disappointed. In fact I
was really happily surprised! I found this sweet kit for only 11.00 on
clearance! I mean look at it! It's chrome painted!!!! That has to be cool
right?! And it even had a matching gear shifter and valve stems! Crap! what can
I use the valve stems for?
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The Install......
Well I found out why such a nice, high performance kit was on clearance. It
sucked! I am not just talking cheap plastic here... no I am talking about
serious safety hazard! The way these mount to your real car is by using some
small flimsy metal tabs that wrap around the edges of the pedals. for us thats
just fine, it was a fast and easy install. But I really worried about the
safety of real people that buy this product. If you had to hit your brakes for
a semi to moderately serious reason, the pedals would likely break or the tabs
come undone and your foot would slide right off the brakes.... well... thats
that rant. Don't they look cool on our pedals?
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Well, to compensate for the pedals being so low profile, we decided to make a
platform to lift them up. So with a couple soup cans and a board that was cut
to allow space for the speakers on both sides we went to work finding the most
comfortable angle to mount them at. After some trial and error we found that
about 40 degrees was the magic number.
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permanent solution. Don"t get me wrong here, soup cans are about as safe as
those tab on pedals, but they just dont have that polished bling look to 'em.
Even with the labels removed... So, using the techniques we used to carpet the
platform carpet the pedal holding ramp. And cut and mount a couple triangles at
the magic 40 degrees to hold it up. Fasten it all together with 2 inch wood
screws and dont be afraid to screw right through the carpet if you feel so
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So taking a seat again to verify the
position of the pedals, position them comfortably, offset to the right is what
we chose. Using another one of the self tapping metal screws sink a single
screw into the bottom of the pedal platform and through into the wood to keep
the platform in place. There is nothing but plastic down there do you don't
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So there you have it. Chrome, and ergo...
what more could you want? Now if you are a fan of the racing wheels that have
the clutch as well, the process if all the same. Just position it a little to
the left and your golden.
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