Butters "Winter Upgrades". . Starting a Little Early
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Trying out the USCT dbw pedal bracket. In the first 2 pics, it's installed per their install video. Just seems really close to the brake pedal. I can just see myself braking and hitting the gas at the same time. I kinda did that with the stock setup on occasion. The last 2 pics, I flipped the pedal bracket over and moved it to the other side of the firewall bracket.. Seems too far. I've flipped and flopped this thing trying to find a happy medium. I just wanted easy but I think I'm gonna have to mod this thing or start from scratch. Last Pic is my stock location from an old Pic. I thought about sticking a stock pedal in and measuring but then I remembered that I gave my stock pedal to sone dude in Missouri. @JBrian
Also, over the weekend, I did some firewall touch up. Wanted to block off a few not needed existing holes. Plugged and painted. Added just enough runs to look factory . I considered repainting the entire bay again but that's a whole process. It'll be fine.. Just a ratty dart.
Pretty much it for my weekend.. Snow hit Sunday and it was plow plow plow for 2 days.
Also, over the weekend, I did some firewall touch up. Wanted to block off a few not needed existing holes. Plugged and painted. Added just enough runs to look factory . I considered repainting the entire bay again but that's a whole process. It'll be fine.. Just a ratty dart.
Pretty much it for my weekend.. Snow hit Sunday and it was plow plow plow for 2 days.
340sFastback
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Yeah ratty Dart with a totally bad *** drive trane in it. That 8 spd auto is gonna be the bees knees cats meow once you get it back together. Quick around town and cruise highway low RPM. Can have cake and eat it too no compromises.
bjkadron
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Yeah, it is definitely too far when flipped.. Have you tried just sitting on a bucket or something and trying it? I would think you want it relatively close unless you are going full go-cart and learning to left foot brake haha. Is there any slop if you loosen the mounts? it kind of looks like it is twisted and you may be able to get it in a better position with just rotating it?
"Added just enough runs to look factory" I'm definitely going to keep this as my reason for runs in the future.
It's slotted for side to side. First/second pic is slid all the way right in the slots.. 3rd/4th pic is all the the left in the slots. I played with it for a while (giggity) and it just never looked right. I feel like I want it somewhere between the two.Yeah, it is definitely too far when flipped.. Have you tried just sitting on a bucket or something and trying it? I would think you want it relatively close unless you are going full go-cart and learning to left foot brake haha. Is there any slop if you loosen the mounts? it kind of looks like it is twisted and you may be able to get it in a better position with just rotating it?
"Added just enough runs to look factory" I'm definitely going to keep this as my reason for runs in the future.
racerjoe
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So much for the easy button...
Exactly
DionR
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I like the closer location myself. Even more so if it was a stick car so it is easier to heal and toe, not that I have ever figure out how to do that well.
For as long as I have driven, I have been a 2 foot driver. Even in automatic cars. Just feels more natural to me. Not sure if my Dad taught me that or where I picked it up, but he raced stock cars when he was young so maybe it came from that.
My sister was using both feet when she was learning to drive and the instructor told her she wasn't allowed and had to use her right foot for both gas and brake. She got things confused and drove into the back of the garage because she didn't switch pedals when she was going to stop. Not sure if she went back to the right way or just learned to drive the wrong way after that.
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