Brake Bias Cable
Discussion
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Picking up on my post about coming up with a gas pedal with a kink today, we have decided to postpone it until next week for the following reasons. Ordered a Tilton remote assembly today, and no sense designing something until I know exactly how much the cable can be bent and still function. That will determine the jog in the arm.
The other reason is I sat in the CanAm today for the first time with the seat mounted on the runners and the pedals in position.
Several issues came up.
I'm 5'11", 195 lbs, and with the seat all the way back it was comfortable. Keep in mind this is a LHD, and that poses slightly different problems than a RHD.
My main want,or I should say necessity is a functioning dead pedal. I personally won't track it without one, and I can't see any long drives without one. When I built my Factory Five Cobra, it was an early one, and I spent months redesigning the cockpit because it was being built for the track, and from past experience I knew what I wanted. One of the things that had to be done was to widen the cockpit for the dead pedal. Best thing I ever did. Like the Ultima, the Cobra is a high torque, and won't require as much shifting as say my Formula Continental. Being able to brace yourself with your left foot makes driving so much easier, especially in low gear turns. I see this is more of a problem with the LHD, as space is limited on the left. Should be not problem with the RHDs.
What we're going to do is maintain the original pedal hinge points, but redesign the tops of the clutch and brake pedals so they favour the right. Then build a new gas pedal that cants to the right.I measured the Cobra and all four pedals need about 14.5" of space.
On the RHD cars, because the throttle pedal is close to the right side, there could be a problem with bending the bias cable, but I think it should have enough room. Will advise next week when I have one in my hands.
Jack
Picking up on my post about coming up with a gas pedal with a kink today, we have decided to postpone it until next week for the following reasons. Ordered a Tilton remote assembly today, and no sense designing something until I know exactly how much the cable can be bent and still function. That will determine the jog in the arm.
The other reason is I sat in the CanAm today for the first time with the seat mounted on the runners and the pedals in position.
Several issues came up.
I'm 5'11", 195 lbs, and with the seat all the way back it was comfortable. Keep in mind this is a LHD, and that poses slightly different problems than a RHD.
My main want,or I should say necessity is a functioning dead pedal. I personally won't track it without one, and I can't see any long drives without one. When I built my Factory Five Cobra, it was an early one, and I spent months redesigning the cockpit because it was being built for the track, and from past experience I knew what I wanted. One of the things that had to be done was to widen the cockpit for the dead pedal. Best thing I ever did. Like the Ultima, the Cobra is a high torque, and won't require as much shifting as say my Formula Continental. Being able to brace yourself with your left foot makes driving so much easier, especially in low gear turns. I see this is more of a problem with the LHD, as space is limited on the left. Should be not problem with the RHDs.
What we're going to do is maintain the original pedal hinge points, but redesign the tops of the clutch and brake pedals so they favour the right. Then build a new gas pedal that cants to the right.I measured the Cobra and all four pedals need about 14.5" of space.
On the RHD cars, because the throttle pedal is close to the right side, there could be a problem with bending the bias cable, but I think it should have enough room. Will advise next week when I have one in my hands.
Jack
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