Wedge Pedal Box

[Hayduke]

Has anyone had experience adjusting the pedal positions on a wedge? How's it done? On my new-to-me LHD 420 SEAC the 'Go' pedal is nearly hard against the tunnel and my foot fouls the 'Stop' pedal with every move. Clutch pedal is fine. The pedal positioning is quite different than either my prior 280i V6 or 280i V8 5.0, but I think the pedal box is the same. Is it as simple as bending the brake pedal arm away from the accelerator, or is there a more elegant technique?

Sure, I could crawl under and inspect, but she's stored for winter and an hour drive away.

Drew

[Number 7]

The loud pedal adjusts where it mounts to the plenum - there is a threaded adjuster and locknut. My preference is to have it adjusted to make heel and toe easier. I'd also recommend decent driving / race shoes.

Out of interest, is it easy to be "legal" in your state with a SEAC?

[Hayduke]

The brake pedal height seems right for heel/toe, when brake is depressed it's within reach of the gas pedal. Problem is that there's less than my shod foot's width between brake and tunnel (LHD), so to get at the brake from the gas, I have to bring my foot out from under the brake pedal. It works better barefoot. The brake pedal needs to shift left, the gas pedal is already very close to the tunnel. It seems set up for someone wearing ballet slippers.

The SEAC is on antique papers and was already legally in the States when I bought it - the 25 year exemption was 2013. I had more trouble registering the 3000S as they didn't believe the VIN was as simple as 4928FM and initially wanted to issue it a kit car VIN. SEAC was titled in a nearby state already, so it sailed through.

Here in New Hampshire - the Live Free or Die state - we have motorbikes with loud pipes and optional helmets, the SEAC will fit right in. My papers are in order, there is no under-dash OBD port that would make it eligible for annual emissions inspection and the safety items are all present and functional

[adam quantrill]

You can also adjust the brake pedal height as I recall (and the clutch too) at the pedal end, there's a locknut and you can wind the rod in and out.

Interesting about the exemptions for age - perhaps we might start seeing more wedge exports to the USA where there appears to be healthy prices?

[mrzigazaga]

Hayduke said:

The gas pedal is already very close to the tunnel. It seems set up for someone wearing ballet slippers.

Well theres your answer then......Unless you have big kippers like me..

Hayduke said:

The SEAC is on antique papers and was already legally in the States when I bought it...The 25 year exemption was 2013.

Britain is so backwards...

[Hayduke]

adam quantrill said:

You can also adjust the brake pedal height as I recall (and the clutch too) at the pedal end, there's a locknut and you can wind the rod in and out.

Interesting about the exemptions for age - perhaps we might start seeing more wedge exports to the USA where there appears to be healthy prices?

Thanks for the pedal height info, still up in the air for pedal spacing side to side, will get a peek over the weekend -
- as for import activity picking up, maybe. The LHD big v8 wedges will always get interest here, and rare well sorted cars will get the prices they deserve. There seems to be some collective anticipation that the Griffs and Chims will be popular targets when they turn 25. From what I know there are probably more wedges leaving than coming, but mostly V6s. They're still seen as oddball relatively inexpensive 'orphan' cars, which of course is mostly true. OBTW, my LHD 5.0L/T5 conversion wedge is for sale in US...

[Number 7]

Drew, I don't think that there is any side to side adjustability built in to the pedal box. Putting a kink in the pedal arm would take some effort and heat I guess, and the concern would be if that weakens it. In addition , you would then be applying some off-centre pressure to the pushrod, would might ultimately cause problems. Are the pedal rubbers the original TVR versions? Have they been changed for something different / larger. On my car I removed them and fitted some alloy versions. Maybe you could do something similar, fitted with an offset to create more space on one side?
Love the thought of loud pipes and no lids- mind you, don't you get a bit of snow in winter?

[MethylatedSpirit]

I wear slim shoes when driving the wedge. It's a tight fit.


I did try driving with steel toe boots once. Ended up getting the train home

[mrzigazaga]

MethylatedSpirit said:

I wear slim shoes when driving the wedge. It's a tight fit.

What the shoes or the Wedge....

MethylatedSpirit said:

I did try driving with steel toe boots once. Ended up getting the train home

[Hayduke]

Number 7 said:

Drew, I don't think that there is any side to side adjustability built in to the pedal box. Putting a kink in the pedal arm would take some effort and heat I guess, and the concern would be if that weakens it. In addition , you would then be applying some off-centre pressure to the pushrod, would might ultimately cause problems. Are the pedal rubbers the original TVR versions? Have they been changed for something different / larger. On my car I removed them and fitted some alloy versions. Maybe you could do something similar, fitted with an offset to create more space on one side?
Love the thought of loud pipes and no lids- mind you, don't you get a bit of snow in winter?

If I could shift my foot toward the tunnel (LHD) more everything would fit ok. I'm thinking I may need to move the entire pedal bracket assembly away from the tunnel an inch or so. This is probably possible although the SEAC tunnel is much wider than the 280i cars I've had in the past. The SEAC also has new-condition original-style TVR pedal rubbers, I have a sparco or momo set of predal covers somewhere if I need more aggressive grip.

Winter here in NH has been almost English this year, not like the last when we had 8 foot snowbanks in the driveway. It's the sand they put down on the road that creates as many 'traction events' in spring as the snow does in winter. They sand after plowing, but they do NOT sweep it up in spring. So the TVR and Ducati stay stored, while the 4WD pickup truck collects a coat of winter grime. I wear a lid and padded, armored riding gear when out on the Duck - never mind how many ways the regulations allow me to kill myself. Still, it gets me that the loudest pipes often come on the slowest bikes.

[mrzigazaga]

Sounds more feasible to actually move the pedal box..I should imagine this is possible..Better than bending stuff!...Unless thats the only option.

I take it you are referring to Harley's...Loud pipes saves lives...Again something else that has a unique sound....

[Hayduke]

yeah, the HD 45 degree single pin twin sounds lovely and there are bits that let them pull stumps - not all are slow, but the howling desmo 90 degree ducati motor makes small children run away too ! I'd love to have both, but the winter is too long and summer drive time is already split between TVR and Ducati...