Cheap B@stard

[Schrup]

I have decided that (with the help of my wife's constant scrutiny of my finances) to for go anymore upgrades for the next year & spend my extra (very little) cash on track time. That doesn't mean I can't still try & upgrade little things.

Tonight I made a gas pedal, went by the salvage yard & bought a piece of scrap for $4

Cut it out & fitted it.

Painted & installed it.


This weekend I hope to fab up some 993 style air deflectors for my front rotors, then next week make a foot rest. I will probable make some new aluminum floorboards as well.

[dd74]

Paul - that's great stuff. "Cheap." Nothing's cheap about being resourceful. Good work, man!

[1980 911 sc]

oh god I pray that is diamond plated ALUMINUM!!!

[speedracer]

That looks great!! You should be making those babies and selling them!!

[Wayne 962]

Where are all these people I keep reading about in the newspapers who are so stretched on time? Man, if I had time to even go to a junkyard, then that would make my day!

-Wayne

[Alan Cottrill]

That pedal rocks!

you'll be the king of heel-toe now!

[Schrup]

It is made of aluminum. Wayne, I am in the field this week at work, so I was able to stop by the salvage yard on my break. It took less then 2 hours to make. Test drove with it last night & it did make some difference. I need practice, which is tough to do on the street. My first DE is next weekend.

[trj911]

Paul, that looks great! If it works as good as it looks I'll take two!

[JeremyD]

Then don't do your first DE - track time is like crack - once you take a hit - you want more and more (not that I have ever tried crack, but can only imagine!)

[126coupe]

I hope you did not get any overspray on the garden

[Drago]

Might want to blend in those sharp corners with a round file Paul...

[Schrup]

Jeremy, my debut is next weekend. My local PCA has 4 DEs a year, but there are some other clubs that I can go out with. I've heard the Alfa guys have openings & let you time your laps. Ideally I'd like to do 3 or 4 events this year & maybe 8 to 10 events next year.

[porschenut]

Will it pass the tech inspection for your DE?

[djmcmath]

That's nice -- looks like it oughtta be perfectly functional. I'm sure you'll let us know how it works, right?

Dan

[Doug Zielke]

Originally posted by tim f
That looks great!! You should be making those babies and selling them!!

Yeah!
At least as well done as the Cool Collar!

[Jim Richards]

Paul, that pedal is great. Not cheap b@stard...creative b@stard!

[MotoSook]

Originally posted by Jim Richards
Paul, that pedal is great. Not cheap b@stard...creative b@stard!

Gruppe B'er!



WUF!WUF!

[Wil Ferch]

Paul:
I've done exactly the same thing. Works great. I even used nylon sleeves to place my plate a little closer to my foot.
To others....why wouldn't it pass tech? Is the Wingfoot at $100+ the only thing that you think would?? It was the cost of the Wingfoot that similarly assualted my sense of value...regardless of how good it is.
--Wil

[JeremyD]

Originally posted by Schrup
Jeremy, my debut is next weekend. My local PCA has 4 DEs a year, but there are some other clubs that I can go out with. I've heard the Alfa guys have openings & let you time your laps. Ideally I'd like to do 3 or 4 events this year & maybe 8 to 10 events next year.

You will have a blast - just warning you that it's addictive! My third DE was this past weekend at the Porsche Parade DE at Texas Motor Speedway. Driving the banking was rush, especially passing at 110 on the high side!

[Doug E]

Very nice indeed.

Thanks for the idea