Dead Pedal?

[echocanyons]

Is there any kits out there that adapt a dead pedal to 914's. Has anyone out there made there own. I think that it would help my driving skills greatly.

[campbellcj]

John Rogers has one in his car - the other pedals say Sparco but not sure if Sparco makes a dead pedal like this that'll fit the 914...the full article by John is here: http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_rogers_racing/914_rogers_racing.htm

[John Rogers]

Thanks Chris for the reference. I made that pedal as it is much bigger than the store bought ones and they are $100 or so. Make a template from cardboard first. Good luck.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

I bought one of those back when Automotion was just down the street from me. I couldn't figure out exactly how it installed or where. The guys behind the couter couldn't tell me, either.

It's still sitting in my parts pile somewhere. The carpet on my inner wheel well is quite worn now.

--DD

[Yargk]

Aw the days when Automotion was down the street. I remember them... I'm in the area

Keith
79 930

[odie]

I have an Automotion dead pedal.

To install, just place it over the wheel hump where ever it feels good to you. Use a punch or something to poke through the carpet and mark the wheel hump. Drill the holes. Mount the pedal. Don't forget to cut the excess bolts in the wheel well. I'm running 205s on Rivieras and the bolts rubbed until it cut them off.

[Dave Thompson]

I made my own dead pedal from one half of a radio shack car stereo bracket kit. The bracket halves are slotted pieces of chrome plated steel about 3 inches wide by about 5 or 6 inches long, with a 90 degree bend. They are meant to be a universal fit bracket for any generic car stereo underdash mounting. That should give you an idea how long I had them laying around in my garage, but I imagine radio shack still sells the kits,as they would still be handy for mounting cb radios, etc.
In order to use the bracket in the car, i had to bend the ends of the bracket (one end is about 3 1/2 inches to the 90 degree bend, the other is about 2 inches) to make smooth contact to the rounded wheel well hump. I chose to place the dead pedal right about where the ball of my left foot came to rest beside the clutch pedal, but not too close. I fastened it to the hump with 2 sheet metal screws and it works very well, yet is small enough that it doesn't get in my way when I want to move my left foot down below the clutch to stretch out my leg a little on longer cruises.
I will be happy to provide a digital photo of the thing in the car to anyone interested in emailling me.
Dave Thompson

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Odie, I could never get a good answer as tow where the thing went. And it's pretty darned small, as I recall--about 2 or 3 inches tall. There just didn't seem to be any obvious place to put it so that it would be a good place to rest my foot.

I'll probably (eventually) follow John's approach on this: Make my own, good-sized one.

--DD

[odie]

Dave,

Just place the pedal about the middle of the wheel hump. rotate it around until it looks upright, it should be pretty obvious when it is. Hold it in place with something and place your left foot on it. slide back into the seat and see how the pedal feels. Move it around to find the best location for you. then mount the pedal.

[John Rogers]

The reason I made mine was as mentioned by DD, the off the shelf ones did not feel right, seemed small and were pricey. I wanted to have my left foot relaxed, not bent at the ankle and also have my foot even with the clutch pedal.