Yeah, it worked! Just bought a digital camera, and this was my first successful picture post.
Anyways, the aluminum pedal I made makes heel-and-toe downshifts a snap. It's really simple--made it out of 1/8-in. aluminum plate. Shape is essentially a rectangle (maybe tapers in 1/8" toward the top)with the base being just slightly wider than the orig. throttle pedal. Since the original pedal tapers so severely toward the top, the rectangular aluminum plate effectively moves the throttle pedal closer to the brake.
So mount it basically flush with the right vertical edge of the original pedal. I attached it with five countersunk sheet-metal screws that thread into 3/32" holes drilled in the plastic pedal. I also glued it in place (leave nothing to chance) with 3M weatherstrip adhesive. I drilled the holes first in the aluminum, then temporarily duct-taped the pedals together so I'd have a nice template to drill holes in the plastic. Don't overtighten the screws...just snug 'em.
Heel-and-toe opens up a whole new world...you can really exit auto-X corners faster when you can select the gear before the corner instead of in the middle of it. They say by the time you've learned the technique on the street, you've rear-ended about two cars (haha). A good way to practice (best done late at night, when there's little traffic) is to find a block with four right turns. As you late-brake coming up to each turn, you can practice your 3-2 blip/downshift at each stop...or if you're lucky and catch the light, wing around the corner in 2nd. Feels awesome when you nail it. Keep going in circles until you get it right!
Good luck!
--Doug
[This message has been edited by dk944s2 (edited 09-08-2001).]
[This message has been edited by dk944s2 (edited 09-08-2001).]