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Old 4th January 2012, 06:04 PM
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Thank you for comments and concerns, sorry I failed to mention I've been converting everything to SAE, and using 1/8" plate and will use 3/16" for brake pedal. (3mm and 5mm). As I mentioned before, I HAVE reinforced my pedals, As I figured with some of these nightmare stories of bent pedals, and since it would melt bushings if I decided to do it later. I'm not going to test for strength, but I know I got good enough penetration, that they will be strong enough for even my "frantic clutch kicks"!


Here's the "spine" of 1/8" plate I welded down the outside of each pedal, sorry for 5mp droid pics!


IIRC the "height" of these plates was approx. 3/8" to 7/16". And length of 5" on clutch and 5 3/4" on gas(please don't ask to convert) why can't I find a metric tape measure?
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Old 4th January 2012, 06:11 PM
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Here they are painted:

Gloss black sure makes those "gorilla welds" look better!

Oh, and where gloves when grinding, so you don't "clean your cuticles" with a grinder wheel!

Or maybe I'm flipping off whoever said my welds "looked like shite"! Lol
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