RE: Heel and toe mod

["Keith, Michael S" <Michael.Keith@domain.elided>]

There's a Shankle heel & toe kit on ebay at the moment.  About two days left
in the auction.  No financial interest, etc.  Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10076&item
=1876337088

Michael Keith
Houston, TX
'87 Milano Gold

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Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 09:49:51 -0800
From: Joe Martin Cantrell <agiyo@domain.elided>
Subject: Heel and toe mod

At 06:19 PM 1/7/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 11:52:14 -0500
>From: "Paul  Misencik" <paul@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: matching revs...
>
>After searching the archives, I see repeated reference to a "Shankle Heel
>and Toe" kit for the Spider.  Does anyone know if these are still
available?
>Or, alternately, can anyone explain in some detail what it is in the hopes
>that perhaps I could fabricate something similar?
>
>I'm willing to go to pretty great lengths to solve this, even if it means
>having something machined and fabricated from scratch.

Paul,
I don't know if the Shankle kit is available, but my Spider came with a 
perfectly suitable substitute made from two pieces of 1/8" aluminum.  All 
they do is lengthen the lever arm and mounting point of the throttle 
linkage on the firewall, so less pedal travel gives more throttle response.

I don't remember whether they would work with a Bosch injected car or not.

Several of us around here have achieved the same effect by removing the 
throttle pedal from its arm, drilling new holes in the flange on the back 
of the pedal, moving it up on the arm, and remounting it.  Easy, quick, and 
free.

Cheers,
Joe
Portland, OR
Around here, several of us have accomplished the
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