Re: Heel and toe mod

["Paul Bayly" <thebaylys@domain.elided>]

Joe,

Doesn't raising the accelerator pedal height make it very uncomfortable on
longer trips ?   After owning a few Alfas the last thing I'd do is raise the
pedal.   I am currently cutting and welding the pedals in my 75TS to get the
pedals nearer the floor. (I'm talking vertical height from the heel mat)

Beatle
Oz



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From: Joe Martin Cantrell
Date: Wednesday, 08 January 2003 03:21:25 AM
To: alfa@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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