I know this is an old post... But these left footed full-sized pedals from marine manufacturers are Cavitation Plate Pedals, almost always a down-pedal because up-pedals are widowmakers. Pat
other links to show all the stuff, but this is about as complicated as it gets... I've been loving the idea of the Ludwig Speed King for years and years. Found a you tube video on how to refresh them-Super easy, typically they just need to be disassembled and the dried, gunked grease removed, relube the bearings or get new if needed, then pop it back together. Knowing this, I stopped in a local instrument store while window shopping with the misses. Several Speed Kings, of varying condition and price. I asked if he had any of the bases without beater for sale and he pulled a very sticky example from the back. He said; Twenty Bucks? Yeah, I'll do twenty bucks for that. Got it home and into the solvent tank. Now it's ready for me to build a car around it, lol. -rick
It has been a long time since I posted anything on this thread and I have more pedals to add. First up a few funky home mades…….. Next is this cool MERRYMOBILE pedal, I wonder what the original application was. This Tahiti marine pedal is cool, I found another pedal that matches but no name.
Cal Marine…. Eelco quarter midget pedal……. Aerospace Components…….. No name, been cut and welded back together for some reason…… Bugpack, , same casting as the Jamar pedal seen earlier in this thread.
Coffin shaped no name….. Not sure what this Clippard pedal was used for, pretty sure it wasn’t anything automotive.
I bought these two at the father’s day swap meet, $15 each. Neal buggy pedal… Weird shaped no name, unknown use….
In my T, I cut down some Moon brake/clutch pedals so my feet fit better, then later had the idea to take the remnant of one to make a throttle pedal. I think it turned out pretty good- sticking to my skating roots, I used a Bones Swiss bearing for the pivot.
Here's a small monster foot with claws that appears to be a school shop project. i picked this one up at a swap meet years ago in Colorado Springs. there was another one like this that sat in a co springs antique store for years that was a very bad casting, which is what leads me to believe they were made locally.
In 1966 the rubber hinge on the gas pedal of my 59 Ford wagon failed. Went down to Moon and picked up a pedal and some MoonEyes chrome emblems. I never used the emblems. I figured after I drilled the holes they would have to stay with the car when I sold it. I still have the pedal and also my red metalflake Covico steering wheel that I added to increase the top speed of the wagon........ Hey I was 16 if they called it speed equipment I figured it'd increase speed......
A few of these are from old boom trucks or anything that controls hydraulic or pneumatic through a foot pedal. Kinda like this:
My pedals, my photo. It's been posted in another thread somewhere, way back, but they belong here in this revived thread, too. They are sort of blend between a category 5 and 6.
I was fiddling in the foundry years ago and put together a match plate pattern of a miniature Moon pedal.
Hello, There was a thread that mentioned Moon Aluminum Foot Pedals. Some said the raised lip up area near the ball of the foot was enough to keep the foot on the pedal. Others needed a strap to keep the right foot in place throughout the ¼ mile run. Then the others discussed the disadvantages of having a strap over the toe area of these Moon Foot Pedals. But, everyone at one time or another used these kinds of aluminum pedals for their cars. When I was researching another topic, in April of 1959, The "Tech Committee" made this decree of all racers at Riverside Raceway: Drag News 1959 April 1959: all Moon Pedals must have a strap over the top of the toe area. When the foot is pulled back, the throttle shuts down. The idea was to get the throttle to come back since most were connected directly to the Moon Pedal. For some, it was a hassle. The gas coupe classes that actually drove on the street said the strap was not good for quick braking with the right foot. Others said just take the strap off when driving on the street. (two nuts and bolts) So, another rule for safety goes into place. It wasn’t just the Moon Pedals, although they were very popular, but all foot pedals, whether or not, they were aluminum or metal. Shutting off was the problem that was going to be paramount with the straps. Jnaki On our 1940 Willys 671 SBC, we did have a Moon Aluminum Foot Pedal that had the holes predrilled for a strap. We tried the strap and yes, it did pull back on the throttle with the foot. We took it off for driving on the street, just in case of an emergency. If the throttle got stuck, the old way was to lean forward and yank the pedal back. Sometimes that just did not work and stay in control. For some 60s style, the strap is used, but for daily drives and even for nostalgic drags, the straps must go. It is for safety sake, just in case your foot gets caught, (it will) and the reaction time for stopping is not working… YRMV
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