I'm sure a lot of cool pedals will be posted but i just had to post the photo of the pedal my father-in-law rigged up in the wagon after the gas pedal failed on a fishing trip. He pulled the hinge off a old outhouse. Proof positive..necessity really is the mother of invention. HRP
Here's the old loud pedal from my first Model A hot rod. Sure glad the H.S. band teacher never spotted it. I'd of been in trouble. This and a broken piston are all I have left of that first car. As soon as I do a little adapting, it'll go in my 30 coupe. 100E1504 by Jakesrocks posted Jul 21, 2014 at 3:43 PM
Pedal that is going into my coupe. Gets a little cluttered on the firewall side but has a vertical throttle return spring, same as the donor Riv and mounts a control switch for the SP400. Canuck
I remember seeing a roadster at one of the Goodguys shows in the mid 90's, that had a Singer sewing machine pedal for a throttle pedal. If I'm not mistaken, it was a track T with an Offy banger in it. I thought that pedal was just too cool.
Nice improvisation. Don't let the secret out to the rat rodders, they'll drive up the prices on rusty outhouse hinges! Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I built this gas pedal to be adjustable because you can't move the seat in my car. The second picture is the start of the clutch and brake pedal. All three are all on bearings and work like butta! Thanks for lookin. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Installed this one today in my '52 Poncho Chieftain - modified early 70s Slingerland kick drum pedal - so far it out performs those sticky Toyota and Lexus pedals.
This is another pic of my clutch pedal done. The pedal itself was influenced by the aileron pedal from a B-17. The lever is plate that I machined then worked over with a needle scaler. That gives a cool cast like finish. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Love the needle scaler effect on the edges. Nice. I will be stealing that "technique" just so ya know
Steal away, sir. I used the scaler on all the aluminum parts I built for my car. I have a mill and would've been a straight hero in the 80's but I wanted the parts to look cast.....so, all the machined parts got molested with the "scaler of death". Since my name is Dan my parts aren't sand cast they're Dan-cast, I'm here all week tip your wait staff! Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
NEEDLE SCALER TRICK SOUNDS GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS THINKING OF A BLAST CABINET TO CREATE A SIMILAR EFFECT ON HOT HEADS BILLET THERMOSTAT HOUSING, NOW I CAN TRY BOTH AND COMPARE THEM
Blasting gives a surface, but to me it's not defined enough. The scaler after dulling the needles gives a real random pattern. I learned to dull the needles and run them loose and move fast over the surface. Go over and over the same area. Also think about how a part comes out of a sand mold and how they're machine finished, fooling the eye is achieved by scaling areas that wouldn't have be touched when finished. I also thought about the spots where the risers would've been cut off the " cast " parts and rough ground a section to look like the riser had been cut off. I've had several people ask me where I got all the castings.... But then I had people ask me if my car was a Kit car if that tells you what people know. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I'll play these are a set I made to work with the crossmember and hydro clutch setup for my t-5 flathead setup.. Mostly for the challenge and I hate buying things Started as some surface rusty plate Little torching, band sawing, milling, and drilling Some lathe work on some scrap for the brake and clutch rod Clutch pedal push is extremely easy.. Pushes about as hard as a new car.
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