OK, so I have collected enough gas/drum pedals to outfit the entire percession section. I figured it was about time to actually one of them in the car! I had always planned on using the Ghost pedal in the first picture, but when I went to mock it up, it was freaking HUGE in there! So, back to the stash of pedals. I have several of the Ludwig "Speed King" pedals, but they didn't quite fit or look right either. Then I found this really old "Ludwig" pedal, and it was just the right size. Plus, it already came with the holes in it from the factory, so it matched the steering wheel and the shifter perfectly. I'm sure that there is some drum geek out there banging his head on the keyboard right now, but too bad! What do you think? I know...carpet is on the list of things to do.
Ha! I have one like that, too! The one that I used is slightly older, from the 1920's I believe. Where you have a two piece pedal with a "hinge" to pivot, mine is a one piece design with "ears" on the back allowing it to pivot, like a see-saw. I drilled all the way through the existing pedal, and ran a long cotter pin all the way through both "ears".
I have some more pedals to add. 3 were gifts and the others were swap meet buys in the $5-$15 range. First is this Glenwood marine pedal.... Another marine pedal, this time from New Zealand. East Coast Bays Marine...... National.... This is a weird one, just a smooth rectangle.... Someones high school project. Not a great pedal but a lot of character with the Wilson High, 61 scribed in the back. For $5 this Kenworth pedal can join the collection.... I have no idea what the original application for this one was...
Here is a really nice little pedal I picked up a while ago at the CHRR swap meet. It is a little bit bigger than a dimmer switch pedal and high quality, I was told it was made for running those scaled down engines. I have a secret plan for it.
These are really cool. I never knew that there were so many different makes. I've thought about looking for a set that match left to right and then use them for floorboards on my Harley. Doc
I see this, scroll through the whole thread thinking "Sweet! I've got that rectangular moon pedal, and no one else does." Then the very last post... Well, actually I suppose mine's a bit different.
Here is a hydraulic set up from New Zealand don't know if it's native or not? Looks like your M & S hi power? It's from a river jet boat of unkown age? I have the slave cyl and once it gets new seals, it's going in the 36.
I don't have a problem, I'm a little worried about everybody else though. 37hotrod....Secret plan cannot be revealed yet due to procrastination.
There's a pair of those drum pedals for 99 cents on eBay..... Just sayin'..... http://www.ebay.com/itm/LATE-50S-LU...aultDomain_0&hash=item43bfb275de#ht_37wt_1099 No bids yet either..........
well, those pedels will never make music again.... maybe it's for the best if you've listened to the radio lately!
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