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Swing Pedals

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by banginona40, Jun 25, 2009.

  1. banginona40
    Joined: Mar 5, 2007
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    I'm planning to install under dash swing pedals in my '33 pickup. Hydraulic to both clutch and brakes. Has anyone had experience with Wilwood from Speedway which seem to be better priced than the ones from Kugel or ECI?
    Thanks for any and all feedback csw
     
  2. earlymopar
    Joined: Feb 26, 2007
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    CSW: I used a Wilwood reverse M/C setup I bought from an Ebay "vendor" given that they had the lowest cost of anyone I had found. Since I didn't like the pedal shape, I cut those off and made my own to match the pedal rubbers I had. I think I paid ~ $120 for the swinging pedal set-up and found an NOS M/C from a race car team for $15 (also on Ebay).
     
  3. fleetside66
    Joined: Nov 20, 2006
    Posts: 3,114

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    I installed the Wilwood clutch & brake swing pedals on my '33 Ford truck project. I bought the masters from an individual on Ebay & the pedals from Summit through Ebay. Mine are the ones with the master cylinders on the firewall (outside). I must say that I had a hard time with my positioning of the pedals, which was based on the positioning of the steering column, which was based on the positioning of the frame rail. Mocking it up takes a lot of imagination & eyeballing..it doesn't lend itself to a true mockup. Ultimately, after I mounted the pedals & the three masters, I ended up having to lengthen the pedals & reconfigure the angles of the dangles. I also had trouble screwing the piston rods into the masters..it was like trying to tie a knot in a matchbox. I never was able to get the rubber boot dust covers in place..it'll never happen. The hardest part of the whole thing was creating bracing for the whole unit...the firewall metal is really not sufficient to handle the forces. I fabricated a brace which seconded as a brace for the steering column. That turned out real good, if I must say so myself. ...I wish you lived nearby to see it. I can E-mail you some pics if you'd like...just send me your E-mail address.
     

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