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Left Foot Question
Where do you guys who have ERA's keep your left foot after shifting. I try hard not to touch the clutch but it is a nice foot pedal without putting any real pressure on the pedal. Will I damage anything? Wish I had a dead pedal. What do you do?
Happy Holidays to All. Mike R ERA #678 |
mrud:
ERA has a "dead pedal" which is included in the kit. You can just see it in the fifth picture down on the following page at the ERA website: http://www.erareplicas.com/427/dash.htm If I can find a better picture, I'll post it, but it should have come with the kit. It is bolted to the left side of the foot box into the cowl support bracket. It is located (front to rear) to line up with the other pedals. Jim |
Just Install a Dead Pedal
There's plenty of room for a small dead pedal, of course it's not as large as the brake or clutch pedal but it's fine for resting your foot (and I have size 12EEE feet). You don't want to rest your foot on the clutch (even lightly); it can cause premature clutch wear.
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Dead Pedal. Small but very much useful.
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I have an ERA. I wear size 13 shoes. I did not get a dead pedal so that I could move the pedals as far apart as possible. I still have to wear Chuck Taylors (cheap racing shoes) to fit between the tunnel and brake pedal. I also married a short woman which means I had to adjust the pedals forward.
I rest my left foot on the clutch pedal. It might wear the clutch out prematurely. Too bad. Pulling my foot off of the clutch brings my knee above the door. I think trying to keep my foot off the clutch causes safety issues. I can replace the clutch. As a side note, once while racing carts I came in last place and was lapped by every other competitor. Accidently resting my left foot on the BRAKE was not a good idea. |
R&B. That is what I also do. I wonder if they made more room in the newer version. Not that it really matters at this point. If I take my foot off of the clutch, there really is no place to rest.
Mrud |
The new ERA427SC chassis dash support braces hug the inside of the body. Thus, there is a modest increase in the width of the driver footbox.
I too sport triple "E"s (lord knows, if my feet were any narrower, I would topple over). I generally drive in my stocking feet or with a pair of very thin soled "driving" shoes. Jim |
Here's a shot of my pedals with a tape measure
Remember, this is the newer body style so there might be a tad bit more room for the feet.
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d..._2116.JPG?2607 |
Yes the dead pedal is the way to go. However if you have wide feet like mine then you need driving shoes without external welts. I usually drive in a pair of Piolti's... The welted shoes can hang up on the backs of the pedals and the driving shoes are narrower...
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For shoes that fit the car I use either Puma Speed Cats, which are available locally, or Oakly which I got at one of the races here locally from a vendor. The nice thing about the Pumas is that they're relatively inexpensive (I think I paid about $35.00) and readily available. For long drives (6-10 hours) the soles are a little light so I wear the Oakley's. The Pumas are also very light weight and both are comfortable to walk in.
DonC |
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