Pedal box

Three Peaks · #1 (**permalink**) 03-27-2007, 07:38 PM

I finally got the pedal box built, now I need help with the bits and pieces. Does anyone have a pic of the parts needed to connect to the cylinder rods and a picture of the pedal return springs? Anything else you can think of that I'm missing would be helpful. Or even just a pic of a complete pedal box with the top cover off?

Thanks,
Bob

mickmate · #2 (**permalink**) 03-28-2007, 07:22 AM

Hey Bob check my gallery the pics of the pedal box guts are there. If you want original size pics you can let me know. I'm interested in your position of the pedal box as it looks like the front of it lines up with the footbox. That puts the CR print number out quite a bit if you know what I mean. Good stuff mate.

mickmate · #3 (**permalink**) 03-28-2007, 07:23 AM

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/s...0&ppuser=10964

Three Peaks · #4 (**permalink**) 03-28-2007, 08:35 AM

Mick,
I set the footbox in position last night and held the pedal box in the CR position to lay out the support pipe holes. With the 11" measurement to the rear of the pedal box to the center of the cowl hoop tube, the rear of the flange lines up right on the edge of the line where the footbox starts to slant up. The front of the pedal box is a few inches back from the front of the foot box. It seems the CR measurements are right on in this particular case.

Thanks for the pics, any idea where I could get those parts? I don't think I have the tools to fab those pieces up.

Bob

mickmate · #5 (**permalink**) 03-28-2007, 09:12 AM

Hi Bob, I'll have to look through a few pics but it looks to me like the front of the pedal and footbox should line up. You obviously see what I mean about the integral nature of components relative positions. Someone was offering me those pieces I'll have to see if I can remember who. You just need a balance bar (simple Bridgeport part) and the rest is rod and clevis hardware. See what you can find for us!

Three Peaks · #6 (**permalink**) 03-28-2007, 09:40 AM

Nick,
See if you can find some pics. I would like to know before I put the pedal box in permanently. However, it looks like having the pedal box that far forward will put the cylinders in the way of the exhaust headers. Sure would like to know for sure.
Not being a machinist, I'm not sure what you mean by "simple Bridgeport part"?

What kind of balance bar?

Three Peaks · #7 (**permalink**) 03-28-2007, 12:25 PM

I should have known Roger Bollick would have all the parts I need!

Nick, I checked with Roger and the layout on the CR prints seems to be okay. The pedal box ends about 1 1/2" from the front of the foot box.

Karl sent me a pic with all the parts laid out- man are there a lot of parts in that little pedal box! I'll get it figured out one of these days!

Thanks for the help guys!
Bob

mickmate · #8 (**permalink**) 03-28-2007, 07:46 PM

Hey Bob check the latest addition to my gallery.

Three Peaks · #9 (**permalink**) 03-28-2007, 08:16 PM

Nick,
Thanks, Karl sent me an email stating his mounted close to the front of his footbox also. Guess I need to do some headscratching before I cut the footbox and mount the pedal box permanently.
Thanks for the heads up.

Bob

NOSMS · #10 (**permalink**) 04-12-2007, 05:37 PM

Did you get the parts you needed? I think I have a few sets.

Mike

Three Peaks · #11 (**permalink**) 04-12-2007, 06:10 PM

Mike,
Thanks, Roger had everything I needed and a few things I probably don't need but would love to use. Bling just isn't in the budget with this build. Maybe next time?

Bob

Dominik · #12 (**permalink**) 09-14-2008, 01:55 PM

We mounted the pedals and reversed the master cylinder (that the floor mounted pedals activate them under your legs).
The driver side footbox and headers are critical when it comes to using the orig pedal layout...
It didn't work with a Contemporary setup.

Do you know what those mushroom “stoppers” on the activting rods of the brake master cylinders are?
Do they restrict travel in case one circuit leakes empty? And prevent binding?

Dom

1985 CCX · #13 (**permalink**) 09-14-2008, 02:05 PM

Nick (Mickmate) fabricated all my pedalbox internals. He does a Great Job!

Dominik · #14 (**permalink**) 09-14-2008, 02:20 PM

I mailed him the same question. Does his setup feature forward facing master cylinders under the headers?

I copied the body from CCX3082 (not sure anymore about the VIN, the car that went to South-Africa in the late 80s) and kept the headers from that same car.

I experiences ugly challenges mounting the (already) made original pedal box under the headers to an orininal dim chassis and made them now "quickly" facing backwards.

pics will follow

Dom

1985 CCX · #15 (**permalink**) 09-14-2008, 03:06 PM

Forward mount is very easy to accomplish in CCX, Contemporary Classic.
I mounted everything as an original 60's CSX car. Nick and I custom fabricated my system to work with the CCX footbox as it is a slight bit different. Should work with other replicas as well as long as you don't use a dropped footbox. (ground clearance issues then)

From underneath it looks 100% original, its cool and functional. The adjustable internal balance bars are sweet and work great!

I would post picture but I am at the limit for uploads. Email me for internal pics if you like.

jdgagnon1@juno.com

The end result is hard to beat!

mickmate · #16 (**permalink**) 09-14-2008, 06:37 PM

Hi Dom, the box we made for Jeffs and a couple of other CCX's is per the CSX with the forward facing masters under the headers. You have the same problems with the CSX's with exhausts right over them. I have a couple of good pictures of the heat shields typically installed between them if you need them for reference. We also used some tight fittings either banjos or 90's to make it work but work it does and very nicely. All with the look and geometry of originals. You're right on the stops, with using a balance bar if one master fails that leaves you without anything to put pressure on the other unless it bottoms on something. I have all the pedal box parts available if there's anything else you need Bob. It doesn't matter if it's a pedal pad machined to fit an arm and a grommet or the complete box with masters to match your slaves. Let me know if you need anything else. There's a few pictures of assembled boxes on my site at http://actoncustom.com/plugins/album...slideshow.html
You'll notice we're a little anal about details like the forge companies markings on the side of the pedal arms per originals.

Dominik · #17 (**permalink**) 09-14-2008, 11:10 PM

:-)
even the forge marking are there..., are you still getting a decent labour rate producing this?
Thanks for the advice about the stoppers. We shall accommodate them. I assemble everyting today.

Is your mailbox cleared now, can I send brake pics?

Dom

mickmate · #18 (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 04:05 AM

[quote=Dominik;879693 are you still getting a decent labour rate producing this?
Thanks for the advice about the stoppers. We shall accommodate them. I assemble everyting today.

Is your mailbox cleared now, can I send brake pics?

Dom[/QUOTE]
The guy making them is doing it for the love of it, we give him a little to feed his family

Putting it together is good!
Give the e-mail a try I took a couple of hundred out last night.