Gas Pedal - Brake Pedal too close

@CTJackster posted:

Well now, I wouldn't say my feet are akin to those of a giant frog, but they are the opposite of skinny and delicate; I'd say they are more like a bear paw (sounds more masculine)

Really good stuff covered here, from enlarging that foot-well area by skinnying up that side panel to tunnel clearance as much as possible (I've done some of that, and I am running the stock 74 thin side panel), shimming out the pedal box with spacers (going to try that), rounding off the bottom right corner of the brake pedal (just did that, looks like a racer boy mod from back in the day), and yes, definitely have to choose my footwear wisely - but my feet are on the wide side, there is a limit to what I can accomplish there (bear paw).

As Eddy Murphy once said in his stand up act, "goony goowho Gus". I thought he was talking to me?

Track shoes without the cleats are good.

@panteradoug … now really thinking of it , to make a gas pedal for the Pantera would be a rather easy undertaking… Three pieces, the round bushing on the top, the arm going down, the flat pedal part.. Maybe one or two gussets… Everything made of aluminum and welded together for a  perfectly fit..

maybe that’s the way to go

Until I have an issue with my  original, I am going to leave that all alone.

On some Panteras, the plastic cover bulges out toward the pedals. Its possible to punch a hole in the right place in the cover and add a long self-threading screw, and carefully tighten it to pull the cover towards the center to the car.

But first you need to determine what's solid back in that bundle of wires et al, before drilling. And you ARE dealing with a 55 year old sheet of plastic of unknown brittle-ness....

With my size 14W feet, in 30 years of owning my Pantera, I have never once attempted driving it with shoes on.   As a previous poster said, I drive it usually with a pair of socks on and years ago after having my foot slip off the gas pedal so many times, I took stick on velcro (loop side) and applied it so that there was some texture.  If you put my right and left shoes together and overlayed them on the gas, brake, and clutch pedals they would extend a couple of inches from the center console to well left of the clutch.  I'd have to cut my feet in half lengthwise to have narrow enough feet to drive with shoes on.  Over the last maybe 7 years or so, I've shrunk in height about 4" from nearly 6'-3" to a tad under 6' so that I finally "grew' into my car by shrinking as I got older.  I have often wished that my feet would follow suit.

Ditto that.  I've driven mine in my sock feet for 18 years now. First thing I do even before I start it up is kick my shoes off. So far so good.

This is turning into a big feet competition…

I almost can touch my nose with my lip… Does that count…

America got talent 😂

Ok freaks of nature, driving around barefoot - back on topic. Here’s my handiwork with the brake pedal. This, together with the additional room I gained by snugging the side panel against the tunnel, and yes wearing shoes without a wide sole, gets me to where I can easily work the gas pedal without snagging the break pedal.

I’ve got brake and clutch pedal pads on hand, and I’m looking at carving up the brake pedal pad to match my handiwork. I’ll have to glue that diagonal edge down I guess

@LeMans850i posted:

This is turning into a big feet competition…

I almost can touch my nose with my lip… Does that count…

America got talent 😂

That is only four toes. I have five. Anyone with six?

Long time ago. I glued the pad down just to be sure. Still drive in my sock feet  

Ultimate Pedals makes nice billet pedal covers.

When I let my friends drive my car the first thing I say is... " OK, so, it's gonna' be ankles together w this car"....

Hum? I never had an issue with the corner of the clutch pedal but now you have me thinking?

My guess is the clutch pedal cut is stylistic - matches / balances the brake pedal cut

@CTJackster posted:

My guess is the clutch pedal cut is stylistic - matches / balances the brake pedal cut

You guys driving with bare feet are worried about what your pedals look like? Really?

What kine of pedi's do you get? Gee-se!