Moving pedals forward.

A friend of mine has moved the pedalbox forward on his 1981 GTS in Bergen. If you want his phonenumber send me a PM

You can get a pedal box spacer from Wilkinson or Larry Stock. Wilkinson has the thicker version up to 2" I believe. If you want a drawing to make one yourself I have that detailed that I did for someone previously, and I thought it was posted on here, but I couldn't find it with a search. Drop me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll send it to you.

2" is about the max.

Here's a picture of the Wilkinson spacer.

Can anybody post a link to these spacers? I couldn't find one for them. Thanks.

Michael

http://www.panterasbywilkinson.com/

Thanks, PD.

I can't locate the parts within Wilkinson's site, so if anyone can help direct me there, I'd appreciate it.

Michael

Has anybody had any experience moving the pedals back? If I could move the pedals back 2" it would be better.
Richard T.

Cybo, call Steve Wilkinson, he's very helpful.

Richard T. Let's define forward and back ok.

Let's say that moving the pedals forward is moving them cloeser to the front of the car and therefore giving MORE legroom.

Let's say that moving the pedals back, is to the back of the car, closer to the driver and gives less leg room.

Under these definitions are you still asking to move the pedals back?

If that is what you want then the simplest way to do that is to add blocks to the top of the pedals. Racers do that a lot.

Doug, that is what I want. Since I put the corvette seats in I am to close to the winshield. I was hoping for a better solution than wood blocks. Maybe cutting the pedatls and welding short extensions on the bottom. The way things are going it may end up to be wood blocks.
Richard T.

I am totally confused Richard.

If you are closer to the winshield and thus closer to the pedals, how would putting blocks on the pedals and making them even closer to you help?

Pardon me for asking but do you like to brake, clutch and accellerate with your knees?

I'm not trying to be a smartass here, I am just totally confused at what you want.

Richard,

Sounds a bit like a case of the 'tail wagging the dog'. By being closer to the windshield and as the seats are for and aft adjustable, I assume what has happened is that the Corvette seats are a higher bolster so you sit up higher and hence closer to the screen? You also look reasonably tall in your Avatar photo.

In that case consider;

a) removing seat tracks and bolting the driver seat to the floor (this is how I solved the problem). Not adjusatble but how often do you need to adjust the seat anyway.
b) Install lower floor pans (this is my longer term solution with a) above so that I can wear a helment for track too!)
c) find some different seats

All above solutions would be easier than re-engineering the pedal box to move pedals rearward.

The problem I have is if I move the seat back I cant push the pedals to the floor but I have still have reach left in my arms. If I put the seat back so my arms are extended I cant reach the pedals. Joules I think you are right about the seats being higher as I didn't have this problem with the stock seats. I will try bolting the seat directly to the floor as I am sitting higher than before. This should fix both problems. And by the way I'm not to tall 5'-7" in high heels LOL.
Richard

One of the critical dimensions for me is leg room. By that I am talking about room under the steering wheel for my thighs.

I don't think that my legs, thighs, would clear the wheel enough to move the steering wheel with the scenario you are describing.

It's amazing to me that there are so many issues like this in the Pantera. Just amazing.

You know Richard, I will bet you that my car with the lowered floor pans and the pedal box extension, you would be able to get the seat right because with the Taurus power set tracks I put in you can raise/lower, tilt forward/rear, as well as front and back, and the power lumbar support (no it doesn't vibrate too, stop that!).

Now you can tilt the wheel down too.

I checked yesterday and I have two inches of head room. Plenty for the racing helmet now.

Oops.Did I get off the subject again? I forgot? What was the subject?

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If I put the seat back so my arms are extended I cant reach the pedals.

FWIW the 'ideal' arm position (racing control) is supposedly forming an angle of 120-140 degrees between your upper and lower arm.

FWIW

You can Tilt, slightly, the steering wheel up or down, by adding washers to either the forward or aft pair of steering column fasteners.

B.G.