Re: Sport Pedals

[four.rings@MCIONE.com]

Tony Lum wrote:
> I'm trying to put on a set of Autoring Sport Pedals on the 5kTQ, and while
> the clutch and brake pedals were no problem, I can't figure out what to do
> with the accelerator pedal.  Darn thing so thick, there is no place to
> attach the keepers without doing major surgery to the pedal.  Anybody BTDT?

Tony,

my apologies for not responding sooner to your private post to me with
this question. Right now I have the 200 up on the ramps and it is half
apart so I hardly log-on the List lately.
You sed:

>I noticed that you've got sport pedals in place of the stock
>OEM rubber.  My question is how did you get the accelerator pedal cover on?
> On my '87 TQ the pedal's so thick it would take major surgery to fit the
>pedal cover on.  That or special fabricated clamps to replace those on the
>new pedal.

The plastic OEM cover on the accelerator pedal had fallen off a long
time ago.
For the MOMOs that you saw in my car I fabricated a similar spring
loaded Al flip bracket, pivoting on the gas pedal. Then I bolted the
MOMO cover to this bracket.

One more thing. I also fabricated two spacers, that went in-between the
clutch pedal and the MOMO cover. I like it when the clutch pedal is
about 20-30mm above the brake pedal, American style.
It makes clutching a lot easier if you like to seat far away from the
steering wheel. Since mine is only 325mm dia, the farther away I seat,
the better control I have.

-- 
Igor Kessel
'89 200TQ -- 18psi (TAP)
'98 A4TQ
Philadelphia, PA
USA