speedster project... need help

[Big hammer]

How about placing the body forward ( the 4-5 inches) , with the body back it looks like the footwell is tighter ? Also with the body forward the pedals would work better? Just a different way to look at the issues

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Originally Posted by Big hammer

How about placing the body forward ( the 4-5 inches) , with the body back it looks like the footwell is tighter ? Also with the body forward the pedals would work better? Just a different way to look at the issues

Actually, I think it feels, -and looks proportionately better when the body is more rearward.

To make the controls work with the body moved rearward, I just heated the pedals and bent them backwards slightly just above the pedal shaft which made the pedal stand more vertical. Then where the pedal bends rearward about 120° at the top, that area is bent where the bend is about 90° which makes the pedal position(s) about horizontal as they come out of the floorboard. Moving the body rearward basically moves the shift lever forward in the cockpit giving more room in front of the seats too.

On my cars, I also moved the steering column rearward by drilling new holes in the frame rail just in front of the rear engine mounts. On my Mobilgas car, I believe I used a '32 Drag Link because I had fabbed a longer Pitman Arm to get faster/quicker steering when I was racing the car.

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