Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Tonight after work I spent more time working out the details of the master cylinder/ brake pedal mounting. You need a very strong mount for both of these items, especially the pedal, because your foot can really put some force on the pedal. In a panic stop situation you almost want to put your foot through the floorboard, so the mount has to be very strong.

I played with a few designs, and finally decided to not reinvent the wheel. Total Performance has a combination pedal and steering box mount that they sell, and I had one in the shop for the other T to look at. I didn't want to cut it up to fit this application, so I duplicated the way they do the pedal portion of that mount. They use a large piece of angle iron, and slice off a section and weld a tube into it to pass the pedal pivot bolt through. So I cut up a piece of angle and welded a tube into it and this is what I came up with.

That piece will be welded to the frame, and the bolt that passes through it will also go through the pedal so it pivots on that bolt. I will weld a 3/8 inch thick piece of plate to the frame and tap it for 5/8 inch threads so the pivot bolt will thread into that plate.

The mocked up pedal assembly looks like this.

Once that is welded to the frame I can position the master cylinder mount behind it, and weld it on also. It will look like this when in place. I am also going to make up a tapered skid plate that runs from the master cylinder mount forward and upward to the frame bottom side. The idea of this is that the master cylinder is below the frame by about an inch, so in case I ever hit something on the road I want this area protected and sort of a ramp for the object to slide on . That skid plate will come later on.

I may also tie the angle iron piece to the master cylinder mount with a piece of strap iron, even though Total Performance doesn't do that. I won't know until it is all welded up if I feel more support is needed.

Tomorrow night I will try to wrap up this part of the build so I can move on to mounting the steering box.

Thanks for looking,

Don

Thanks Denny. I'm gonna have to get you to do some artwork for the T. The one you came up with for Brian is awesome.

Don