Pedal Assembly for the '66

[novanutcase]

OK...not sure if this is the right forum for this and moderator, please, if this isn't the right forum please feel free to move it wherever it should be. I need to figure out what kind of pedal assembly I should use for the '66 project I have going on(ZO66) so here is a picture of each of the candidates. If anyone can offer up a better solution or can tell me why any one of these is NOT a good choice please feel free to post:

Stock:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/novanutcase/stockpedalassembly.jpg
(Hope it's OK to use your photo Bill!)

Wilwood:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/novanutcase/WilwwodForward-Mount-Dual-Pedal-As.jpg
Wilwood doesn't make an accelerator pedal that matches their Brake/Clutch set!

Tilton:
Firewall mounted -
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/novanutcase/Tilton600firewallmount.jpg
About the same cost as the Wilwood!

Floor Mounted -

600 series -
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/novanutcase/Tilton600floormount.jpg
All steel pedals w/ matching accelerator pedal and more than double the cost of the Wilwood!

900 series -
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/novanutcase/Tilton900floormount.jpg
All Aluminum pedals w/ matching accelerator pedal and about 10 times the cost of the Wilwood!

I'm pretty sure as to which one I'm going to choose but I wanted to run this by the board and get some other opinions!

John

[ccracin]

John,

If it is my money, the Wilwood or Tilton Firewall Setup. Since it is your money I'll choose the 900 series!!! LOL Anything will look good in your car!:thumbsup:

[Silver69Camaro]

I'm using the Wilwood pedal assembly and I think it's the way to go. You get the same adjustability as the Tilton for much less, and the quality is very good.

I just made up an accelerator pedal to match the brake and clutch. Only took a couple of hours, no big deal. Looks great, too. I'll get some photos.

[novanutcase]

John,

If it is my money, the Wilwood or Tilton Firewall Setup. Since it is your money I'll choose the 900 series!!! LOL Anything will look good in your car!:thumbsup:

Thanks! Yeah......the 900 series is pretty trick but OMG those are some serious benjamins needed for that setup!

I'm using the Wilwood pedal assembly and I think it's the way to go. You get the same adjustability as the Tilton for much less, and the quality is very good.

I just made up an accelerator pedal to match the brake and clutch. Only took a couple of hours, no big deal. Looks great, too. I'll get some photos.

Hey Matt!

I'd love to see a photo! Thanks! The price for the Firewall mount of both of the companies is pretty much the same. Where it gets expensive is when you add the acceleratorto the set! Another issue that I may run into that may force me to go with a floor mount model is that there may not be room in the engine compartment to fit the reservoir at the proper height! I need to talk to Rodger and see how we can do this as the firewall mounts would be MUCH less!

John

[tyoneal]

This was a good question.

If I may,

Who is using what peddles and why? (Floor mount vs. Firewall Mount)

Application- Street and Road Track (I want to learn proper, "Heel Toe", Technics.

Thanks,

Ty O'Neal

[parsonsj]

Have a look at Tilton's remote pedal setup. It is the frame and masters for a balance bar brake and clutch, but is designed to allow one to make their own pedals and mate it to the master cylinder frame.

That way you can put the masters where they go best, and the pedals can be designed for good ergonomics (and/or looks). You'll have to build linkage between them, but assuming you're in the game already, it shouldn't be an unsolvable problem.

Since Wilwood supplied me with all my parts, I used their firewall tri-master frame and turned upside down and backwards to achieve the same thing.

jp

[parsonsj]

Here's a pic of what I mean:

http://www.tiltonracing.com/incs/imagethumb.php?picture=b0019

jp