Has anyone done Wilwood top hung pedals

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Has anyone done Wilwood top hung pedals

Postby pigeondave » Wed Mar 04, 2015 8:46 pm

Hi, looking to change the pedals in the Fury and was wondering if anyone has installed Wilwood top hung pedals.
I fancy a change and the dual master cylinders
I cant go the floor mounted route as the floor to the end of the pedal box slopes up so its not flat.

Also are hydraulic clutches better than cable ones? If i change the pedals i'll probably have to go hydraulic.

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Re: Has anyone done Wilwood top hung pedals

Postby RobMsport » Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:55 am

Why does the floor into the pedal box slope up :?: I've not seen that before on any FURY .

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Re: Has anyone done Wilwood top hung pedals

Postby pigeondave » Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:21 pm

RobMsport wrote:Why does the floor into the pedal box slope up :?: I've not seen that before on any FURY .


I dont know why, it just does.
Ive also got a steel plate welded in separating the cockpit from the side pods, no riveted ally sheets for me :lol:

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Re: Has anyone done Wilwood top hung pedals

Postby adithorp » Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:00 am

There are others with the sloping floor. It's been mentioned twice recently on LCB...
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/6 ... tid=195888
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/6 ... tid=196300

Sorry Dave, I can't picture it well enough in my head to make many useful suggestions. I think it'd be a lot easier to deal with in say... October ;)

Clutch wise... Hydralic using a concentric slave gives a nice straight push so reduces judder and wear. Once in it's a very compact set up. It is more complex to set up initially though. Cable is simple but needs more space and puts some side force on the fingers so can cause judder and wear, however it does currently work.

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Re: Has anyone done Wilwood top hung pedals

Postby pigeondave » Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:07 pm

@Adithorp

Im asking to see what the options are for the winter upgrades so i can have the bits on the shelf so its a quick in and out job.
The only trouble is it looks like the wilwood pedals are 8" wide, it appears a tight fit over the existing.

As for the go pedal, this looks nice

http://mevowners.proboards.com/thread/6 ... pedal-kits (please don't flame me for surfing the other forums)

Has the locostbuilders guy posted any pics?

And the Fury's not coming apart before Nov. (maybe the dampers will be sent somewhere to make sure they're matched and in the correct range)

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Re: Has anyone done Wilwood top hung pedals

Postby adithorp » Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:51 am

I've PM'd him asking for pictures and sent a link to here.

That go pedal looks nice. Great price for what you get (even if the brackets had to be junked/re-made) Looks a bit over engineered for the forces applied and a bit pretty for something nobody sees.


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