by "MM54" (mm54mk2)
Published 08/15/2017 at 21:42
by "MM54" (mm54mk2)
Published 08/15/2017 at 21:42
Tags: FB RX7
STARS: 3
My only complaint with driving position in the RX-7 (which is seriously comfy) was the lack of dead pedal - especially on longer trips, my left foot got tired of awkwardly slumping over near the clutch. It turns out the dead pedal was an option, and having a very-very-base model, mine didn’t have it (I’ve got a tape deck that may or may not have been standard and dealer-installed A/C, that’s it).
A bit of money sent to a guy on the forums parting out a couple FBs and 10 minutes jammed into the footwell solved that.
Felt pretty good just sitting there; tomorrow I’ll find out how it is in-action, I suppose.
"EngineerWithTools" (engineerwithtools)
08/15/2017 at 21:44, STARS: 1
.... how it is in inaction, even!
Nice work!
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
08/15/2017 at 21:53, STARS: 0
That’s not something that should have even been an option.
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
08/15/2017 at 21:58, STARS: 0
Yeah, I find it hard to believe anyone would prefer it not to be there.
Being a late-’85 build (last model year of the FB) completely-base model, I suspect someone wanted one, saw what the ‘86s looked like (the FC) and ran out and bought an FB while they could - and wasn’t really financially ready.
Or someone just wanted a base model. Either way.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
08/15/2017 at 22:14, STARS: 1
It’s the big things that matter:
I love that my Golf (stock photo, but my pedals - thanks VW TDI Sorry Money!) has an incredibly large dead pedal. I’ve driven plenty of cars without a dead pedal and I am miserable, and that’s just after five minutes.
And it’s not just VW that knows how to do a dead pedal, it’s all the Germans. An E46 has a dead pedal about the same size. My W202's is slightly smaller, but still bigger than most American or Japanese pedals, if they even have one.
"notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural)
08/15/2017 at 22:24, STARS: 0
this is on the list of craziest options ive ever seen
"TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
08/16/2017 at 00:26, STARS: 1
I’m pretty sure my F-100 does not even have the pretense of a dead pedal and it’s never bothered me. I’ve driven 14 hours at a time and never had an issue with it. Maybe it’s that I sit up high enough and the cab is big enough that I can just kick back and relax. It’s the lack of cruise control that’s the bigger issue.
Maybe your original owner didn’t want the extra weight. Haha.
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
08/16/2017 at 18:13, STARS: 1
Could be - it’s definitely half a pound saved!
My crown vic doesn’t have a dead pedal of any sorts, and I think you’re right about the seating position - my legs are so much more vertical in it that it’s a lot easier to get comfortable without somewhere to rest the foot.
"TylerLinner" (tylerlinner1)
08/16/2017 at 18:31, STARS: 0
Must be the low H point that is bothering you then. Interesting.