Geoff,
I had the very same problem with my floors supplied by MiniMania. There
were
no captive nuts and where the gas pedal mounted to the floor is exactly where
the
metal took a turn down for the depression. After much head scratching, I just
mounted the pedal on the angle of the metal that leads down to the depression
with
one screw at the bottom corner of the depression and the other screw at the top
corner of metal. I just used a couple of nuts, bolts and lock washers (you're
not
going to be removing it for anything anytime soon anyway) and then grabbed the
rubber foot pedal at the top and pushed it to the right. It slid enough off the
metal tang it is mounted on to be straight up. After the carpet is installed,
you
won't think about it again. One word of caution, if your exhaust pipe is
installed be very careful when you drill through for the mounting screws. The
pipe is directly below this area. The screws have to be just long enough to go
through and fit a lock washer and nut to clear the pipe safely also.
Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite
"Geoffrey P. Muttart" wrote:
> Hey Spridgeteers!
>
> I've recently replaced the floors in my Bugeye with Steelcraft (I'm told)
> panels (2 piece) from a reputable local supplier (not those guys that Frank
> dislikes). However, it appears that the footwell area may not be correct -
> the depression in the floor pan appears to be too far "inboard" (i.e. too
> close to the inside edge of the frame member) and, therefore, the accelerator
> pedal doesn't have a flat area on which to mount (it wants to mount in the
> depression). I've visited a local clubmember who has a Bugeye with original
> floors and it appears from my measurements that the depression is the correct
> depth but that it is 2 inches too far inboard. My supplier has never had a
> complaint about his panels but is co-operating with me to try to identify my
> problem.
>
> Can someone confirm the correct width of the flat area between the inside edge
> of the frame member (the inner edge of the floor) and the start of the
> depression, as well as the width of the flat area between the inner sill
> (outer edge of the floor) and the depression?
>
> I should also note that my floors did not come with captive nuts for the
> accelerator pedal nor drain holes.
>
> If I'm correct and I have improper floors, does anyone know of a source for
> correct ones?
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Geoff Muttart
> gmuttart@mtdc.ns.ca
> Nova Scotia, Canada
> AH 'Bugeye' Sprite - currently trying desperately to get out of major surgery
> without going bankrupt - there's lots of rust up North!
>
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