Shades of earlier MGs, too. That pretty much describes the "pedal" on my 1954
MG TF.
I've always thought it was a brilliant design - no floppy pedal just a wheel.
My project Midget is missing the accelerator pedal - maybe I'll just leave it
that way and install a Biff Jones wheel.
-Mike Eldred
Wilmington, VT
> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:07:14 -0600
> From: David Lieb <72spridget@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Unintended acceleration
> To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
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> > The solution I came up with after having the bugeye pedal linkage popping
> > out to many times under hard acceleration was to remove the pedal
assembly
> > including the little arm from the stock firewall rod and then installing
two
> > 1 1/2" diameter by 3/4" thick plastic wheels....
>
> Hmmm, shades of the early VW Beetles ;-) I wonder how they would feel
> with bare feet? One way to find out!
> David L
>
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