[Healeys] Paddy Hopkirk pedal extension

Wed Apr 29 00:00:11 MDT 2020

Hi, Al.  I hope you’re well.  The DWR pedals mount to the standard holes in the arms once the stock pedals are removed.  However, as I recall the gap between the ears or tabs on the DWR pedals was not large enough and required some filing to widen.

Yes, once the grip tape started coming off the aluminum box I built, I decided to fabricate a new dead pedal to match the other DWR pedals.  It’s a flat plate, 1/8” I believe, large enough to fit under the dip switch mount with about 6” of angle iron welded perpendicular to it at the top right (inboard) corner.  A piece of, as I recall, 1” x ½” flat bar forms the down arm, attached with a ½” spacer to the angle iron by a nylock.  This allows me to tow up the pedal to access the dip switch.  I recall that I had to do a fair amount of grinding to relieve the arm to fit the pedal.  I ground the lower corner of the flat bar until I got a satisfactory angle and position of the pedal.

I never did a plan; I just started building up the idea and did a lot of trial and error fitting.  I can crawl under there and take some rough measurements, if you’d like.

And it’s always fun at shows watching people trying to figure out what the 4th pedal is for!

BTW, with the COVID-19 fallout, my nephew’s start date at Ford has been pushed back to September.  He’s going to summer in Des Moines with his parents once he graduates next month.

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

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Subject: RE: [Healeys] Paddy Hopkirk pedal extension

Hi Bruce – maybe you can share with us how you did this:

[1] Do the pedal pads mount to the stock pedal arms, or require modification? I was also going to ask for the source, but they appear to say “DWR” on them, so maybe I already know 😊; 

[2] A while back you shared the look of your sisal mats. That pic shows that you refined your dead pedal from the prior aluminum box to something better – how does the dead pedal work?

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All the best,

Al Fuller

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Subject: [Healeys] Paddy Hopkirk pedal extension

Bruce,

In your second photo I see what appears to be a Paddy Hopkirk pedal extension.  I had one on my 1961 Austin-Cooper many years ago.  

Being bigger than the stock accelerator size, does it improve things – like heel and toeing?  

I assume it fits neatly over the pedal as it appears, from memory, to be the same size as in the Mini Cooper.

Cheers

Mark

Ardmore

NZ

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Interesting way to flood the dash.  When you said under the dash, I thought you meant in the foot wells.  Two projects for me:

1.  I decided to add a clock to my auxiliary panel below the heater control, which already held my ammeter and switches for the fog and spot lamps.  Extra credit for identifying the inspiration for the design of auxiliary panel.  Hint:  It is Healey related.

2.  I'm fabricating a rally stopwatch panel.

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

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Subject: [Healeys] Lights

So , when idle times come . What do we do to fill the void 🤔 . My project has been to install LED light strips under the dash of my 67 BJ 8 . Looks good . Easily removed. Hidden switch. Extra lighting can’t hurt in our cars . And our sights can always use extra lights . All for under $20 . 

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