#pedal box

[steelboxmaker]

Ladder pedal roll forming machine

Roll forming machine for ladder pedal & plat form & foot hold & basedboard The ladder pedal has a punching stencil and a skid plat...

[bradslotus7]

Pedal box installation

Now that my pedal box is near completion, I needed to install it. The one problem I faced is that my chassis is too narrow where the pedal box is meant to be mounted, this was done to allow room for the gearbox, I assume. This means that I had to move the pedal box further back. I started by cutting out one of the standard vertical bars (which would be in the way of the clutch master cylinder) and then welded in another horizontal bar further back.

I then welded in a new vertical bar as well as the top bar.

and another photo...

Here is a idea of what it will look like when completed.

I needed my stainless steel bars machined for C-clips to ensure the pedals will be held in place. Below is all the bars with the grooves required.

Next was to weld up my accelerator pedal. It still needs painting etc.

I then aligned where everything must go and welded in the mounting bar as well as my mounting brackets.

Here is a nice picture of my accelerator pedal mounted.

[bradslotus7]

Clutch and brake pedal painted and aluminium face pop riveted on.

[garrethslotus]

Im still here....

Right so with varsity done and hopefully third year done the lotus is back to being a priority! 

As in a previous post the pedals came back from laser cutting. I managed to get back to my high school were I could braze the pieces together and partially assemble the pedal box. Below are some pics. The funny white stuff is the brazing flux re crystallizing due to them being standing for a while. I'll clean it off before finishing this thing up with the aluminium plates and black paint. 

semi assembled 

and initial placing in the footwell

So a while back I had some carbon fibre switches shipped up from East London, dont think I uploaded so here they are. Also found some carbon fiber bike indicators.  

Now I ordered a steering wheel hub (the part that connects your steering wheel to the steering column) about 2 months ago. Eventually last week I was so fed up I went straight to the manufacturer and got it within 3 days. Now the intricate dash I have planned can be mapped out as well as more of the interior. Never though this one piece would cause such a hold up. 

Right so tomorrow I start my vacation work, will work the nights and keep you all posted. 

Cheers for now

[bradslotus7]

I drew the part needed to connect my master cylinders to my pedals. I then had them machined on a lathe followed by a milling machine. Here is the result.

[bradslotus7]

Here is my pedal box which I have sent in for laser cutting. I drew it up on Solid Edge ST3.