Brake pedal help

[Bill M]

Looking for help in relocating brake pedal over toward clutch. Currently only 3/4" to left of accelerator. Can't put on brakes without mashing accelerator at same time. Quite dangerous. Through this forum, I read there is a tool to bend the pedal(s) to give more space. Can I purchase or does anyone know where I can get it?

[edwardb]

Welcome to the forum and your first post. I'm not Factory Five Tech (obviously) but it's going to be hard for anyone to answer your question without more details. Specifically what Factory Five model and version build are you asking about? Also which pedal box do you have, if you know? A picture of the pedals in question would be really helpful as well. There are many variations.

[alv69]

really according to what pedal setup you are using, you could cut the pedal pad off and move it over or bend the pedal arm.

[Bill M]

MK3 , with a 74 - 78 mustang pedal assembly 71998

[Bill M]

mk3 74-78 mustang 71999

[edwardb]

Whoa, that is scary. Definitely the brake pedal can be bent. Here are a couple threads on the topic that might give you some background and ideas:

http://www.ffcars.com/forums/17-factory-five-roadsters/240630-pedal-box-question-94-up-pedals.html

http://www.ffcars.com/forums/17-factory-five-roadsters/279652-mr-mustang-s-pedal-bender-loan-program.html

Mike Everson is a great resource for this and could help if you're interested. Just reach out to him. http://www.replicaparts.com/brake%20pedal%20mod.htm.

Many also replace the donor accelerator with this piece from Russ Thompson. Much higher quality and operation plus can give a little more room on that side. http://www.breezeautomotive.com/details.php?prod_id=283

[AC Bill]

The RT throttle pedal set up, also helps with a smoother application of the throttle, then the donor pedal set up. I cut the RT pedal pad in half for the throttle, and moved it to the right side of the arm, to add a little more room.
The brake and clutch arms can be bent in a vice, but the pedal bender tool allows you to bend them while in the car. This way you can actually see their positions in comparison to one another.

[AC Bill]

It looks from your picture, that the donor pedal arm was already bent, but in the wrong direction. The stock donor pedal arm from a 90 GT that I used, was perfectly straight. I did the modification needed to shorten it, then bent it slightly as needed.

[alv69]

I would cut off the pedal pad and reweld all the way to the left side of the arm.