whafam
09-26-2020, 05:00 PM
Just wanted to see if I could describe my experience in case it helps someone else. I couldn't find any particular post that relayed an experience or problem similar to mine, although with each car and owner, I am sure there will always be "unique" experiences! I got my kit in May and am still waiting for a couple major items but have most everything else. I have a Coyote Gen 3 and was recently mounting the Coyote gas pedal to the FFR pedal mount, which then mounts to the frame. First of all, as has been mentioned in prior posts, it was impossible to do this with the steering column shaft in the way. It is also very difficult to get the pedal where it needed to go, through the frame crossbars, with the pedal mount already bolted on (due to the frame cross bars in this area), so I inserted the gas pedal body up into the space and then was able to maneuver the pedal mount in place.
I used a portaband saw (like a hot knife through butter) to make the recommended cuts on the pedal itself, but had to make more cuts later as I will discuss.
Once I put the mount up to the frame, there were predrilled holes in the frame, but of course they didn't line up. There were 2 vertical holes and they were off vertically by maybe 1/8 inch or a little more, which meant the bolts were not going to go through both w/o some drilling somewhere. I had to use the bottom hole and correct the top mount area because I was already having clearance issues with the steering column. The top left mounting tab of the gas pedal was what was in the way. Using the top hole as it was (and drilling out the bottom) would have made it almost impossible, moving the top left ear or tab of the gas pedal even closer to the column, so I had to work on the top. I was nervous trying to drill out 1/8 inch above the existing hole in the frame since doing that is very difficult to begin with, w/o screwing up, and since any mistake would have also potentially damaged the already affixed and powder coating footbox front panel, I ended up creating an "oval" for the top pedal mount hole so it could slide up or down to allow some wiggle room for the bolts.
Once this was done, I realized the top left mounting tab was too big, as the steering column shaft was hitting it with any shaft rotation. Uggggh! Fortunately the bottom mounting tab was fine the way it was. Well, after sawing and grinding, and inhaling minute plastic pieces and smelling it (all I could think about was California prop 65 and my lungs wondering what I was doing and what I wasn't wearing a mask, although apparently anything made has a label on it...story for another day), I was able to eliminate most of the plastic around the metal portion of the tab and bolt it up with at least 1/8 inch clearance from the shaft as it rotated...finally! I ended up using a socket head bolt, as opposed to what was suppled, to match the ones used to mount the pedal assembly. I will include some pics I hope will show what I have described.
Just wanted to offer my experience in case it is helpful to someone, especially since I have gleaned so much from everyone else...AND since I will probably be asking for advice in the future, in fact, near future I'm certain!
BTW, crossing my fingers my pics show, since this is my first time trying to do that on the forum.
I used a portaband saw (like a hot knife through butter) to make the recommended cuts on the pedal itself, but had to make more cuts later as I will discuss.
Once I put the mount up to the frame, there were predrilled holes in the frame, but of course they didn't line up. There were 2 vertical holes and they were off vertically by maybe 1/8 inch or a little more, which meant the bolts were not going to go through both w/o some drilling somewhere. I had to use the bottom hole and correct the top mount area because I was already having clearance issues with the steering column. The top left mounting tab of the gas pedal was what was in the way. Using the top hole as it was (and drilling out the bottom) would have made it almost impossible, moving the top left ear or tab of the gas pedal even closer to the column, so I had to work on the top. I was nervous trying to drill out 1/8 inch above the existing hole in the frame since doing that is very difficult to begin with, w/o screwing up, and since any mistake would have also potentially damaged the already affixed and powder coating footbox front panel, I ended up creating an "oval" for the top pedal mount hole so it could slide up or down to allow some wiggle room for the bolts.
Once this was done, I realized the top left mounting tab was too big, as the steering column shaft was hitting it with any shaft rotation. Uggggh! Fortunately the bottom mounting tab was fine the way it was. Well, after sawing and grinding, and inhaling minute plastic pieces and smelling it (all I could think about was California prop 65 and my lungs wondering what I was doing and what I wasn't wearing a mask, although apparently anything made has a label on it...story for another day), I was able to eliminate most of the plastic around the metal portion of the tab and bolt it up with at least 1/8 inch clearance from the shaft as it rotated...finally! I ended up using a socket head bolt, as opposed to what was suppled, to match the ones used to mount the pedal assembly. I will include some pics I hope will show what I have described.
Just wanted to offer my experience in case it is helpful to someone, especially since I have gleaned so much from everyone else...AND since I will probably be asking for advice in the future, in fact, near future I'm certain!
BTW, crossing my fingers my pics show, since this is my first time trying to do that on the forum.