Bias Pedal Box

[matthew85]

Afternoon chaps..

What pedal boxes are people running? im about to upgrade the one in my mk1 polo, and obviously dont have provisions for a servo, so im looking into building a bias set up, but obviously there is a lack of space..

Thanks

[hayesey]

I've got a Tilton one but so far it's not made it any further than a shelf in my house.  I've seen others who have used the floor mounted OBP one which is quite cheap to buy, they have also moved the seating position further back which not only helps to fit a pedal box like that in but shifts weight distribution to the rear a bit.

[jez1272gt]

i've got a universal bias box from rally designs, ive utilized the standard pedals, mounted the box in place of the servo and made up a puch rod bar to go between the brake pedal and the master cylinder push rod. The master cylinders are wilwood and the whole lot was approx. £140 iirc.  The only problem with this is that the inner master cylinder sits super close to the fuel line on the fuel pressure regulator so this will need addressing but i thought that it would be easier to sort than mounting pedals within the car, upset driver position and also easier to get to to adjust etc etc..

[matthew85]

Oh man, im thinking about the universal rd ones, or something similar to hegs on cp..

the thought of a floor mounted box came to my mind and i am in the process of finalising the seating position so its on the cards, but all that means is more expenditure and more delay haha.

I need to weigh up the pros and cons....

Thanks guys

[cheddarcheese]

jez pictures?

[hayesey]

moving the seating position backwards is a good thing, I'll be doing that anyway   I'd probably be on with it now but my broken arm is stopping me from doing anything

[jez1272gt]

Best i got for the min...


http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg3/jez1272gt/?action=view&current=PedalsandBalanceBarBox7.jpg

http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg3/jez1272gt/?action=view&current=Pedalsandbox.jpg


ill put up one with the inlet manifold in place so you can see the serious lack of clearance too. Cant find a pic of the link bar i fabbed up either but i will get some more pics if you want...

[cheddarcheese]

looks good more pictures always good!

[matthew85]

thanks for those photos....

[youngprodigys]

I experimented with this ages ago when i was trying to make my bay a bit neater.
i removed the setup after the cable clutch was shite - and i didnt have the resourses that i do now to put a hydraulic unit on the gearbox - or i would have kept it.

ok - i know its messy but i was doing some rewiring at the time on my dashboard and the whole loom was being taken out - hence the mess!






now sits in my "was a great plan at the time" draw, along with all my other daft ideas

[hayesey]

I've discovered that my pedal box makes quite an effective bookend on the shelf in my bedroom

[youngprodigys]

hahahahaha

[matthew85]

thanks for the photos

[djtez]

Wat are the Main advantages of an uprated pedal box??

[breadman]

It's all in the title really Terry.
It allows you virtually infinate adjustment of the brake bias from front to rear. Another often overlooked feature of an adjustable bias pedal box is it gives you options in brake pedal travel and weight due to the availability of different size master cylinders. This is important when you don't have a servo.