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So, MOT sorted by the skin of its teeth, loads to do before tomorrow morning, panic has set it due to a little mishap with the pedal box...

How many of you fitted metal spreader plates between the pedal box and the bulkhead? Here is something for those of you with pinto engines to think about.

I didn't see this coming 8 years ago when I re built it... The holes are supposed to be there... the crack around the edge is not.

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Seems the proximity to the manifold has weakened the fibreglass of the tub a little

Well a lot actually :)

A metal spreader plate on the inside would have eased the load on the area and this may not have been quite so severe. This is going to be a fun evening..

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Comment by Adrian Southgate on April 11, 2014 at 18:08

There is nothing dodgy about it, it was solidly fixed in place with big metal brackets (not shown) but they limited the pedal travel so i'm fixing it...Its a pain in the backside to be honest. I knew it needed replacing and wasn't happy doing a 'distance' with it not right. I don't see 6mm plate being required, i'm not an elephant.

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