It might be worth an email or a call to the Heim manufacturer to confirm the lateral loading limit. There are plenty of other ways to skin the cat if they indicate that there's any risk of the joint breaking in that orientation.
It's getting to be a big puzzle. Everything just has enough room to fit. Mocking everything up. Building motor mounts, transmission cross member and mount, master cylinder mount.
Had to search the junkyard yesterday.. the big 130amp GM alternator was in the same place as the frame rail... no good. Found this jem from a 98-00 Honda Accord. 80 amps is plenty for this hotrod. Will make a custom upper mount but it bolts up to the factory lower bolt.
Yeti, Just noticed the pictures of your master cylinder mount and the push tube. As that looks to be a pretty it will flex due to the small diameter and length. At best it will cause you to have a soft petal feeling. Using a solid steel rod won't really help you due to the length. One way to solve this problem would be to make that rod or tube go forward when you step on the petal. Add a bell crank in front of the master cylinder and make it push that cylinder. I don't want you to think I'm picking on you by any means. I just see things any anyone's build that raise a red flag and offer what advice I might have in hopes that they might have. I am differently not a expert but I have been designing and building racing cars since 1973. Before that I spent 2/1/2 years working on Huey helicopters that I had to fly on everyday. I have built Top Fuel Dragsters, Funny cars,altereds , Pro Stock chassis that ran in the comp/altered classes and Harley frames that I reversed the manual brake push rods to pull units. In 2005 I started building recreations on 50-60s Sports Car racers including the 63 Grand Sport Corvettes, 59, Scarab and the 59 Aston Martin DB1-R that Carrol Shelby drove to victory. I don't usually let this much information out as I don't really like to get into advice arguments or will you design me request. I will and do at times offer my "opinion" and we all know that that's worth. I don't log in here much these days but do read though the post about once a week. I am in the the process of a ton of VA medical issues and some contract work for a sports car fabrication company now. Also trying to find some time to design me a roadster (bucket styled) with hopes of starting it later this year. With age chasing you to the here after one has to keep moving forward as fast as you can!
Good Luck in your project. If you have any questions just fire away and I will tell you what I know or think I know.
George
The master is going to have solid rod running to it. I just put the tube there to see clearance. Motor mounts will have gussets.
I like the idea of the pull type with a bell crank to push the master cylinder. I wont ask you to design it for me but would you happen to have any pictures that I can use for some imagination?
If you can give me till after Friday I will lay out a basic design. I have a ton of paper work to get done prior to a long Friday sit down meeting. If I get energize I might work it in tonight. Really simple mechanically. I will be in touch.
George
Awesome. Thank you!
I lost sight in my left eye as a result of a head on collision in ‘96. It definitely presents challenges, especially combined with age and vision degradation in my right eye. I always had excellent vision prior. Wish you the best.I apologize for not responding but seems I had a lot more diversions in front of me than I planned on. Right now I am dealing with a number of VA issues and diversions. Biggest issue is a partial vision loss in my right eye that will be permanent.Always wanted to be a pirate as a kid and damn if it doesn't look like I'm going to make. Will be going in to the VA again in the morning. Since I have been at the house quite a bit I don't have a big monitor here and working off of a laptop is very difficult' I will be back in the shop no later then the August 1. I will still help you out if you can wait until then. If you have any other picture views on the overall area of interest as in petal mount and firewall it would help to see those. Not sure you decided to mount that cylinder so far from the firewall but you must have your reasons. Give it some thought and I will look at it. Really need to get back to the design of a car that has been evolving in my mind for a number of years and big screens are a must anymore. Received this latest monitor unannounced from a good friend here on this forum. I will check in in a day or two. Just remember, Everything is a project. Some are just more enjoyable then others!
George
Hey, that's no fun! Hoping for the best !Biggest issue is a partial vision loss in my right eye that will be permanent.
I lost sight in my left eye as a result of a head on collision in ‘96. It definitely presents challenges, especially combined with age and vision degradation in my right eye. I always had excellent vision prior. Wish you the best.
Hey, that's no fun! Hoping for the best !
I apologize for not responding but seems I had a lot more diversions in front of me than I planned on. Right now I am dealing with a number of VA issues and diversions. Biggest issue is a partial vision loss in my right eye that will be permanent.Always wanted to be a pirate as a kid and damn if it doesn't look like I'm going to make. Will be going in to the VA again in the morning. Since I have been at the house quite a bit I don't have a big monitor here and working off of a laptop is very difficult' I will be back in the shop no later then the August 1. I will still help you out if you can wait until then. If you have any other picture views on the overall area of interest as in petal mount and firewall it would help to see those. Not sure you decided to mount that cylinder so far from the firewall but you must have your reasons. Give it some thought and I will look at it. Really need to get back to the design of a car that has been evolving in my mind for a number of years and big screens are a must anymore. Received this latest monitor unannounced from a good friend here on this forum. I will check in in a day or two. Just remember, Everything is a project. Some are just more enjoyable then others!
George
I would be afraid to drive any vehicle with the brake pedal on the left of the steering column. I think most of us were taught to drive using the gas pedal and brake pedal with our right foot. This is a must when driving a vehicle with a clutch pedal. I think it would be impossible to drive a manual transmission car using your left foot for the clutch and brake. I know many people drive automatics with 2 feet.
That would scare me. Just sayin’
So no clutch pedal involved. Mine also has brake pedal left of the column, and it's surprising how my pea-size brain has adapted to left-foot braking. I guess when I'm in the T muscle memory (conation?) takes over.
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