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I just received a set of Momo Superturismo Aluminum
Pedals used with a DC Sports
Short Shift Adapter for $50 shipped, a pretty good deal since
a new short shifter costs $50-$100 and a Momo pedal set also costs
$50-100.
The first step is to remove the rubber pedal covers that come stock.
This is pretty easy. Just reach down and feel behind the pedal and
pull off the rubber. You'll be left with a rather plain looking metal
pedal. |
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Figure out how you want to position your
new pedals. Note that each pedal has two holes which you will run
a bolt through and attach with a nut.
Make note of what is behind the pedals (ie the metal bars holding
the pedals) so you won't end up drilling through them or not having
space to put the attaching nuts. |
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Mark the holes where you plan to drill.
In our case, we used an awl to scratch a mark in the black paint on
the pedals but you may wish to use a permanent marker or a white-out
pen so it's more visible.
My gas pedal is plastic and we decided to leave it on and attach the
new pedal over it. |
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Start drilling! All the pedals are tough
to reach with yor drill b/c of the angle so you may wish to hold them
down with your hand, or sit in the seat and hold it down with a foot
while you drill. Of course, be careful not to slip and drill a hole
through your hand or foot.
The clutch and brake are metal so they are pretty tough to get started.
You may find your drill bit dancing around the pedal a little but
keep at it and you'll get the hole started. Once it's started, it
doesn't take too long to get through the metal. |
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When you're done, position the new pedals,
run the bolts through and attach them with the nuts by hand. The nuts
are security nuts with plastic on them to keep them from wiggling
off due to vibration. The easiest way is to use a socket or crescent
wrench, or pliers to hold the nut, then use a philips screwdriver
to tighten the bolt down.
Because we left the gas pedal on, we had to drill through some pretty
thick plastic. I ended up having to get replacement bolts that were
longer than the 3/4" ones that came with it. I needed a 1-1/2"
and a 2" bolt, both at 1/8" diameters, although the ones
that came with the pedals were slightly larger, so I had to get new
security nuts as well. |
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One note with the gas pedal, because
of the way the plastic is attached to the metal bar, we had to attach
the pedal off center, however the marking we made weren't quite right
and we had to drill at a funky angle which resulted in the pedal being
slightly crooked after we were done with it. Ah well...
Just so you know, it's a real pain to do this just b/c of the funky
position you're in to access the pedals. Seth was kind enough to take
a picture of my butt to illustrate the difficulty of getting to the
pedals.
In retrospect, I am quite UNhappy with the pedals. They look good
but the clutch pedal catches the floor mat and the gas pedal might
prevent the gas from being pushed all the way down. Also, despite
the security nuts, they do get loose and need to be tightened sometimes.
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