Arden’s Speedster GT Build

Jamar, Wilwood, Latest Rage, Empi all make a similar product to the CNC/Neal pedal sets.

@LI-Rick posted:

Jamar, Wilwood, Latest Rage, Empi all make a similar product to the CNC/Neal pedal sets.

My google fu must suck. When I was shopping, the set from Greg was the only thing I found that I liked. The Wilwood sets I looked at were too complicated, and most had built in reservoirs IIRC.

Here is a Wilwood and a Latest Rage.

@dlearl476 posted:

Does Greg still have any? CNC closed up shop a year or so ago and that’s who made the ones I got from him.

Word of warning: The only thing I don’t like about this set up is that I lost the space under the clutch pedal that was nice to stretch out my leg because of the design of the OEM cluster mounting on the center tunnel.

Mine don't say CNC on them, I'm unsure of their origin. They are from 2016 though, if that helps.

On a Vintage, you can still tuck your foot back there, 2" frame tubes give you an extra inch. Also, I set the throttle pedal spacing such that heel/toe is easy when on the brakes. Really it's ball of your foot on the brake and pinky toe on the gas but whatever. You can do it with your heel but it's easier the other way.

@LI-Rick that Latest Rage looks just like what I have.

The picture posted on Vintage website shows an Empi gas pedal, so maybe they source the whole assembly from them.

Still working on floor pans! I should have driver’s side done tomorrow. Hopefully!! Getting into the busy time of the year at the Gravel Pit I don’t get much time to work on the hobby Unfortunately!!

Nice fabrication Arden!  

I got a little more done today.

Have you thought of looking at the original width and height of an original column?  Also the width of the body? Just saying.

@IaM-Ray I’m Not sure what you’re asking?

@IaM-Ray are you talking about the tunnel?

Yes I was talking about the height and width of the tunnel. and the width of the body for seat space and foot wells.

@Former Member

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@IaM-Ray The channel I had bent 3 3/8” wide and 5 1/2 tall I am using a EMPI shifter box that’s why its 3 3/8 wide and I wanted my shifter rod as level as I could make it that’s why I went with 5 1/2’ in height.

@IaM-Ray to date I’ve had the body off and on 22 times trying to get the measurements right. Lol  Getting the seat height has been main issue.

NOw that is funny, actually, I just did a DSG service on my VW and I seemed to be up, then downunder the car, then up, downunder, then up downunder and when I came into my house I was sore at uncommon places wondering how did I get so sore.... Then I remembered, oh yeah, the up and the downunder.  I stated thinking to my self does that make me ready for Australia.  come to to think no ready for the weight room.  

Arden, if you are getting one of these shifter boxes,

weld all the seams before installing it.  It looks like they still just put a short weld inside, and I’ve seen a couple of failures.

That is a good idea and you need one to hold the shifter.

I just laid the floors into check the fit. @LI-Rick tomorrow I’ll put them on a scale and tell you how heavy they are.

Good Lord, but that frame is gorgeous……..

@LI-Rick I weighed the floor pans together they are 72lbs

@Former Member, that’s a little less than I was estimating. Did that include the center tunnel? Once welded in, I think that is really going to give rigidity to the chassis. Well done!

@LI-Rick, Thanks, No I didn’t yet I still have to cut it to size. It’s 14ga thinner stuff.

23rd time Body to Chassis for more measurements Lol

I’m thinking about going with this color on my New Speedster GT what do you think?

It would be stunning, @Former Member!

I LIKE it!

I'll bet old El Frazoo would approve! As do I.

I got my transaxle last week they put the wrong flanges on it was supposed to have 930 flanges on it.I called and the are shipping the correct ones out.

Cool! That's a nice brandy-new Rhino case. Bravo.

Is that a stud on the throwout arm for a heim joint? Gotta know...

@Former Member, what gearing did you go with?

@LI-Rick I went with a 3.44 RP 3.78 1st 2.06 2nd 1.32 3rd .89 4th and a limited slip.

@DannyP Here’s a better pic

@DannyP posted:

Is that a stud on the throwout arm for a heim joint? Gotta know...

I saw that, too. But I think it’s just the perfect angle for an optical illusion.

Regular lever:

I see that now. A heim there would be cool. I've had those later-year clutch levers with the diamond-shape clutch cable hole jam on the round slave spacer.