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Plus 2 Pedal Box Reinforcment Plate Template

PostPost by: Matt Elan » Wed Nov 27, 2024 11:57 am

As there seems to be a bit of interest in the Plus 2 Pedal box reinforcement plate here is a diagram of my plate and some pictures of the actual plate showing each side.

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PostPost by: SimonH » Wed Nov 27, 2024 12:05 pm

Looks good. I was/am intending to do something similar but with a bit more footprint to be able to bond it in to spread the loads over the footbox a bit more
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PostPost by: Bud English » Wed Nov 27, 2024 4:12 pm

My car already had a plate similar to yours installed, though not quite as robust, as shown in the parts list.
In addition to adding a thin layer of honeycomb like material to that whole mounting area, I fabricated the column/pedal box brace that Foxie provided the drawings for here on the forum.
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This attaches to the steering column bracket and the hand brake mount and adds considerable reinforcement to the whole area.
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PostPost by: Foxie » Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:27 pm

It's nice to be "Mentioned in Dispatches" almost exactly 20 years after my original post !

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