body and interior Gas Pedal, Move Or Extension?

[dcmackintosh]

It took me just a bit of time to get used to the pedal locations, which aren't bad. The heights of the brake and gas pedals are good for heel-and-toe downshifts, but they're a bit far apart and I'd like to have more of my foot on the brake. What have you done to either move the gas pedal to the left or make it wider? I don't have room to make the brake pedal wider and it might be better without the rubber cover.

[AceAndrew]

Given the providence of your car, some close-ups of what is in there now would be helpful (as it's very likely its not original thus skewing the legitimacy of our suggestions).

[dcmackintosh]

I can't post a picture easily from my phone, but the pedals appear original. The gas pedal is 1.5" wide and 8" tall, plastic, very close to the tunnel. The gap to the brake pedal is 2.5". I think if the gas pedal were 1" wider it would be perfect.

[tisalover]

Best Solution: "L" shaped accelerator pedal cover, base of L goes left. Screw it on over the original. I put one on my 72 911 racecar and it makes heel/toeing perfect. Simple and elegant-either purchase aftermarket or make one. You'll like it. Peter

[John_in_VA]

Some options here - http://www.ultimatepedals.com/pedal.htm

[Andrew Havens]

Strange...I always feel like my gas pedal is too close to the brake. I always get my foot caught under the brake pedal.

[dcmackintosh]

All three pedals moved a little to the left would be nice. It took me a while to get used to the accelerator being right up against the tunnel and there's barely enough room between the tunnel and the brake pedal for a wide foot.

[TobyB]

I always move the brake a bit towards the throttle.  I have big feet, and the brake and clutch are too close together, and the

accelerator too far to the west.  So bending the brake about 3/4" has worked well.  I seem to remember I straighten out the

kinks a bit, as both are offset to the left, but that's a vague memory.

 

Works great for me,

 

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[Thomas Turck]

 I changed a 1976 BMW 2002 from automatic to a standard transmission which resulted in the brake pedal being too close to the throttle. I had concerns about fire and/or ending up with a cocked pedal if I heated the brake arm up with a torch. So I cut the right side of the brake pedal off with a cut-off saw and mig welded it to the left side of the pedal after tacking on a backing plate. This resulted in a much safer process and an

 strong and acceptable looking final product.

[M3M3]

5 hours ago, Thomas Turck said:

 I changed a 1976 BMW 2002 from automatic to a standard transmission which resulted in the brake pedal being too close to the throttle. I had concerns about fire and/or ending up with a cocked pedal if I heated the brake arm up with a torch. So I cut the right side of the brake pedal off with a cut-off saw and mig welded it to the left side of the pedal after tacking on a backing plate. This resulted in a much safer process and an

 strong and acceptable looking final product.

This appears kinda funny.... Concerned about torch starting a fire, but not concerned about fire from cutting wheel sparks or MIG welding heat/sparks....??

 

The pedals are removable so this work can be done off the car.  Replace the bushings while they are out.

 

Another possible solution for some is shoes with narrow soles like driving shoes, wrestling shoes or water shoes.

[Thomas Turck]

The pedal box had probably been laying outside for ten years and the bolt to disassemble the pedals was seized. This was a lot easier fix than R & R-ing the pedal box. Also sparks are a lot less volatile than a high temperature open flame.