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Getting the brake pedal really close to the frame rail…

I was browsing Grant Schwartz’s website (www.schwartzwelding.com) today and stumbled on this 1947 Mercury gallery. Grant is doing some neat frame work here, but what I zeroed in on was the way he mounted the brake pedal bracket. He used a Welder Series #WS25800 kit, and instead of bolting the pedal bracket to the frame using the tabs in the kit, he shortened the lower plate and set the upper plate on top of the frame rail.  This is very similar to the way Lowdown Hotrods did the remote pedal kit in a Model A frame they built (pictures are on the WS25800 product page of our web store).  Both these methods will get the brake pedal very close to the inside of the frame rail.

You can also see our #00206 body mount plates Grant used.

New Brake/Clutch Pedal Videos

Recently, there was a tiny mis-communication here, and both Paul and I were working on the same customers tech question.  I got a phone call from the customer, and my dad had an email.  It was kind of funny because we both thought we were working on the same problem for a different customer, at the same time.  Here is what we both came up with:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TVNpBKevrw[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo4SKnpe5Ps[/youtube]

Dear Welder Series… two Model ‘A’ pedal questions

Dear Welder Series…
I am building a Model A style frame and I am going to use manual brakes on it. Which master cylinder bracket kit and pedal should I use?

Ryan

Dear Ryan…
If you are using an automatic transmission, the WS13704 kit was designed for the Model ‘A’.  

It is available ready-to-weld or welded.

Is this the frame that you got the frame curves for?

Thanks for looking at Welder Series, Ryan.

Paul Horton

Dear Welder Series…
Great products, great videos and product info on YouTube.

Can you recommend which master mounting bracket and pedal to use for a
model A, and is there one available that has both the brake and clutch
pedals?

Thanks Alan

Dear Alan…
Thanks for looking at our parts, Alan.  Check out 20281.  Any clutch and brake is very crowded in a Model ‘A’.  We can swap the offset brake pedal for one with no offset.  Then you can bend both pedals symmetrically to go around the steering column.

I hope we can help you with your project.

Paul Horton