ydeardorff
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Fred and I went to a car show some months back, and came across an old beautiful blue corvette.
Aside from the sheer beauty of the car, the hood was of course open for all to see.
Now putting aside the beast lurking under that hood. There was something that caught my eye. The brake booster was mounted sideways.
Now I cant say why this never occured to me, but I have noticed across many, many kit car forums, and build blogs over the years that everyone, and I mean everyone seems to always mount the brake booster inline with the car. It was refreshing to see this.
It shows that you can mount the darn thing backwards if you want so long as its securely mounted, and you have a efficient way to place the pushrod into it from the brake pedal. Making sure not to gain or lose any mechanical advantage in the linkage.
Now on to the WRX pedal assembly:
The WRX pedal assembly offers a unique design feature not found on most cars.
The brake pedal is attached to a rotating rod so the input to the brake booster is offset from the pedal itself.
Now I have heard of some issues using this particular assembly due to the pedal lengths, but this idea could be taken further (in theory) to be able to place the brake booster on the passenger side of the car if one wanted.
Anyway this is just a few ideas to get the gears turning. For those working on their liquid cooled builds, and want at least some power assisted steering this might help get the idea clock ticking.
I have talked to those with completed liquid cooled cars, and all of them have said power assisted steering would be a massive plus in these cars. Especially in parking lots. Something about the angle that the driver sits, the lack of ability to lean forward and get a better angle on the steering wheel makes the power steering option a highly desireable option.
Aside from the sheer beauty of the car, the hood was of course open for all to see.
Now putting aside the beast lurking under that hood. There was something that caught my eye. The brake booster was mounted sideways.
Now I cant say why this never occured to me, but I have noticed across many, many kit car forums, and build blogs over the years that everyone, and I mean everyone seems to always mount the brake booster inline with the car. It was refreshing to see this.
It shows that you can mount the darn thing backwards if you want so long as its securely mounted, and you have a efficient way to place the pushrod into it from the brake pedal. Making sure not to gain or lose any mechanical advantage in the linkage.
Now on to the WRX pedal assembly:
The WRX pedal assembly offers a unique design feature not found on most cars.
The brake pedal is attached to a rotating rod so the input to the brake booster is offset from the pedal itself.
Now I have heard of some issues using this particular assembly due to the pedal lengths, but this idea could be taken further (in theory) to be able to place the brake booster on the passenger side of the car if one wanted.
Anyway this is just a few ideas to get the gears turning. For those working on their liquid cooled builds, and want at least some power assisted steering this might help get the idea clock ticking.
I have talked to those with completed liquid cooled cars, and all of them have said power assisted steering would be a massive plus in these cars. Especially in parking lots. Something about the angle that the driver sits, the lack of ability to lean forward and get a better angle on the steering wheel makes the power steering option a highly desireable option.