Firehawk's N2 racecar project

[firehawk]

Ok, pedals now have their mounting points. I used just a small piece of sheet metal to make a flat area on the footwell and then welded 8mm nuts to four large square washers and them onto the floor.

The aluminium grip sheet is just supported by a small L-shaped bracket welded to the inside of the side beam and there's a big gap underneath it so it won't support much weight. I think I'll paint "NO STEP" on it with stencil like on an aircraft's wing control surfaces.





Because the pedals are now further back, the seat must also be moved so I made new mounts for it. This type of mounting is approved in the local FIA member organization's (AKK) rulebook so it shouldn't cause any problems in scrutineering.





To give an idea on how far back the seat is now positioned, here's a picture from the other side.



While moving the seat back positions the driver's weight farther back and lower, it also creates two additional problems. Firstly, the steering column needs to be extended either with a huge spacer or just cutting the shaft and welding more in between. Either way, I'm probably going to need a quick release steering boss to be able to enter and exit the car.

The other problem is the shifter. It's impossible to reach when belted to the seat so I'm going to have to make a "dummy" shifter with a linkage to the real one. On the other hand, it does allow me to set the lever ratios to my own preference.