Floor Mounted Pedals

(09/03/2007)

I have been checking out the options for pedals. The Sierra standard pedal options is out for me (and most definately for my co-builder Raf). I am very keen on the racing style floor mounted pedals, several option are available for easy fitting to the Tiger

• Tigers own floor mounted pedals


• Locost originals from the Ron Champion design


• Optimum Balance Products - All in one design

Tiger Floor Mounted Pedal

A highly recommended set of Tigers own engineered pedals. I first tested these in the blue Avon demonstrator car at Tiger and I must confess to thinking they had a great feel to them. Each pedal is seperately floor mounted, so you can space them as you choose. The main downsides to this arrangement is the throttle pedal is a top swing mounted design, so really only the clutch and brake are floor mounted. The brake pedal sadly doesn't have the option for a bias bar. The standard option also backs onto a standard Sierra master cylinder. This again isn't ideal as I wanted to have better control over the braking system, with two master cylinders and (after SVA of course) some form of bias adjustment. The price was a little bit of a turn off as well at £170

Locost Design

The locost design was originally penned by Ron Champion, i've seen a few pictures of his pedal designs in car, but couldn't find anyone doing a version of it. I couldn't find the plans either, not that I was up for making my own.

Optimum Balance Products

Who are they? (I hear you cry), well I hadn't the faintest idea either, until we came across their website. http://www.obp.uk.net/ The company specialises in kit car components and has a huge selection of pedal box designs to suit any application. A quick phone call to Grant, the owner, gave me the low down on the company, he informed me the company had just finished redesigning the pedal range. I told him the type of setup I was going to be running and he was extremely helpful with setup advice and in particular the master cylinder configurations to run.

The model range was extremely comprehensive, the website provides some good hi-resolution photos of the product which instantly shows off their quality. After a bit of rooting about I found the configuration I was looking for, all three pedals floor mounted to a steel frame, encompassing two master cylinders and a balance bar. I immediately liked the strong black powder coated finish, the general quality of the welding and construction looked first class. I particularly liked the elongated slimline throttle pedal, which I thought would most likely make for good heel and toe technique on the track. I also noticed the do a remote bias bar adjuster, which takes the form of a cable and knob mounted in the cockpit, this would be a great track addition post SVA.

As for price, well these pedals come out slightly more expensive than Tigers, but only by about 10 quid, weighing in at £181 for the complete setup (pedals, master cylinders, reservoirs and balance bar).

So I decided to take a gamble, and here they are sitting in my workshop. Complete with Girling master cylinders (0.675 for the front and 0.7 for the rear) and reservoirs.

I took a quick trip up to Peterborough to meet Grant and pick up the pedals, the workshops were very impressive, located on a farm, the workshops were out in what look like chicken shed! How very British! Still top chap, and top products, throughly recommended!

The pedals I got can be found here

The pedals on the bench


The pedals test fitting in the car

The pedals, complete with master cylinders loosely fitted.