Although the panels are not finished, I thought it was sensible to fit the pedals before the side & bottom panels were attached and access was restricted. It was a good idea as fitting the clutch pedal proved to be more difficult than expected.
The 2 plates the pedal fixes between had been welded a bit too close together. The result was the pedal wouldn't fit between. This was solved by using 2 bolts in the hole above. By screwing them together I was able to slightly prise the plates apart, just enough to get the pedal in place:
The double thread ended bolt that holds it in place has to be passed through the brake pedal mounting. The alignment was slightly out so it had to be "screwed" through the holes using mole grips. This would all have been very tricky with the panels riveted in place.
The other 2 pedals went in without any issues:
I didn't connect the clutch master cylinder to the pedal as it will need to be replcaed to fit one of the brake pipes later:
The 2 plates the pedal fixes between had been welded a bit too close together. The result was the pedal wouldn't fit between. This was solved by using 2 bolts in the hole above. By screwing them together I was able to slightly prise the plates apart, just enough to get the pedal in place:
The double thread ended bolt that holds it in place has to be passed through the brake pedal mounting. The alignment was slightly out so it had to be "screwed" through the holes using mole grips. This would all have been very tricky with the panels riveted in place.
The other 2 pedals went in without any issues:
I didn't connect the clutch master cylinder to the pedal as it will need to be replcaed to fit one of the brake pipes later:
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