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Old 01-16-2014, 02:30 PM   #31
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Default Re: Drake's 39 pedal assembly

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Originally Posted by 29AVEE8 View Post
I have never seen one of the Drake units but I had a question about whether the pedal arms were cast or forged like Henry made them. About third hand anecdotal evidence suggests that the Drake units are cast as I assumed. If you are needing to re contour the clutch pedal for clearance as is sometimes required on an earlier than 1939 chassis, then I think the cast units would not work. Like I said this is not first hand experience.
[QUOTE=barnfind;804785]Cast pedals versus forged - does it matter on a street car?
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As was noted earlier, if a guy needs to heat, bend and fine-tune the fit of one or both of the pedals on an original forged steel set (which guys do frequently with original '39 pedal sets in NON-'39 cars), that would not be possible with CAST pedals...that's why it matters. DD
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