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I’m not familiar with the TD - and it is not clear to me how the Moss extenders work. Do they push the upper pivot point forward, pushing the pedal below backward?

(I’m not surprised they are no longer for sale. Lawsuits and critical safety components (brakes), don’t play nice together… sad.)

Alternatively, could you drill holes in the pedals and bolt (securely) hardwood blocks on?
 
The clutch and brake pedals are already set up for the extenders, but the gas pedal is not. As in a previous post, these are a short pair of extenders, they made longer ones like those in the picture. I think they came in three lengths, not sure. My TF has a pair of short ones on it. PJ

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From the Moss and B&G photos, seems it's easy to fabricate those someone can weld.

Anyone up for the job?
 
Rhodyspit75 said:
I can give you dimensions. I have two short ones for my car
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Thanks. I think the bolt hole diameters are the most important, plus the Width and Length and Thickness of the bolt hole stubs. Total length of the unit probably rests on how much the new owner actually needs. (I'm referring to the Moss photo)

Still need to figure out how to "extend" the throttle pedal. Seems a wooden, plastic, or metal block, with a curved rear surface, fastened to the original pedal with bolts on left and right, would do the trick.
 
When I was a kid and was driving the hay truck for my dad and grandad, my dad tied wooden blocks to the pedals so I could reach.
 
Walt - that was done on many farms and off-road vehicles, but I'm afraid the new owner of my '53 TD wouldn't want to try driving today's roads using wooden blocks tied on the pedals!
 
waltesefalcon said:
When I was a kid and was driving the hay truck for my dad and grandad, my dad tied wooden blocks to the pedals so I could reach.
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Anything to get some work out of the kids! 🤣
 
PAUL161 said:
Anything to get some work out of the kids! 🤣
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I was about eight. I drove, my mom was on the back stacking bales, and my dad and grandad walked alongside bucking bales up to her.
 
Joy Rainey and her dad managed to be very successful racers with adapted cars.
i recall seeing them in paddock at Silverstone very short and very talented and very nice people.
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Man I'd sure like to see the pedal extensions she used - clutch, brake, and gas.
 
Being vertically challenged myself, I have bolted blocks to the clutch pedal with good success -- once on a racecar and once on a currently-owned LBC.

As long as the block is solidly and securely fastened (as on the Amazon brake pedal extension above) I would not hesitate to use it in traffic, even on the throttle. If the block is "tied" to the pedal, I'm out.

And don't even think of tying them to your feet, a la Short Round in Temple of Doom:
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