heywier427 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 How come when i search "dead pedal" in here or the realm, nothing but bad brakes come up? Am i the only short person to drive a dime??? Has anyone installed one? Universal, a suitable substitute from a donor vehicle, ect... Thanks ya'll. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Never heard of a dead pedal outside of a clutch or brake pedal that goes to the floor and does not work. Maybe explain what you are looking for. 1 Quote Link to comment
Anonymous Waffle Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Dead pedals like on the Z? Where you can rest your clutch foot? How short you talkin? I drive a dime and im 5' 6.5" 1 Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Oh noob! Lol. The footrest on the side Mike. I'm a strapping 5'8" so I guess I'm not that short after all, I just rested my foot in the footwell. Liked not having a dead pedal. As for a taller one, just go to the wrecking yard and yank any Subaru, Datsun, Nissan, etc dead pedal and install in 510. Will need to mount to floor via welding or screws. If you need one like right now, cut an angled piece of 2x4 and drill it, then mount it to the pan with sheet metal screws. Easy, done, bam! Quote Link to comment
heywier427 Posted November 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Mike, how old are you? How do you get 54,xxx posts, moderate a car forum, and not know what a dead pedal is? Sorry, my napoleon complex is kickin in :) Im 5'4 Yes, a place to "rest" your foot next to the clutch pedal. More to be another point of contact/brace while maneuvering, than a place to rest though. I totally went to push on it in a corner, thinking i was in my audi. Had a tiny oh sh!t moment when there was nothing there (i just finished the car). Its just a nice feature to have, and figured someone would have already done it. Guess it up to me :) edit: i just spent a year removing the p/o sheet metal screw extravaganza's. There will be no more of those shenanigans going on. Will weld nuts to the pan/mounting areas. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 They didn't come on any Datsun I've seen. (so understandably never heard of it/them before) My wife's Matrix has a ledge on the floor that you can place your foot on. Not a pedal. 1 Quote Link to comment
Anonymous Waffle Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Bottom left? Quote Link to comment
Rick-rat Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 A pedal usually perform a function, moving a part that can not be accessed without assistance of some kind. You must mean a foot rest. I'm an oldie too and never heard a foot rest called a dead pedal Quote Link to comment
russaroll Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 I'm 5'10" and I drive a 510. Look at me. 1 Quote Link to comment
heywier427 Posted November 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Well I guess in my mid 30's im still a youngster! I think im going to try a corvette one. Seems to have plenty of meat to cut and contour. (edit: and cheap as sh!t, just ebay'd one for 12 bucks!) other options i condidered were: FJ Cruiser Toyota Tacoma ^ Both of these options would be mounted up off the floor board, say, 2-4" I think the corvette one will look nicer starting at the bottom of the floor pan and mirroring the stock floor mounted gas pedal. all these images are internet randoms. 1 Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 I will be adding a dead pedal to my 510. Its the only car I have ever owned without one. But first, lots of other mods. Quote Link to comment
russaroll Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 I just kind of put my foot on the hump. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Block of wood would also work. Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 I'm with Mike.. never heard the term dead pedal refer to the foot rest. I guess it makes sense though.. Use the hump. Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Mike, how old are you? How do you get 54,xxx posts, moderate a car forum, and not know what a dead pedal is?Sorry, my napoleon complex is kickin in :) Im 5'4Yes, a place to "rest" your foot next to the clutch pedal.More to be another point of contact/brace while maneuvering, than a place to rest though.I totally went to push on it in a corner, thinking i was in my audi.Had a tiny oh sh!t moment when there was nothing there (i just finished the car).Its just a nice feature to have, and figured someone would have already done it.Guess it up to me :)edit:i just spent a year removing the p/o sheet metal screw extravaganza's. There will be no more of those shenanigans going on.Will weld nuts to the pan/mounting areas. I so want to tear you a new one! Small mans syndrome aside, which you clearly have you fuckwit, down here where we know fuck all about cars, its simply called a footrest. Get some Ratsun cred before you bag DM. Thats the domain of grumpy fucks like me! Looser Noob! 1 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Fwiw, I have always called them dead pedals too. Maybe it's a generational thing, I too am in my 30s :). I like the one in my 240sx quite a bit. Hadn't thought about the lack in my 510, but haven't driven it yet, so.... I want to see the result. Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Fwiw, I have always called them dead pedals too. Maybe it's a generational thing, I too am in my 30s :). I like the one in my 240sx quite a bit. Hadn't thought about the lack in my 510, but haven't driven it yet, so.... I want to see the result. Hmmm, you have Ratsun cred, so, never, ever heard this term in 32 yrs of car ownership. Anyhoo, WTF would I know? :) 1 Quote Link to comment
shacks510 Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Foot rest? It's that pedal in the middle. Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Foot rest? It's that pedal in the middle. No...the pedal on the right... 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Bababooey did one out of something from the junkyard......looks good..... 1 Quote Link to comment
Dolomite Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 How the fuck does anyone that considers themselves car guys not know what a dead pedal is? Im going to get flamed for the following, no fucks given, some members are so fucking annoying with the whole "I know more because Ive got a high post count" thing. While Im at it, I'll add the "love the patina" group...rust is fucking ugly and can get serious fast if not taken care of. Oxidized paint just looks ghetto. It's juvenile to bag on someone for using different, but generally accepted, jargon. Who cares about what sets us apart, this place is supposedly about what brings us together...fuckin Datsun. Quote Link to comment
heywier427 Posted November 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Lol, and whoa! Im a car guy. I build cars almost for a living. Many many many people drive/race/track/daily cars we build, and we have an awesome following. We keep ourselves very quiet though. Ive loved 510's for a long time. I finally had a chance to get a good one and I jumped on it. Its only been a year or so since ownership and I have done more to this car, and offered up new ideas for the community than most. Just search my posts. Ok, so no Datsun ever came with a foot rest. I get it, youve never driven anything other than a Datsun. DastsunMike, here is my public apology. Did not mean to whip up the poop. I will post my results when the foot rest/ dead pedal, arrives /end :) Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 i personally don't like dead pedals. they take up my precious leg room. but i'm also 6'6ish Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Hey, don't drag me into this. I clearly said I have never heard of this. Now I have. Never heard of a dead pedal outside of a clutch or brake pedal that goes to the floor and does not work. Maybe explain what you are looking for. They didn't come on any Datsun I've seen. (so understandably never heard of it/them before) My wife's Matrix has a ledge on the floor that you can place your foot on. Not a pedal. Block of wood would also work. Quote Link to comment
Rick-rat Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Dolomite, It is not bagging on someone to try to find out exactly what they are talking about I had never heard of dead pedals on cars until this thread, we had "dead man" pedals on some of the cranes that I have operated. If you became incapacitated , your foot would come off the pedal and any crane movement would stop I prefer to use proper jargon to be clear. I.E. # is a pound sign, not a hash tag. A "hack" is not something to be proud of Quote Link to comment
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