Pedal boxes

[millworm]

What ones are we running and what do I steer clear of? Heard bad things about some 'direct fit' ones so before I spunk an obsene amount on one I'd like to know it's gonna last as I've head alot of them flex under heavy braking ect. thanks <3

[8valve-craig]

Tilton 600 or something from AP.

Dont buy an OBP or a Compbrake one, they are rubbish.

[millworm]

Looked at the ap clutch and brake ones witch would leave me with a standard accelerator still, but have a feeling I'd have massively wonky pedals

[tb16v]

I enquired about a tilton pedal box for mine but they don't offer any that keep the standard cable clutch operation. would mean converting to hydraulic. Craig see you run this? how was it to do?

[millworm]

I'd swap yo an f23 if I had to go hydro myself

[Stuart]

you can also get hydo slave cylinders to operate the clutch arm if you want a slightly bodge hydraulic conversion.

[BRoadGhost]

MK1 escort pedal box converted to twin masters & hydraulic clutch ~ did the modification / fabrication on the box then redid the bulkhead to suit. IMO a good route because it retains the original pedal movement & placement; I still use the factory throttle pedal :)

[8valve-craig]

I enquired about a tilton pedal box for mine but they don't offer any that keep the standard cable clutch operation. would mean converting to hydraulic. Craig see you run this? how was it to do?

Anything is possible, hydraulic is my preference though. Not difficult, just went to Vauxhall and bought the slave / feed then bolted it on. If you are looking at my build thread you probably only see my old OBP pedal box. I got rid of that and fitted the Tilton 600 recently.

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[prs]

I have an hockly direct fit, probably the best direct fit pedalbox on the market. it looks and feels pretty decent although hockly delivers them with OBP master cilinders nowadays, that is something I don't prefer! luckily I've got the girling master cilinders with my pedalbox.

I am going to sell my hockly pedalbox to go with the tilton 600 series, it's more expensive, it requires more work but it has more adjustability in the end!

[tb16v]

Anything is possible, hydraulic is my preference though. Not difficult, just went to Vauxhall and bought the slave / feed then bolted it on. If you are looking at my build thread you probably only see my old OBP pedal box. I got rid of that and fitted the Tilton 600 recently.

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Thanks Craig. Think i will be following you with this set up and convert to Hydrolic clutch

[House]

My OBP box is terrible. If I'd realised I'd have bought the Tilton first.

Hydro clutch, which I had reservations about, having had a chat with Craig about hydraulic slave I wish I'd gone down this route now, a simple pedal stop would have stopped a lot of the problems I'd rear about.

New shell will be Tilton 600 with hyd clutch on adjustable floor mounts.

[8valve-craig]

Even the T600 is only as good as the bloke that fits it. The bolt came loose on my clutch pedal at Brands last weekend and resulted in a DNF. I recommend replacing all of the supplied ones with nylock's or threadlocking as that could have been a real problem.

[House]

Even the T600 is only as good as the bloke that fits it. The bolt came loose on my clutch pedal at Brands last weekend and resulted in a DNF. I recommend replacing all of the supplied ones with nylock's or threadlocking as that could have been a real problem.

I wont be fitting it mate!! I'm crap!! haha

Handy hint on the nylocs, we'll have a look at that