The second small gripe I have with the
Diablo is the left foot rest. First it is too small, also the angle is too
steep, but most of all it is sloped inwards, away from the driver, so your
foot does not rest in a comfortable position. At least in my case my
left foot hurts after a long trip "resting" my foot on this
foot rest. I do not know why Lamborghini designed things
this way. What is needed is a slightly larger foot rest sloped and
positioned so your left foot rests flat on the surface of the foot rest
perpendicular to the rest of your body and such that you can quickly slide
your left foot over to the clutch pedal when needed.
To attain such an arrangement I used the
foot rest that comes with the above OMP brand. However instead of
bolting them over the current foot rest area I made a metal bracket that changes
the angle and slope of the rest (see fig 4). I used sheet metal and cut it into
shape as shown in the photographs here (Figs. 4,5). Again it is important to make sure the whole structure is
securely attached to the car. I used 1" metal screws liberally.
To state the obvious: the screws should be large enough to secure the
structure to the current foot rest (front and side) but not too long to
protrude through the wheel well and contact the tire. The car
foot rest is made of aluminum. You need to drill small holes in it to drive
in the metal screws. The final photograph below shows the new brake,
clutch covers with the foot rest. I was really delighted with the comfort
this arrangement gave me.
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Fig 3.
Side view of modified brake pedal. Note body filler to create a curved
surface. |
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Fig 4. Metal support to
change angle of foot rest attached to car foot rest. Foot rest cover
is attached to this metal (see fig 5). |
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Fig 5. Metal side support for
foot rest attached to foot rest. Note angle of support. |
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Fig 6. Final image of new
pedal covers. Note spacing between pedals and their orientation. |
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