footrest

[bravekozak]

I know that a footrest is intended for an automatic with cruise, but when I scavenged one out of an old AMC Eagle, it fit the Festiva floorpan perfectly.
The question now is, do I want to weld on a pair of M6 weld studs?
I only used four of them for my power lock install. Plenty left.

[bhazard]

Are you talking about a dead pedal?

[bravekozak]

Yes, the one that's located to the left.

[bolokid]

Where do you put it?

Picture of it installed?

[bravekozak]

http://www.bernardembden.com/xjs/deadpedal/

http://www.ursaminorvehicles.com/dead_pedal.htm

[bravekozak]

It would sort of look like this in a Festiva (ignore the roll of paper towels).

[bravekozak]

I was thinking of locating the footrest somewhere to the side.

[Advancedynamix]

Seems like a good plan. Dead pedals are common on manual cars too. Your festiva has a manual choke?

[Bert]

Every 60s and up MTX car and truck I've ever owned or driven did not feature a dead pedal. The 5 speed Echo I drive now happens to have one and up until now I viewed it entirely as a Toyota gimmic. But I can certainly understand how something like this would be nice to have when you drive something screwy like an original 47 Ford P/U with high clutch and brake pedals coming up directly from underneath the floor.