I ended up making the foot controls as the ones on the kart were beyond repair-to bent up/rusted and had been welded on & the cables were routed under your feet(not good in my world). I found a simple set of pedals & made a demountable bearing bar encase I want to modify it in the future(like add a clutch pedal or add hydraulic brakes again).It get's the cables/shafts on the side where you're not stepping on them and I can protect them from damage. Plus I moved the pedals much farther forward for more leg room.I could've bought a pre-fab set of pedals but where's the fun in that! it did take me an evening to round up the material & fabricate the parts (couldn't have got them any quicker if I'd found a place that had them). The brake pedal is the main shaft and the gas pedal is a sleeve over the shaft. I still have to make the cable end mount for the throttle & the shifter handle,but the rear brakes are complete and functioning.I don't like the support tube in between the pedals as that's a BAD habit using both feet.
Didn't realize my drivers seat hadn't move all the way- it has 11" of travel! a small kid can reach the pedals as well as a 7' person.
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