I was thinking about these devices recently during a long drive before I increased the seat travel in my Westy.� Right leg cramps made me recall an old neighbor who had one of these in his car (Studebaker, to give you an idea), but much less elaborate than this one.� Basically, it was an L-shaped rod that clamped to the base of the gas pedal, the long arm of the L rested on the floor and the short arm of the L�rose on the left side of the clutch pedal.� You might be able to make a primitive version out of a lug wrench and a bracket of some sort, but it would not be as adjustable as the one you linked to.� That's where the big bucks enter the picture.
�
Stephen

--- On Tue, 8/18/09, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Seems kinda 'spensive for this gadget
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 2:57 PM

On 8/18/2009 9:26 AM Jake de Villiers wrote:

> Prolly 'product liability' costs in your fair nation.

Yeah? What's a similar gadget cost in your fair nation?

> If you'd lost that foot for good it would seem like a bargain.

You're not wrong!

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR

> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:58 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>� ���With my right foot out of commission for a while, I am looking at items
>� ���like Item #104, the Left Foot Gas Pedal, at
>� ���http://www.handicapsinc.com/shoppingcart/agora.cgi?product=Accessories
>
>� ���But $280 seems spendy for what appears to be a fairly uncomplicated
>� ���thing.
>� ���Of course, all the parts are probably made in small quantities, but
>� ���still
>� ���. . .
>
>� ���--
>� ���Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>� ���84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>� ���74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>� ���Bend, OR
>� ���KG6RCR
>
>
>
>
> --
> Beverley Anne de Villiers���April 20, 1930 - July 4, 2009
>
> Jake
>
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> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>
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>
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>