Ah yes, the big bucks. Jake suggests that the big bucks some from the US
of A's liability laws, but I figure if J.C. Whitney can sell the amazingly
cheap crap they put in their catalog for such low prices, customers are
SOL if some aftermarket thingy breaks.
--
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 8/18/2009 2:14 PM Stephen Grisanti wrote:

> 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
>     <http://us.mc1106.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=camping.elliott@gmail.com>
>     <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com
>     <http://us.mc1106.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=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
>      >
>      > 1984 Vanagon GL
>      > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>      >
>      > Crescent Beach, BC
>      >
>      > www.thebassspa.com <http://www.thebassspa.com
>     <http://www.thebassspa.com/>>
>      > www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>     <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com/>>
>      > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>      >
>
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