Article and Photos courtesy of Paul Latour

For those C3 drivers with automatic transmissions and the bigfoot syndrome (size 12-13 feet like me) driving can be an unpleasant chore. The brake pedal is very close to the gas pedal and it takes a conscious effort not to be pushing on both at the same time. This detracts from the driving experience. One tends to adopt a tippy-toe position at the bottom of the gas pedal.

Based on a tip at the Corvette Forum I decided to reduce the width of the metal component of the brake pedal by about one inch. This will allow a new and narrower rubber brake pad to be used. It is from NAPA and is used on C1500, C2500, and C3500 trucks.

 As usual measure several times before making that cut. A mistake will mean pulling out the dash assembly in order to install a new pedal. Not an easy job! Here is the pedal measured off. 

Careful use of a Sawzall and some wood damping medium to reduce movement/vibration leads to this result.

• And here is the new rubber pad installed with the new distance between gas and brake pedals.

 And this is the new look.