My feet are too big! (4-speed swap)

[KAdams4458]

I managed to hang the brake/clutch pedal assembly from the '79 240D in my '77 300D last night after dropping the flywheel off to be match balanced to the flex plate, and then I discovered that my feet are too big to fit between the brake and the console in order to reach the throttle pedal. hmm. I have a pair of dress shoes that are just narrow enough to fit in the space. It seems my car has a dress code.

Since there is an ample amount of space between the clutch and brake pedals, I figure I can simply cut the metal pad off of the brake lever, and reposition it an inch or so to the left, which is no big deal, but that still leaves me wondering if I am the only one to have encountered this problem.

What? Germans don't have size 13 feet?