Ed,
This issue has come up here before and from what I've read about it and from spending some time standing on my head peering at the pedal cluster in my Beck, it isn't so much a matter of "it can't be done" as it is a matter of "how much expertise and time do you have to engineer the modifications AND how much time and/or money do you want to spend to get the work done?"
The fact that Angela and Steve are content with spacers under the front of the driver's seat and removing the cushion in order for Steve to drive and that Vicki V's driving shoes are clogs would seem to indicate that the "fix" is a little more than most want to undertake or pay for. As in so many things related to these cars all here are addicted to, it comes down to where you want to put your $$$....At least, that's my take on it.
TMc