Hot Rods Everything you ever wanted to know about gas pedals but was afraid to ask

I have been looking at gas pedals for a while and some look like they were actually made for the car or truck they were in and others looked like a afterthought.

There are original pieces that work great and some that don't seem to fit in with the style of the car,ether too big or too small.

There is also the aftermarket type that are very popular,I have one of these in my sedan.

What have you used and it would help to know what kind of car or truck and a photo of how it actually looks would help others visualize and give them ideas.

I'll post the pedal in our wagon,I thought about using the aftermarket aluminum pedal because of ease of application but after I mounted it for mock-up it looked out of place so I did a lot of modifying some original equipment to make it work with my application.

I'm certain other mid 50's cars have something similar if you are looking for a original look and feel.



I used the spring loaded firewall mount and the slightly bent accelerator rod,I also purchased the two swivel mounts and a new rod,the rest of the parts were null and void with the new setup.

Using the original V8 throttle mount made it possible to omit the return springs since this piece has a heavy return spring built in.



This photo shows the 3 pieces I picked up at ACE hardware,cut and fit in place.



I was able to purchase a new accelerator pedal from Dennis Carpenter and also a new clutch & brake pad so everything looks stock even though the clutch are is heavily modified to work with the clutch cable. HRP

 

Hey Danny!
Your setup looks good...doesn't look like an "afterthought" at all. More importantly, the pedal looks to be just the right distance from the toe-board. I've found that a custom a "foot-feed" assembly can be a little more complicated than anticipated. It's easy to get the pedal too close to the floor to have full travel, or too high...in which case it'll be very uncomfortable and tire your foot/ankle/calf out in no time. You took the time and thought and effort to make it right. Good job...as usual.

 

I've had who knows how many gas pedals in my 48 since the mid 70's mostly changed because what I had pulled from a donor wasn't comfortable to drive with or didn't have the right travel for the carb with a cable. That's still one of the up in the air things on the build list this time so this might get interesting.

 

For easy squeezy I like the cable throttle out of a Fox body Ford.
Way too modern for what we normally build but they are easy to find and usually cheap.

I don't have a pic handy but I like the alternate brake peddle out of an old driver's ed car. I got one hangin on the garage wall that is cast aluminum and dated 1954. I guess if I cared more than I do I could argue that it is a traditional cable throttle. LOL

Actually the idea is probably not original, but we used one when I was in high school to get a guys car to the strip. He was down to tacks on the car and wanted to race that weekend, he didn't have anyway to control his carb and I had a universal key, so we borrowed the peddle from the driver's ed car. We did return it Sunday night. LOL

 

I think it’s alright, in fact it’s a gas [emoji23]


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The moon gas was it,all the other became what-a-bees
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Spoon type has it's place. Very effective in terms of getting the gas to flow.

 

Mine is out of a 70's Maverick, with the matching cable.

 

Great post to welcome back porknbeaner.!!

 

I found this brake pedal at a motorcycle shop closing sale many years ago, I think its a Honda part. Threaded and bent a piece of SS stock, a couple rod ends and linkage ends from Ace hardware, welded a tab on and its off to the races.

 

This is one of the aftermarket spoons in the 32 4 door sedan. HRP

 

LOL best when used with Van Camps.

 

Along with the gas pedal info, I have a new idea about where to try and put the battery in my sedan. Firewalls are a little different but I'm not high on the idea of going behind the back seat. Not many good spots now that theres an exhaust system running through the original battery box location.

 

Tim,when I got the car moving the battery was priority one,but with the passage of time I like it there,so it stays. HRP

 

Early 60's Mopar's were cable up through the 70's....I like them.....next time I'm out in the shop by that shelve - I'll try and get a pic......much like what has been posted....just not shinny.....

 

The old roadster had the aftermarket spoon. HRP

 

Return spring on the pedal mount is slick...I parted a 50 dodge and it looked the same , just no spring...I usually go with GM from the 70s , 80s. They are easy to mount and easily modified.....

 

Jeep YJ pedals work great in a car with a flat firewall.

 

Nothing is ever 100% fail safe. However having a good backup spring hooked directly to the throttle plate shaft could be handy should the linkage between the shaft and pedal ever become disconnected for whatever reason.

Ed

 

I use the double springs on all the cars with the aftermarket firewall mounted spoon pedal,a throttle hanging up past center can be catastrophic if a single spring broke. HRP

 

Used in my Model A. 66 Buick Riv pedal assembly slightly modified for alignment and a spoon added. Aluminum housing mounts on engine side of firewall with spring from bracket attached to top of arm. Large top head is for mounting micro switch for SP400 trans and rod to carb. Spoon is home made and welded on and dressed up purdy.

Canuck

 

I would like to see one of these.

That looks like it would work well on a lot of different cars. HRP

 

the old touring car had a original pedal turned around and on the inside.

 

I'm told this is from a mid 60's falcon. HRP

 

Wish i had one of these in my 28 "A" Sedan. It is a 31 Hupp pedal.

 

When I put the 351-W in my 55 sunliner I was hoping to use the original with a 55 six linkage but the kit I used to put the motor in had it sitting all the way up to the firewall,so I ended up using a Lokar floor mount pedal but it just looked so out of place with a original looking interior so something had to be done. I took the original pedal and modified it to fit the Lokar and looks so much better now,the 55 will be going back to a Y block so it will get the original pedal and linkage then. It also got a power brake pad since it got power brakes.

 

That looks like it was like that from the factory,good job. HRP

 

That looks like 1953-1956 F100 I believe 6 cylinder.

 

I have told the story in the past how the wagon was purchased new off the show room floor and was used to haul tools and make delivers for the Jessies flower shop,then it was passed to Brenda's dad and then to us,it had been used & abused from day one and we used the car for several years before being parked in the barn for more than 20 years.

During Clyde's ownership he used the wagon for camping,hunting,fishing or hauling concrete block,he tied ladders & boats to the top.

On one of his many camping & fishing trips the throttle pedal broke and he saw a old abandon barn that was falling apart and he was able to pull a old hinge off and use it as a gas pedal,this stayed on the car until i pulled it out of the barn to rebuild...I still have the hinge hanging on the wall.

This was done a necessity to get home,you might also notice there is a hole in the floor. HRP

 

I love it. Then it works and it just stays! Ha! I have done a few of those



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