Re: [AMC-list] 1964 Classic gas pedal installation

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A stiff wire (coat hanger!) works fine, but sounds like the edges of the pedal where the hole for the wire was may have rusted away. If that's the case you'll need another pedal. Another solution is to get a cable pedal and cable from a newer vehicle. Jeep Cherokees work well, but almost any modern car with a long enough cable will be fine. Those pedals screw to the firewall and have a square hole for the cable to clip in. Drill a round hole the size of the square (if the square end is 1/2" square, drill a 1/2" hole) then use a small file to make the hole square. Or if you have a Dremel you might be able to cut a square hole. The other end of the cable has to be anchored somewhere and attached to the carb or the old linkage. You can easily use a short cable that pulls down on the original linkage in place of the rod that goes down to the original pedal assembly. If you have an auto trans you'll need to leave the original linkage between the carb and firewall to activate the t
rans cable.

I've seen someone drill the original pedal and bolt a hinge to it and the floor. Countersink the screws in the pedal and paint them black when done and it's hard to tell thats what was done.

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Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 13:43:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joe Fulton<piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>

The "hinge"on the floor is not a hinge. It's a couple of small tubes that fit in the depressions pedal. The pedal is retained by a stiff wire clip which fastens into the end of the tubes on each side of the rear of the pedal. You seem to have lost the clip or it rusted away. You can replicate that part (the clip) with stiff wire or perhaps the AMC vendors might stock it. I might have one or two extra at home if you can't find something to fit.

Joe Fulton

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From: Kenny<65marlin327@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Would anyone know a good way to put a gas pedal in a 64 Classic?? I have two pedals, but no means of installing them.? The hinge on the floor is still in good shape, but there are parts on the pedals that have rusted away. Any ideas on a fix?

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Frank Swygert
Editor - American Motors Cars Magazine
www.amc-mag.com


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