Automatic to Manual - Clutch pedal stop size ?

[theBrit]

Hi all

 

I converted a 73 Automatic to LT1 T56, and its so sweet, except I have been living with a clutch pedal that I have to remember not to press all the way down.

 

Can anyone measure the dimensions of the clutch stop that it attached to the floor of the foot well ? I can then fold one up out of sheet metal and attach it.

 

The current carpet and sound deadening for the automatic all have a large precut "C" shape ready for the stop to be attached.

 

I should have remembered to cut the old one from the previous manual shell.

 

Oh, and if any one has one of the square orange choke on lights from the center console (by the fuses on a 73) that they want to sell, I am looking for one.

 

Thanks Mike

Mike

[deja]

Hi all

 

I converted a 73 Automatic to LT1 T56, and its so sweet, except I have been living with a clutch pedal that I have to remember not to press all the way down.

 

Can anyone measure the dimensions of the clutch stop that it attached to the floor of the foot well ? I can then fold one up out of sheet metal and attach it.

 

The current carpet and sound deadening for the automatic all have a large precut "C" shape ready for the stop to be attached.

 

I should have remembered to cut the old one from the previous manual shell.

 

Oh, and if any one has one of the square orange choke on lights from the center console (by the fuses on a 73) that they want to sell, I am looking for one.

 

Thanks Mike

Mike

 

It looks like its about 1" from the footwell floor to the top of the stop. Tough to measure with my sound deadener in place.

[johnc]

Drill a 11mm hole in the floor pan, weld a 10mm x 1.5p nut to a large washer, weld the washer and nut over the hole in the pan, add a 10mm x 1.5p jamb nut to a 10mm x 1.5p x 50mm bolt, screw the bolt into the welded nut, set to the proper height, and tighten down the jamb nut. Maybe glue a bit of rubber to the bolt head.

[theBrit]

Thanks

 

I did think about making something up, but I figured the Datsun solution works well and is simple to make so I want to copy it.

 

I have also found that now I am fine tuning the car, that master cylinder I used for the clutch gives to rapid a clutch action.

I am going to go with a smaller master cylinder so that it takes a little longer travel to press the clutch in, the pedal its self has a lot of travel available even when I add the stop.

 

Mike