nate_82zx Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Hi everyone I'm currently in the process of converting my '82ZX into manual. Everything for the swap was pulled from my '81 donor car. I went to put the pedal in and it seems as if its missing a spot welded nut to thread into. Left it out from factory possibly? It's got play from side to side and it also looks like the plastic pivoting part is missing the pin it slides into. Are they removable from my car or am I going to have to make something work. Hope this was clear enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin280zxt Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 did you pull out the whole clutch/brake assembly from your donor car? the whole piece that bolts to the firewall. i did this exact swap to mine last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_82_ZXT Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 did you pull out the whole clutch/brake assembly from your donor car? the whole piece that bolts to the firewall. i did this exact swap to mine last year That's how I did mine too. It's kinda a pain as the whole dash has to come out. The early Zs are the ones you can just bolt the pedal on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate_82zx Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) I removed everything shown on the diagram in the FSM. I'll look in the morning and see if the threaded portion pops out of the hole. If it does than this should be easy. If not guess I'll try something else. It looked like the entire assembly your referring to is spot welded to the car. I may be looking at it wrong. I'll check in the morning. Thanks for the help so far. Edited May 11, 2011 by nate_82zx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 The pedal cluster unblots as an assembly, it is near a spot-welded chassis component that runs 'through' it to support the steering column, but the pedal box will come out separately. As noted, it's kind of a PITA to remove as the dash comes out to access it the easiest...but it does come out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin280zxt Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 if you havent already take the seat out, you dont have to but it will help while your standing on your head to get some of the bolts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowl of seeds Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 hello how did the swap end up? im thinking of doing this to my zx but i need some detailed information. Does anyone know where i can find some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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