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Pre A throttle pedal

#1 Post by Tony Proasi »

I need to sort out the placement and function of the throttle cable before I commit to welding in my tunnel. Does anyone have the dimensions of the throttle pedal bracket? The one sold by the normal suspects are not correct for pre A cars but looks like it could be used with some re engineering. Or does anyone know of some one making them?
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#2 Post by Donald Zingg »

Tony,

Please remind us - - - what year and chassis number ?????

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#3 Post by Tony Proasi »

Donald,

Its a '52 split window coupe. It used a cable instead of the throttle rod but I assume the pedal is the same...

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#4 Post by Donald Zingg »

I will pull the floor mat out tomorrow and measure the bracket.
On P-356 split window cars does the gas pedal push on a deflection lever that pulls the throttle cable, similar to the arrangement on the later pre-A cars?

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#5 Post by Tony Proasi »

Donald,

I will post a photo of the lever tonight. The lever has a ball socket type rod from the pedal to the "L" shaped lever that a throttle cable attaches. Thanks for the help.

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#6 Post by Donald Zingg »

Tony,

Here are a couple comparison photos of pre-A and 356A gas pedals. Both pedals are equal in size. The ball stud bracket position is flipped around on the 356A - - not sure if it would make any difference when adapted to an earlier car. Then, a few detail shots of a pre-A pedal and some basic dimensions. I'll wait a couple days before reinstalling the pedal in my car in case you need more measurements - - - -
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#7 Post by C J Murray »

Didn't Stoddard just start making them?
'57 Speedster
'59 Sunroof
'60 Devin D Porsche Race Car
'63 Cabriolet "Norm"
'67 911 S Original Owner
'03 Ferrari 575M
'09 Smart Passion

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#8 Post by Tony Proasi »

Donald thank you for taking the time to get me the pictures & dimensions! Here is a photo of the linkage on a throttle cable car.


CJ I haven't seen anyone offer the pedal with the correct mounting plate. Do you have a link?
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#9 Post by C J Murray »

I was thinking of this http://www.stoddard.com/356490651.html sorry.

It seems like there is some confusion out there. http://www.sierramadrecollection.com/Ga ... 26995.html

Worse yet I think I ripped one of those out of my racer and may have tossed it!
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#10 Post by Donald Zingg »

Tony,

One more question - - -
Do P-356 split window cars have a stop bolt to limit pedal travel when the gas pedal is fully depressed?

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#11 Post by Tony Proasi »

Donald,

Mine was missing the "Stop" but there is a place for it so I assume it had one..

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#12 Post by paul vantol »

Does anyone have a pic of exactly where the throttle pedal base is placed in relation to the clutch/brake cluster?
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#13 Post by Spencer Harris »

The accelerator pedal base mounts to the pre-tapped holes on the tunnel frame. This is a picture from the '54 workshop manual. Earlier models will be similar.
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#14 Post by paul vantol »

Perfect. Thanks for the pictures.
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