boxgranch
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- Location
- Near Tampa, FL, 33511
- My Car
- 1972 Base Convertible 302
We are at the argh state of converting the early 72 convertible from FMX to T5 and dealing with the clutch pedal. I have come to accept the need to remove the pedal assembly support and attendant interfering parts. Argh. I found this video on installing the bearings for the clutch:
Welding, being bad, would be nice to avoid. From what the man says on the video, the brake pedal gets to continue hanging on the 3/8" hole and the clutch pedal would hang in the hole where Ford apparently put the clutch pedal. It appears to me that the two pedals, OEM brake and Modern Driveline clutch, would be happy hanging from the same pivot point which makes me wonder if they will align oddly in the car if hung from different spots. It made me wonder about drilling out the 3/8" hole so that the bearing kit from Scot Drake would fit and then hanging both pedals from that spot? Could that cause alignment issues with the clutch master or some other cosmic component? This would eliminate welding which is good despite my ability to borrow a welder and forgoing the joy of figuring out how to use it.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.
Welding, being bad, would be nice to avoid. From what the man says on the video, the brake pedal gets to continue hanging on the 3/8" hole and the clutch pedal would hang in the hole where Ford apparently put the clutch pedal. It appears to me that the two pedals, OEM brake and Modern Driveline clutch, would be happy hanging from the same pivot point which makes me wonder if they will align oddly in the car if hung from different spots. It made me wonder about drilling out the 3/8" hole so that the bearing kit from Scot Drake would fit and then hanging both pedals from that spot? Could that cause alignment issues with the clutch master or some other cosmic component? This would eliminate welding which is good despite my ability to borrow a welder and forgoing the joy of figuring out how to use it.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.