Glamour Shots.. '62 Valiant Wagon
6/26/24
Today I continued with finishing the fiddly jobs -
The new accelerator pedal from the D100 Truck needed the existing throttle cable repositioned, due to this the outer cable sheath was about an inch too short, so I ordered a new one and got that alll solved and corrected.
Some wiring on the firewall both inside the passenger compartment and underhood needed rerouted.
I found an old 3 gauge mounting pod, cleaned it up, and mounted it along with the oil pressure gauge (it was taped to the dash before), and the O2 sensor and gauge were installed as well. The wire routing under dash and under hood were all cleaned up and sorted as well.
For now, I have only one fiddly job left to do: Fix or reroute the exhaust as it goes past/near the left-side rear shock absorber. It rubs a bit and eventually, it will break the rubber membrane on the air shock meaning it will not work. When I built the exhaust the pass around the shock was not a problem as the axle was hanging down, but when there is weight on the car it interferes.
Some pictures:
New front License plate position: lower so hopefully it allows more air to the radiator.
Compared to before:
I installed one of the Dodge D100-D300 pedal brackets and fulcrums from say a 1972-1980 Truck / Ramchaarger before when I wanted to use a cable accelerator pedal on my '64 Dart. It bolted fine and required just drilling the firewall for the new studs.
It's a different story for the 1960-62 A body firewall. Much less space under there and fewer flat areas too!
So I had to do some fabbing and cutting/welding to make the new OE Style Pedal work with a throttle cable for the 4 barrel.
All of that was in an effoert to replace this Lokar billet hot rod pedal that looks great on a 33 ford street rod.
With this:
These tall / more forward OE '60-'66 Pedals make the heel-toe downshifting technique very easy too! FYI!!
First time I ever had to spend 4 hours to cut and modify an OE accelerator linkage.
Added the vintage 3 Gauge pod. I need to fill that 3rd spot or get a block off plate to finish it out.
O2 Sensor was installed to dial that carbby's PV and Jetting even better.
Now I just need to get the car out to check my work and begin carb tuning.
6/26/24
Today I continued with finishing the fiddly jobs -
The new accelerator pedal from the D100 Truck needed the existing throttle cable repositioned, due to this the outer cable sheath was about an inch too short, so I ordered a new one and got that alll solved and corrected.
Some wiring on the firewall both inside the passenger compartment and underhood needed rerouted.
I found an old 3 gauge mounting pod, cleaned it up, and mounted it along with the oil pressure gauge (it was taped to the dash before), and the O2 sensor and gauge were installed as well. The wire routing under dash and under hood were all cleaned up and sorted as well.
For now, I have only one fiddly job left to do: Fix or reroute the exhaust as it goes past/near the left-side rear shock absorber. It rubs a bit and eventually, it will break the rubber membrane on the air shock meaning it will not work. When I built the exhaust the pass around the shock was not a problem as the axle was hanging down, but when there is weight on the car it interferes.
Some pictures:
New front License plate position: lower so hopefully it allows more air to the radiator.
Compared to before:
I installed one of the Dodge D100-D300 pedal brackets and fulcrums from say a 1972-1980 Truck / Ramchaarger before when I wanted to use a cable accelerator pedal on my '64 Dart. It bolted fine and required just drilling the firewall for the new studs.
It's a different story for the 1960-62 A body firewall. Much less space under there and fewer flat areas too!
So I had to do some fabbing and cutting/welding to make the new OE Style Pedal work with a throttle cable for the 4 barrel.
All of that was in an effoert to replace this Lokar billet hot rod pedal that looks great on a 33 ford street rod.
With this:
These tall / more forward OE '60-'66 Pedals make the heel-toe downshifting technique very easy too! FYI!!
First time I ever had to spend 4 hours to cut and modify an OE accelerator linkage.
Added the vintage 3 Gauge pod. I need to fill that 3rd spot or get a block off plate to finish it out.
O2 Sensor was installed to dial that carbby's PV and Jetting even better.
Now I just need to get the car out to check my work and begin carb tuning.