[Tigers] Gas pedal mounting question.

[Tom Parker]

Ron, Thanks!

I don' got no "flat disk"! The lever arm misses the stop near the valve
cover access hole by @ 3/4". I'll have to figure out how to properly make a
"disk" to span the distance. (It's somewhat superfluous anyway; the carb has
a functioning stop.)

The pedal stop, as you said, should be set just at, or just before W.O.T..
Any more and the overly enthusiastic driver might find him / her self
without a throttle! (Needle nose pliers and a coat hanger always ride with
me... not that I'm overly enthusiastic at my advanced age...)

Tom

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote:

>  Tom
>     The gas pedal has 1 adjustment at the lever arm.   You can set it up
> any way you like for wide open throttle and height of the pedal.   Adjust it
> to a comfortable position and then look for wide open throttle position.
> If you don't run at WOT, you don't have to adjust it to get full WOT but you
> should be near there for when its needed.
>
> The upper stop hits the flat disc on the lever arm.   I think it is mostly
> for a rattle stop and I'm not sure it is really needed in every case.
>
> My gas pedal has a slight rattle now and then, so I don't have my upper
> stop just right yet.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Tom Parker [mailto:tkparker1941 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 02, 2010 2:04 PM
> *To:* rfraser at bluefrog.com
> *Cc:* e.coiner at cox.net; tigers at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Tigers] Gas pedal mounting question.
>
> With the stock throttle rod assy. and a 4160 Holley on a Performer manifold
> the pedal doesn't quite reach the lower stop (without carpet...). The upper
> stop doesn't come anywhere near the "U-shaped" throttle upper bar on mine;
> I've been looking for an excuse to ask the group about that (The cable gets
> replaced by a Lokar cable once the engine is spun up and I know there are no
> other problems.).
>
> So, Thanks Erich for bringing it up, and, Ron, your thoughts... what am I
> missing?
>
> Tom
> ' 67 Tiger undergoing reconstruction.
>
> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote:
>
>> Erich
>>        I'm not sure how this was originally.   I found that if the carpet
>> is thin enough you can mount it under the carpet, if the carpet is thick
>> you
>> have to mount it on the top of the carpet or cut the carpet.  You never
>> want
>> the carpet or the screws interfering with the action of the pedal.
>>
>>        There are 2 stops; 1 high on near the U shaped piece and 1 low for
>> the pedal.  I don't have any carpet there at this time but these can go
>> through the carpet.
>>
>> Ron Fraser
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net
>> ]
>> On Behalf Of e.coiner at cox.net
>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:59 AM
>> To: tigers at autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Tigers] Gas pedal mounting question.
>>
>>
>> A silly question.
>>
>> Does the mount for the throttle pedal go under the carpet or on top of it?
>> I
>> talking about the U shaped piece that is secured to the tranny hump with 3
>> screws.
>>
>> Same question for the pedal stop that mounts to the side of the tranny
>> hump.
>>
>> Erich