This morning, I finally got a smoothly operating accelerator linkage working on my 53 truck. The curve in the top end (pedal end), does not even come close to the original, but it works fine. I think that part of my problem may be that I'm probably working with mismatched parts from "who knows what". I replaced the portion of the floor where the pedals and linkages go through too, although I tried to be very careful to locate all holes in their original locations. My brake, clutch, and starter pedals all line up fine, so I assume that the gas pedal hole is correct too. I have another pedal to bellcrank rod that is similar to the original except that it's a little longer, and it has a dog leg in the upper fat area. I'm going to re-shape it to match Kevin's picture and measurements. Then I'll try to see if I can make it work the way it was originally itended. For now, at least it's working.
