The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Interiors Under Gas Pedal 1959 pickup

Hello All,

I was replacing my worn gas pedal when I came across this little hole I drew a red arrow to. The hole has a plastic disk and under is burlap. Does anyone know what this was used for? I always thought the area covered in light green metal was for the floor starter.

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Thanks in Advance

That would be where the factory throttle linkage rod goes through. The setup that is in it now is not factory. You are correct about the green plate, that is covering the 6 cylinder starter pedal hole.

Thanks Bill,

That would explain why my gas pedal is all jacked up and the NOS replacement isn't working. Do you think this is from a newer truck or maybe an impala? My firewall "looks" un-modified.

After some digging it looks like this came from a 59/60 full size Chevy car

I do believe the stock type linkage is available, if you want to put it back to stock type.

Thanks Bill, I was able to find a correct 58/59 V8 linkage pedal to carb.

Would anyone happen to have a picture of the way an original is correctly setup? The originals are a little different than the modern reproductions. It seems like the old ones still have the "Throttle" option.

the throttle cable is separately hooked up regardless of pedal linkage, should be an instruction in the assembly manual, or maybe this pic will help you figure it

Bill [the other one]

Thanks Bill,

I appreciate the response. I want to blow this linkage apart, clean, blast and restore it. I was hoping to get a shot of an original as was so I can completely copy it.

if you have an original linkage, take photos of it, tear it apart and do what you want to do. When you're ready to reassemble, look at your photos. The disk piece is there to keep the rod from rubbing metal to metal.

Thanks Rod,

it looks like this got answered in the big trucks area.

I'm trying to get a photo of the linkage for you.