Was reading Mike Burns thread on the gas pedal rod and went out to my truck to view my setup and discovered that either I or someone, a long time ago shortened the length. So my question is when installing a '63 235 into a 49-54 truck does the stock 216 accelerator rod need to be shortened because the 235 is longer than a 216? My 235 came out of my '53, which I'm sure originally had a 216 way before I bought it. So I assume this modified pedal rod was already shortened during it's life in the '53. Then when my Front oak tree came down and crushed the '53, I bought the '50 and transferred the entire drivetrain from the '53 to the '50.
Below is a pic of my pedal rod which was shortened.
Craig
Craig
My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
When you list two numbers like 9 1/8 and 12 9/16 in the same line
What do they mean, which is it?
Like one of them is probably a dimension from the back of the block but if so then what is the other dimension It’s important to be explicit in documentation and instructions Ambiguity leads to questions like I have now
Dave, Thanks a bunch on the info. It all makes sense. Went out and looked for a forward pivot position and nope, not there. It's worked flawlessly for so many years. To self: Don't touch
Craig
My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
When you list two numbers like 9 1/8 and 12 9/16 in the same line
What do they mean, which is it?
Like one of them is probably a dimension from the back of the block but if so then what is the other dimension It’s important to be explicit in documentation and instructions Ambiguity leads to questions like I have now
Thanks -s
This chart was made for me as a reference in my shop to help me when I needed to modify an engine for conversion. I see where someone coming in without point of reference could be confused. When I get a minute I will rewrite my blog post to clear it up. Thanks
