Gas Pedal for mechanical linkage - question (1 Viewer)

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Wondering if anyone is able to tell if this is the correct gas pedal for a 78 fj40 with mechanical throttle linkage ? Or is this one that's made for cable linkage ? See below.
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Looks like a cable style.78 linkage should Have a 90 degree bend toward the firewall with linkage ball thing.

Ryan
 
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This is my old one (I went propane). It is worthless since I cut off the rod to attach it for my linkage propane setup.
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Ryan is correct, it should turn 90 degrees and go through the firewall. Do you have a side version of the top photo (it may be there, just not shown well)? I'd take a removed photo of the one from my '76, but I just modified it for a vortec swap. :D

Here's a few photos of my CA '78 pedal. The California trucks (and maybe later Federal) had the paddle on top to actuate a smog switch. You can see in the second photo how the arm turns forward towards the engine compartment to mate up with the mechanical linkage.

Looks like a cable style.78 linkage should Have a 90 degree bend toward the firewall with linkage ball thing.

Ryan
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