1937 Pedal Picture Request

[Stooge]

Hi Everyone, Still plugging away on my Century coupe, and will be pulling the engine soon to start bodywork and paint, but am trying to get some things sorted while its still in. I have a handful of parts that i believe are the main linkage/ bracketry on the underside of the toeboard for the throttle pedal and hand throttle, but am not too sure of the configuration, what i may be missing or what hardware is used as my car was stripped and parted out at some point in it's life. 

Does anyone have pictures showing how the firewall/ toeboard throttle and springs are set up? I would imagine the 1938 models would be set up similarly. Thanks in advance! 

 

I have a few crates of parts to look through, but i believe these are some of the main parts

 

[MCHinson]

Actually, the 1938 accelerator linkage is totally different from the 1937. I will took a couple of quick photos of my 1937 Century linkage for you. Hopefully Gary Wheeler will chime in with some better photos if the 1937 Special linkage is the same as a 1937 Century. If not, let me know and I can crawl under the car for some better photos if needed. 

[Stooge]

Thanks Matthew! Those pictures answer alot! 

So correct me if im wrong, (all of these pictures are posting upside down if they look funny) 

Hand throttle tab

 

Toeboard mounting bracket, (not a great picture) 

 

Actuating/pivot piece,

-shallow channel for the pedal rod and clevis

-upper U channel holes for a pivot pin to the toeboard mounting bracket

-deep channel hole on the opposite side for accelerator rod and clevis to the carburetor and bent tab for the return spring? 

 

Thanks again!

[Gary W]

Heres some photos from my '37:

 

Removal of the throttle linkage

 

All parts wire wheeled before prime and paint

 

 

The finished assembly

 

 

Installed on the firewall

 

 

Before and after comparison

 

 

I don't know if my rebuild notes will help you, but I included the page out of my notebook here.  

Sometimes you understand your own notes and they are jibberish to anyone else, but maybe it'll make sense.

 

Gary

[Stooge]

Thanks Gary! I understood your notes completely, and between yours and Matthew's pictures, i think i have it figured out. I just had a quick look through a few of the boxes based on the pictures, hoping to come up with the accelerator rod end block and trunion clevis pin, etc but nothing yet, (though i did find the missing door lock rod that i thought inwas going to have to make which was a nice surprise). I have another box of stuff at my garage that i'll check, but as long as i have the bracketry, i think i should be able to come up with some acceptable hardware to make it work. McMaster Carr carries a pretty big selection of clevis pins and rod ends but Im not above making sonething if need be. 

Thanks again guys! I really appreciate it!

[MCHinson]

Glad to help, although Gary helped more... If you are missing anything, I suspect Dave Tacheny will have it and buying from him will be cheaper than McMaster Carr and a lot easier than making it.