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gas pedal adjustment? - 4/3/2008 6:06:58 PM

jsholm2

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Hey guys, I have a 75' and my gas pedal seems to be sitting too close to the floor board. Is there a way to adjust the pedal heighth? There isn't even enough room for a floor mat to fit underneath. Thanks.

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RE: gas pedal adjustment? - 4/3/2008 7:52:53 PM

73shark

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I'm not aware of any adjustment. Sounds like maybe the rod that the pedal is attached to is bent.

Have you checked to see if the carb butterflys open fully w/ the pedal fully depressed?

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RE: gas pedal adjustment? - 4/3/2008 9:37:41 PM

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no, but I have a feeling it doesn't. If you push the pedal all the way down, it doesn't seem like it accelerates that much. Sounds like it might be a tough fix.

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RE: gas pedal adjustment? - 4/3/2008 10:00:08 PM

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Maybe the throttle cable is too long and/or the peddle return spring is wore out or disconnected. I really don't think it would be all that hard to fix. Give yourself some credit, you can fix it after all you were smart enough to buy a vette....right? Good luck with it. Cheers

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RE: gas pedal adjustment? - 4/4/2008 1:30:39 AM

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did this just happen ?the cable maybe getting ready to break.check the bracket that holds the cable

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RE: gas pedal adjustment? - 4/4/2008 7:49:02 AM

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Is the carpet bunched up under the pedal? Removing floormats and restrictive carpeting can add as much as 40 HP.

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RE: gas pedal adjustment? - 4/4/2008 7:55:10 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: DeeVeeEight

Is the carpet bunched up under the pedal? Removing floormats and restrictive carpeting can add as much as 40 HP.

or a bodyshop can cut the floor panels out and make new one that are one inch deeper then the pedal can go further. JUST KIDDING

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RE: gas pedal adjustment? - 4/5/2008 9:34:17 AM

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Before you fix it, do you want to race for pink slips. haha

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RE: gas pedal adjustment? - 4/10/2008 10:55:18 AM

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Hahaha yea right.

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RE: gas pedal adjustment? - 4/13/2008 7:49:48 PM

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Didn't Lars used to grab the pedal and pull until it bent forwards? Over the years the throttle cable stretches. I know the throttle cables don't adjust, and a few people have put in adjustible cables. Personally I put a few zip ties around the throttle cable where it attaches to the pedal.

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