Sorta fixed the problem with materials on hand...
1. Fired up the mig welder and the porta-bandsaw then reinforced the pedal mounting bracket at the firewall.
2. Using the mig, I welded in some fabricated gussets and reinforcements for my current Lokar pedal assembly.
3. The biggest improvement was when I changed my throttle cable from a rear pull to a front pull system. Using some 0.0625" aluminum flat metal I had I fabricated a base plate for the throttle cable to bolt to. Now instead of two hard turns (S) in the cable there's just one large radius bend. (U)
The throttle is much easier to depress now. It's much more linear in the transition from the front carb to the rear now. Overall, I'm very pleased with the results.
Here's a pic of the carb end of the mod.
