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Originally Posted by CompClassics
1) The foot boxes are riveted to the scuttle hoop.
2) There is more room to the right and left of the steering column.
3) throttle pedal is completely different, that's an easy one.
4) the pedal box assembly needs to be relocated.
5) the firewall sheet metal is different.
6) the floor pans are different.
7) the transmission tunnel is different, along with the removable panel to the front of it.
8) the hydraulic master cylinder hard lines may need to be replaced or altered.
9) steering shaft lengths may have to be altered.
10) diagonal braces may need to be altered and brackets added (steering column support.
11) different steering column supports will have to be sourced.
12) original details like the dead pedal and high / low beam switch should be added.
13) original details like the wiper motor assembly can be added.
14) passengers side foot box bracket / battery box needs to be added, supports the foot box.
15) depending on how your current exhaust headers are routed, new exhaust headers are needed.
As I had previously stated this is not an easy modification, especially when the car is already in a completed state. I replaced mine without removing the body but I had to make special brackets to attach the outside of the foot boxes to the chassis.
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John, thanks a lot for this List!
I started with the original throttle pedal and the new steering shaft brackets, then I realized that wouldn't fit.....
the Points 1,4,5,6, and 7 seems to me the biggest points while the car is completely assembled, these points mean a lot of disassembly...
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1) The foot boxes are riveted to the scuttle hoop.
big problem if riveted from the outside
2) There is more room to the right and left of the steering column.
ok
3) throttle pedal is completely different, that's an easy one.
in stock
4) the pedal box assembly needs to be relocated.
really? maybe I can adapt the footbox?
5) the firewall sheet metal is different.
6) the floor pans are different.
7) the transmission tunnel is different, along with the removable panel to the front of it.
8) the hydraulic master cylinder hard lines may need to be replaced or altered.
ok, in combination with the new Girling brakes
9) steering shaft lengths may have to be altered.
ok, easy
10) diagonal braces may need to be altered and brackets added (steering column support.
ok, no problem
11) different steering column supports will have to be sourced.
in stock
12) original details like the dead pedal and high / low beam switch should be added.
ok
13) original details like the wiper motor assembly can be added.
already assembled
14) passengers side foot box bracket / battery box needs to be added, supports the foot box.
already complete, maybe the passenger footbox can stay...
15) depending on how your current exhaust headers are routed, new exhaust headers are needed.
should be ok, much space to the footboxes
and not to forget, I have new carpets everywhere
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A really big effort for installing the original style throttle pedal
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