Gas Pedal Lever

[newkitman]

On the VW chassis, the tunnel is indented where the pedal cluster fits to allow room for the gas pedal lever. When you move the pedal cluster to the rear as required by the TD mod, the tunnel does not have that indent. What has to be done is to remove the gas pedal lever from the pedal cluster and straighten it out  just a little bit so it will allow the pedal cluster to bolt up securely to the tunnel. Ask me how I know.

Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

[Paul Mossberg]

Allen, I am not questioning your approach…only the observation as to “what HAS to be done.”

Rather than messing with the pedal alignment, the builder may modify the chassis tunnel properly, so the original pedal alignment is maintained. It’s simple, once your holes are but, you only have to dimple the side of the tunnel so the throttle cable tube aligns as it does in the stock Beetle.

See page 18 of the Classic Roadsters Ltd. assembly manual. It’s in the download titled Part 1 – VW Acquisition, Disassembly and Chassis Preparation, Tool List and
Materials to be Purchased (pages 1 to 22)

PMOSSBERG2013-03-02 21:14:12

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[newkitman]

I’ll have to check that out. Thanks Paul.

Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

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