Adding a Hand Throttle Lever when you have an Appearance Group Console, This is one way to accomplish it. Options

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I installed a new throttle hand lever and then I tried to test fit a new appearance group console. I found that the throttle lever was way too far forward to work as designed with the console.



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After trying several different things it became obvious that several modifications would be necessary to make this combination work.

First I disassembled the throttle hand lever assembly and cut the new throttle hand lever.



Then I flipped the top portion of the lever around 180 degrees and welded it back together and put a little silver paint on the weld to prevent rust.



I reassembled the throttle lever assembly and installed it back into the car. The next two pictures show the lever at both extremes of travel.





Next I had to disassemble the console and slot the support bracket to allow enough travel clearance for the modified throttle lever. The slot centerline is 1-3/4” over from the left side of the bracket and is 3/8” wide.



I fabricated two brackets to mount the center console.







The modified console support bracket is reinstalled 1-1/4 inches forward of its original location.

A new lower horizontal board needs to be fabricated. It is 1-3/8 inches longer than the original one was. The vertical gauge board is now more upright than before so that accounts for the 1/8” difference.



I think it came out looking close to what the factory would have done if it had offered this option. A special thanks Mark at 914 Rubber for providing the vinyl I needed to fabricate the new longer lower board.



Jeff B