 Redneck Gas Pedal Repair, Don't LOOK Ethel !!! |
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| 914Sixer |
 Jul 30 2008, 05:39 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 8,886 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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I started taking a 74 apart. This is what I found for an improved version of a broken gas pedal. I laughed so hard I had tears. Then it hit me, this must have been a big mother if he need to extend the pedal to that length
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| Steve Snyder |
Jul 30 2008, 06:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 10-June 08 From: Graham, NC Member No.: 9,158 Region Association: South East States |
Is that a gate hinge I see?
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| MartyYeoman |
Jul 30 2008, 06:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,519 Joined: 19-June 03 From: San Ramon, CA Member No.: 839 Region Association: Northern California
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Looks like a Home Depot repair to me.
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| SLITS |
Jul 30 2008, 07:51 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
Trekkor did it.
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| bryanc |
Jul 30 2008, 08:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 9-August 04 From: San Antonio, Tx Member No.: 2,495 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I love redneck repairs. Some of them even work!
I have a parts car that had a heater valve made from a PVC Y pipe, some pieces of sheetmetal, and lots of JB weld. I dunno if it worked, but it made me feel like an archaeologist trying to figure out what it was for. The same car had a clutch tube repair made from 1/4" steel. Probably 15 lbs of steel was in there. Plus the 7 or 8 lbs of welding stick. |
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| LowGT |
Jul 30 2008, 08:32 PM
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1.8 and Proud! Group: Members Posts: 583 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 4,904 Region Association: Southwest Region |
My first 914 came with the door hinge gas pedal repair. My new 914 has a legit original gas pedal, and now it doesn't feel right. HA!
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| JPB |
Jul 31 2008, 05:17 PM
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The Crimson Rocket smiles in your general direction. Group: Members Posts: 2,927 Joined: 12-November 05 From: Tapmahamock, Va. Member No.: 5,107 |
Thats not a shade tree machanic job!!! That there repair has the old "back woods mechanics" written all over it.
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| Katmanken |
Jul 31 2008, 07:45 PM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
So that's where it went.....
Somebody stole my pedal.... It worked real gud and I was going to make a bunch of them to sell to you CSOB's, er... I mean fine gentlemen.... Ken |
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| carr914 |
Jul 31 2008, 07:51 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 118,730 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States  |
So Bigfoot does really exist.
I once had a 57 Corvette and there had been a repair to the D.S front fender in METAL (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) T.C. |
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| jt914-6 |
Aug 1 2008, 06:33 AM
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Driving & working on teeners 41 years Group: Members Posts: 1,786 Joined: 3-May 08 From: Bryant, Arkansas Member No.: 9,003 Region Association: South East States |
I bought a 914 and the pedal bushings had gotten brake fluid on them and we all know what happens. Mashing the pedal down was no problem, but the bushings were so tight the previous owner had tied a piece of 12 ga. wire to it and to let the gas off you would pull on the wire to return to idle!!!!!!
Needless to say, the bushings/MC was changes quite quickly. |
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| Root_Werks |
Aug 1 2008, 10:49 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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I would have used a hasp half instead of the gate hinge. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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| jimkelly |
Aug 1 2008, 11:03 AM
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Delaware USA Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
i had one just like that in my car fro a year - i recently replaced it with a new peddle - what an improvement - find a nice used proper peddle.
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| KELTY360 |
Aug 1 2008, 01:32 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,031 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(Root_Werks @ Aug 1 2008, 09:49 AM)  Seems like half-hasp solution to me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| computers4kids |
Aug 1 2008, 01:54 PM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
All the PO had to do was add a latch...and instant "cruise control!" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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