third pedal 002.jpg
387 hits | 75.09 KB | Posted: 12/3/08
On the left a stock Mustang GT pedal assembly. On the right a stock full size LTD/Crown Vic assembly...

third pedal 003.jpg
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The Mustang uses a different power booster mounting flange. But notice that the LTD flange is a big ...

third pedal 004.jpg
367 hits | 104 KB | Posted: 12/19/08
Here I've already cut and welded a Crown Vic bolt pattern flange onto the Mustang pedal assembly. I ...

third pedal 005.jpg
397 hits | 99.74 KB | Posted: 12/19/08
Here you can see the piece of sheet metal I bent up to extend the bolt pattern 1 5/8" to match the C...

third pedal 006.JPG
397 hits | 79.01 KB | Posted: 12/26/08
It took awhile to get to this point but the pedals are bolted down and the right height and spaced o...

third pedal 007.JPG
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The view the driver sees. The gas and brake are the same height now after I bent to brake pedal up t...

third pedal 008.JPG
486 hits | 66.07 KB | Posted: 12/26/08
The Mustang and LTD pedals have the same stock curve but the Mustang brake rod lug is 1/2" higher. T...

third pedal 009.JPG
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A better view of the bent pedal. This assembly is finished. Its been extended, reflanged, brake peda...

brake plate1.JPG
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I whittled a new brake power booster spacer out of a chunk of 1/2" aluminum. The stock one was cheap...

brake plate2.JPG
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I roughed out the shape with saws, cut-off wheels, and drill bits. Then I trimmed it with a 1/4" car...

brake plate3.JPG
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If it's carved out of one piece of metal, it's billet. My car has custom billet parts.

brake plate4.JPG
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Just another view, it took awhile to make so I took a lot of pictures.

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Indexing the bellhousing. This is the second try; the first try with the stock dowels had it about 9...

IMG_1295.JPG
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Flywheel, pilot bearing, clutch disc, and pressure plate all installed. That's a Spec pressure plate...

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Tremec TKO II, used but fresh of a rebuild from Liberty Gear.

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Hole cut in the trans tunnel. It got cut out a little more after this and I need to find a shifter b...

IMG_1305.JPG
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I put a level line on the engine before taking out the AOD shell I had bolted to the trans. The TKO ...

IMG_1306.JPG
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Trans bolted down with the spacer installed. The top of the trans just touched the floor pan. I late...

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The stock driveshaft was a little too long for the TKO but it turns out that the later model police ...

IMG_1325.JPG
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I needed to space the clutch cable out from the firewall a bit and adjust the angle to eliminate wea...

IMG_1326.JPG
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Bare blank plates mocked up to the firewall. Had to shape them to fit over a flat spot but it all wo...

IMG_1327.JPG
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It's a compound angle to get the flange flat and straight along the centerline of the opening in the...

IMG_1328.JPG
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Boring the larger hole. Keeping the saw cutting without too much chatter or sticking was a challenge...

IMG_1329.JPG
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Finished piece. Welded nuts to the inside plate. Welded nuts to the pipe to hold down the firewall a...

IMG_1330.JPG
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Blurry but the wire goes straight through the center of the firewall adjuster and to the top of the ...

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Cable installed. Blurry. It was cold and dark at this point.

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Everything installed. It works fine.

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Better shot.

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Had to hammer a divot in the crossmember to clear the cast torque arm mounts on the extension housin...