Project: BLACK METAL - '67 Camaro

[67rally]

I installed a new gas pedal today. I'm using one designed for a 6 cyl. '67 Camaro, which is the same as the crossram accelerator pedal. It is set up for a cable rather than mechanical linkage. The arm is inside the passenger compartment rather than in the engine bay. If you're going to do this swap, make sure to do it when the engine is out.

New (cable) on the left, Old (linkage) on the right:




My adjustable crossmember for my T56 arrived from BMR Suspension. I figured something wouldn't fit right, but this thing has a ton of adjustability. It bolts up to the old crossmember bolt holes and allows for quite a bit of front to back as well as side to side movement. It also comes with an Energy Suspension tranny mount and all the hardware. The aluminum spacer (with 3 holes) is only used for an automatic transmission, so it will get tossed. Overall it's a very nicely built piece and comes in black hammertone finish. I'd rather it be gloss black, but no one is ever going to see it, so it's staying the way it is.








The only thing I don't like is that it only uses the center hole of the trans mount to bolt up to. I decided to modify it to use the outer two holes. I just used the aluminum spacer to mark my holes and drilled them out on the drill press:



Then I used a Dremel with a cutoff wheel to hack away the rest, it looked pretty good until I realized that I was off a hair on my spacing, so I had to go back and grind a little more away. Not the prettiest work, but it'll do. I touched up the raw edges with some Roll Bar & Chassis black paint:



And here's a quick pic when I mocked it up. Just showing how tight it runs to the floor pan. I should have plenty of clearance exhaust.