Fordomatic late shifting ('57 thunderbird)

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Originally Posted by yblock57

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I went ahead and removed the piece of linkage from the accelerator pedal that goes through the firewall and measured and took a few pics. If anyone has one I can compare mine to, that would be great. Not sure if the curve in it is correct or not — it doesn't appear bent to the naked eye. I don't want to flatten that curve in a vise if it is indeed correct and the problem is elsewhere. Tip to tip is 5 7/8"
Nothing else in the setup looks bent or twisted.
Thanks!

I measured the one out of my '57 and also got 5 & 7/8", maybe 15/16.
Also looked in two different restoration parts catalogs and the pedal rod (part # 9727) is the same for all three years, both auto and manual trans.

Not sure if or why it might too short but maybe it's the adjustable rod (yellow arrows) between the manifold bellcrank and the double L shaped throttle lever on the firewall.
With the drill bit thru that alignment hole, if the threaded adjustment rod were longer then it would push the gas pedal higher off the floor.
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