hydraulic clutch pedal

[Mopar_Tim]

ok this is in the trailduster swap listed in my sig.



i am having trouble locating exactly where in the firewall i should mount the clutch hydraulics, both my donor trucks were autos and i am doing the swap with an nv4500, i am also using 2000+ hydraulics ... ...





the pedals i am using though are from a 70's truck with manual linkage ... ... .









i am stuck i dont know where to start, i dont want the throw to be too short when i push the clutch in and i dont have any references







whos got pictures/ and is willing to take some measurements for me

 

[dpuckett]

I'd recommend trying to find a pedal set up from a 1stGen manual truck. That way, the pedals are somewhat made for a hydraulic clutch, though maybe or maybe not yours.



Daniel

 

[Mopar_Tim]

that would be optimum ..... but i am having a hard time finding them

 

[AKimmel]

Here's what they look like

 

[Mopar_Tim]

yes thats exactly what i need ... ... if i cant find a set can you take a few measurements for me ..... or are those for sale

 

[AKimmel]

They're actually a picture I saved from an ebay set that were on there a while back. I do have a set, but I'm not gonna turn loose of them, I may put a manual in my truck one day. Any fullsize stickshift Dodge truck from 88 to 93 has the same pedal assembly, not just the diesels.

 

[Mopar_Tim]

well thats a good thing to know ... ...

 

[83 crew cab]

the factory pedle will go right were the older truck has there wire junction block in the fire wall so you have to do some moving around

 

[Mopar_Tim]

yeah looking at the pics i have got thats what it was looking like, i have no problem doing that, i am not using a single piece of the wire that was in this thing i plan to make my own harness







next question is about the hydraulics themselves i need to know if the hydraulics from a getrag and the hydraulics from a 2000 nv4500 have the same amount of travel in the ... . guess you call it the m/c plunger. b/c i plan to use the newer hydraulics from the nv4500

 

[bgilbert]

I'm in the same boat.

Here's what they look like

Hmm, I just picked up this set at my local junkyard. I didn't think to pull that bracket piece. Is it necessary or does it make the install easier?



I gave my donor's pedal assembly to a puller buddy of mine. He switched from 518 to a nv4500, using SBC's upgraded hydraulics. He ended up cutting off the little arm off the clutch pedal and welding it in a different location. He said it would've been just as easy to weld/fab a pedal he had from a gasser Dodge.

 

[AKimmel]

I would say yes you need the bracket piece, because it is what the clutch master cylinder locks into. The firewall just has a round hole, plus its only sheet metal. That bracket has the hole with the 4 notches needed to retain the master cylinder, plus its fairly heavy metal to keep from flexing.