I wonder if I could get a little help on a problem I have with my '80 22r pickup. I bought it 6 years ago but it did not have a gas pedal attached. So I have been just pressing the linkage with my foot. Yeah, it's about time I fixed that. I was actually able to acquire a gas pedal that may or may not be the right one. I do not see how this pedal is correctly attached to the linkage. Additional parts may be needed. Thanks in advance for any assistance anyone can offer. Here are some pics:

 

On mine the peg on the linkage just slides in the slot of the pedal. And the pedal just bolts the the floor. But I had way to many problems with mine so I took it out and now I just use the metal peg (linkage).

 

Thanks for your reply. I removed the floor mat and indeed there are two holes on the floorboard where there is probably a bracket that gets bolted in to attach the bottom of the pedal. I could look into getting one. What kind of problems were you having?

 

The peg kept getting bound up in the slot it runs in, so the pedal would get stuck.. And sometime offroad it would fall back at me. So I just unbolted it..
I'll post a picture of the mount. I made my own mount hoping that it would help but no such luck. I'm thinking I'm going to get a later model pedal and just weld it to the linkage or something.

 

That's the one I made. I just traced it on a some thin metal and have it so I can adjust it.

 

What you made there is exactly what I imagined the original bracket would look like. I will try to locate that bracket if possible, maybe someone parting out a vehicle. I would like to give it a go since I use my truck as my primary road vehicle and not so much offroad. Thanks a lot Ol'Greeny for your input!

 

I just welded a square piece of metal on the pedal, much simpler.

 

That does sound easier. But normally the bottom of the pedal would need to be able to rotate on the bracket shaft when pressing the pedal, as I understand it. It seems the method you suggest would make it stationary and unable to move. Perhaps I don't understand the details of this fix?

 

Sounds like he just used a small piece of square tubing, welded it to the bottom of the pedal and ran the pin through it. It would still pivot if a small enough piece was used,
or pick up a small diameter pipe nimple at the hardware store and use that

 

As you can see on my second picture on the far right, there are already holes ready for a pin. What I need is that simple bracket that bolts to the floorboard, then I could run a bolt through it and put a nut on the end. If I didn't live in the boonies and 3 hours from a hardware store I might be able to find something like a strap of metal maybe four inches long that I could bend the ends up then drill 2 holes matching the floorboard holes and one hole on each bent end to run the bolt through it and the pedal.

OK, I found some steel hanger strap that I can easily shape to what I need. It will not be stiff, but that might be OK. It should keep the bottom end of the pedal from moving back, with only a little play left to right because it is not rigid. I can try this with little trouble and see if I prefer the pedal over no pedal.

 

I modified a 2000 Tacoma Pedal to use in my truck (details are in my build thread), but here it is:







I still have the original pedal (just the pedal part with the pivot bracket) if you want it.

 

Wow, that looks kind of "high tech" compared to the stock setup. Very impressive! Am I correct to assume the stock bracket that mounts to the firewall is a squared off "C" shape with a hole at the top of each side? Is this what you have that you would part with? I was lucky and found the right size shoulder bolt that will fit through the holes on the bottom of the pedal and mount to the firewall bracket. Does your original pedal look like the picture I posted?

 

Here is what I did and what I mean


When I got my truck the gas pedal was missing, I mean the gas pedal assembly was there bolted to the firewall and it worked but the actual pedal was in the cup holder, broken. The floor was gone because of rust so there was nowhere to bolt the pedal pivot to the floor, so I welded a piece of square sheet metal 1/8th'' thick to the pedal assembly, then I welded a longer rectangle beneath it to suit my driving, one of the best things I did for driving fun when I did my rebuild. That's why in my opinion, instead of messing with a pivot for the pedal that you bolt on the floor, you just weld a piece of metal in the shape you want directly on the pedal assembly. Kawazx6's pedal assembly is a different way to achieve the same result I think, it's very clean and can't be too complicated, it's strange to say but it depends on your shoe size and driving habit to determine what you do with your gas pedal.

 

My orginal pedal has the bracket that bolts to the floor that it looks like you are missing. I can take a picture for you tomorrow (got to find it in my pile-o-parts first though)

 

OK, I see what is going on now. I was confused because I apparently do NOT have the correct gas pedal. The one I have is long and would work if I had that bracket mounted to the floorboard. The two holes I see down there is a perfect place for such a bracket in this configuration. However, I am inclined to believe now that the bracket is already there and pictured in my first posted pic. I did not think that was it because it would not work with this long pedal that I have, and then seeing the holes on the floorboard that could work. The pedal I have is 9 1/2 inches long. It makes since to use that bracket that is already there and the pedal descending down like the rest of the pedals.

 

Nevermind. I found online a picture for this truck and it is in fact the one I have. And the bracket I need is shown mounted on the gas pedal already.

So I guess this is what kawazx636 was referring to as his old pedal already has that bracket.

 

OK, you guys convinced me to devise a way to attach the pedal without going to the floor. I like that much better. Thanks a lot for all your assistance!

 

Here's my old one if you want it:




If you do go with a modified route, I would highly recommend using a 2000 Tacoma pedal. You can see how to do it somewhere in my build thread or Slacker's Trekker thread. You'll need a welder and a little bit of skill to complete the task.

 

The 2000 taco pedal position as you mounted it looks much better than stock. On long trips my leg gets fatigued pretty quick hitting the stock pedal. Might copy you on that one, sharp thinking!

 

I did an easy fix by just mounting the stock pedal upside down. I secured the bottom with a couple of hose clamps and ziptied the top. It is secure and doesn't bind anywhere. Nothing fancy but simple and effective.