Vikes79 longship rebuild thread

[Buggyman]

Went and tested the hood, panel and the tires aired up evenly…yeah still twitchy af on the gravel roads. Gonna have to stretch the tape etc.

checked out the local creek which feeds the Big Sioux River…and then the Missouri…to the Mississippi..

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Nice job and looks good.

 

[Admin]

 

[906UP]

I like the orange hood.....it fits

 

[Vikes79]

I like the orange hood.....it fits

Yeah it looks better than the one @Coeus isn’t using at the moment…lol

 

[Coeus]

Yeah it looks better than the one @Coeus isn’t using at the moment…lol

I’m starting a dust collection

 

[Vikes79]

Ordered a gas pedal assembly off eBay today. I’ll use it as my tester for changing the pedal geometry for us big foot types.

Got the used pedal assembly today. Spent some time taking measurements on it.

What’s a bit strange to me is why there’s what appears to be a tps sensor on the pedal, but yet a cable going back to a throttle body? I don’t currently have a look into the ecu , but it makes me wonder what its purpose is and if it’s necessary to maintain a relationship of the little cam and the length of cable pull…

I do think there’s a few simple modifications that can be made to move the pedal back a few inches and maybe even several.

My first thought is to keep it simple and simply change the angle of how the pedal mounts to the chassis..essentially forcing the top over 25 degrees or more so that the pedal shoe rotates back and down from like 3 o’clock to closer to 5 or so. The length of travel should remain and the pedal would like fully contact the floor when depressed fully..instead of hanging up the few inches.

My other thought is to simply take the sweeping angle out by notching/ rewelding the pedal…

 

[JenElio]

Got the used pedal assembly today. Spent some time taking measurements on it.

What’s a bit strange to me is why there’s what appears to be a tps sensor on the pedal, but yet a cable going back to a throttle body? I don’t currently have a look into the ecu , but it makes me wonder what its purpose is and if it’s necessary to maintain a relationship of the little cam and the length of cable pull…

I do think there’s a few simple modifications that can be made to move the pedal back a few inches and maybe even several.

My first thought is to keep it simple and simply change the angle of how the pedal mounts to the chassis..essentially forcing the top over 25 degrees or more so that the pedal shoe rotates back and down from like 3 o’clock to closer to 5 or so. The length of travel should remain and the pedal would like fully contact the floor when depressed fully..instead of hanging up the few inches.

My other thought is to simply take the sweeping angle out by notching/ rewelding the pedal…

🤔......seems like a lot of work, wouldn't it be easier to just buy smaller shoes? 🤷‍♂️😂😂😂😂😂

 

[Vikes79]

🤔......seems like a lot of work, wouldn't it be easier to just buy smaller shoes? 🤷‍♂️😂😂😂😂😂

Ehhh ok nurse ratchet..

 

[Vikes79]

Man it wasn’t easy finding the right spot for the gps system…but I think this will work perfectly…

😎🤣

 

[ChadD]

Yep, for now. I need to be spending more time with my side hustle.

Working on the Ford again ehh? 🙄😉🤣🤣🤣🤣