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dirtybirdindian · 05-31-2014, 09:42 PM

Does anyone have some pics and advice on hooking up the clutch and throttle linkage for an inline 250 in a 53 3100?

I'm using a s-10 T-5 and the aluminum bellhousing that came with it.

This is my first time doing this so don't assume anything is obvious!

mr48chev · 05-31-2014, 10:04 PM

I used a cable throttle linkage and a pedal that works with a cable linkage in mine. I think I went though about three pedals and modified a couple of those a time or two before I put in the one I have now. You could probably get the stock pedal and rod that goes through the firewall to work with the 250 if you fabbed up a bell crank setup or used some of the pieces that came on the stock engine.

On my truck I am running the cast iron V8 bellhousing set on the stock AD mounts on the crossmember and that let me hook up the clutch linkage without a lot of hassle. I am pretty sure I ended up using the clutch fork from the stock setup to get it to work and you might want to try that if you still have the old one handy. I put that together in 1989 so the memory is a little foggy on exacy what I did with it and some things have been changed a couple of times since then.

dirtybirdindian · 06-02-2014, 10:24 PM

Would you entertain one of these?

http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/interior/0503sc-pedal/

05-31-2014, 09:42 PM	#1
dirtybirdindian Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: THE CORN STATE Posts: 57	Clutch & Throttle Linkage Does anyone have some pics and advice on hooking up the clutch and throttle linkage for an inline 250 in a 53 3100? I'm using a s-10 T-5 and the aluminum bellhousing that came with it. This is my first time doing this so don't assume anything is obvious! __________________ 1953 3 Window Short Box

05-31-2014, 10:04 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,498	Re: Clutch & Throttle Linkage I used a cable throttle linkage and a pedal that works with a cable linkage in mine. I think I went though about three pedals and modified a couple of those a time or two before I put in the one I have now. You could probably get the stock pedal and rod that goes through the firewall to work with the 250 if you fabbed up a bell crank setup or used some of the pieces that came on the stock engine. On my truck I am running the cast iron V8 bellhousing set on the stock AD mounts on the crossmember and that let me hook up the clutch linkage without a lot of hassle. I am pretty sure I ended up using the clutch fork from the stock setup to get it to work and you might want to try that if you still have the old one handy. I put that together in 1989 so the memory is a little foggy on exacy what I did with it and some things have been changed a couple of times since then. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

06-02-2014, 10:24 PM	#3
dirtybirdindian Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: THE CORN STATE Posts: 57	Re: Clutch & Throttle Linkage Would you entertain one of these? http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/interior/0503sc-pedal/ __________________ 1953 3 Window Short Box



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