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Slammed70 · 11-19-2007, 09:44 PM

I was under my dash the other day messing with my wiring....and I never noticed it before but theres a damn clutch pedal down there. But it has the original auto colum in it....what the hell?

1LoC10 · 11-19-2007, 09:59 PM

how do you know its an original auto?

71swb4x4 · 11-19-2007, 10:01 PM

In 37 years a lot can happen.
Maybe the column was swapped out. Maybe the brake pedal assembly was swapped out. Maybe it was just a dream. Have you gone out and checked again?

67_C-30 · 11-19-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 71swb4x4

Maybe it was just a dream. Have you gone out and checked again?

LOL!

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68C15 · 11-19-2007, 10:09 PM

IIRC automatic trucks had a spacer in place of the clutch pedal. maybe someone was doing work in there and lost the spacer so they grabbed a clutch pedal and threw it in there.

Spray-Bomb · 11-19-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 67_C-30

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Slammed70 · 11-19-2007, 10:56 PM

Well, the interior is an ugly green color, and the colum is the same faded color, and theres no signs of the colum ever being pulled out.

57sailplane · 11-19-2007, 11:25 PM

now im confused.. have you ever driven the truck.. cause its fairly easy to notice an extra pedal when you get in...

**special-K** · 11-19-2007, 11:41 PM

Maybe someone just put it in when you were dreaming.

Slammed70 · 11-20-2007, 12:37 AM

I dont know man, Ive never been down there looking, and the only thing Ive ever donw was put about 4 different engines in it and have all kind of recent tranny problems. NEVER done anything in the interior.

wibilly · 11-20-2007, 04:42 AM

not using that cluch peddel will cause those tranny problems

Bishops Trucks · 11-20-2007, 05:18 AM

Somebody pinch me, I need to wake up. Your truck may have been built on a Friday when the guys were in a hurry to go get a cold one after work. "No body will notice that extra pedal, cover it with the floor mat and lets get that cold beer"

72armyswbtruck · 11-20-2007, 05:27 AM

This post is cracking me up.

time for a

Slammed70 · 11-20-2007, 06:40 AM

Im ****in serious....why is there a damn clutch pedal in my truck?

70GMCer · 11-20-2007, 07:11 AM

I would have never asked that question........sorry

Bishops Trucks · 11-20-2007, 07:12 AM

Simmer down man. Either the column was changed to an automatic or someone added the pedal assembly thinking they were going to add a standard trans to it. Look at your glove box decal and see if it mentions an automatic trans. Is the bracket (for the z-bar) still on the frame where the z-bar would connect to the frame and the ball on the engine block?

brianthelion02 · 11-20-2007, 07:37 AM

krue · 11-20-2007, 07:45 AM

Not to be rude, but are you sure you're not looking at the e-brake pedal.

see ten · 11-20-2007, 07:57 AM

I had a bud who bought an early 70s vette and had owned it for months before he realized it had a clutch pedal hanging below the dash. It had been pushed all the way down and had the floor mat laid over it. The funny thing is that if you pulled up the pedal the car wouldn't crank!

**special-K** · 11-20-2007, 08:25 AM

Where`s the picture??I gotta see this.What crossmember do you have?Does it look like there was ever one up under the bellhousing?

weasel29gm · 11-20-2007, 08:33 AM

Thats as funny as when I noticed that a wall was paneled in the livin' room... 2-3 months after movin' in LOL!!!!

retodd7711 · 11-20-2007, 08:34 AM

Is there anything else in the truck you haven't noticed before?

bw4sale · 11-20-2007, 09:39 AM

I had a 72 that had the clutch pedal pushed all the way up under the dash like that. I didn't know it for a few weeks. I knew it had been converted from manual to auto when I bought it though.

**WorkinLonghorn** · 11-20-2007, 11:38 AM

Next time you "go down" there,see if there are two peddles and a fuse box.

mrein3 · 11-20-2007, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Slammed70

Im ****in serious....why is there a damn clutch pedal in my truck?

The same reason why there is a clutch pedal in my truck. I bought the truck with a 3-speed manual. I swapped it out for a th350. I never got around to taking the extra pedal out.

How the bleep didn't you notice the extra pedal?

I still find it quite comical to see somebody jam on the clutch pedal that is connected to nothing and get that look on their face like they just broke something.

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11-19-2007, 10:09 PM	#5
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11-20-2007, 07:12 AM	#16
Bishops Trucks KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sterling, Va. Posts: 5,731	Re: Why is there a clutch pedal in my truck? Simmer down man. Either the column was changed to an automatic or someone added the pedal assembly thinking they were going to add a standard trans to it. Look at your glove box decal and see if it mentions an automatic trans. Is the bracket (for the z-bar) still on the frame where the z-bar would connect to the frame and the ball on the engine block? __________________ JIM '97 GMC Sierra K1500 '95 Chevy Silverado C1500 '71 Cheyenne Z71 / LT1 & 4-Speed SWB K/10 Father/Son Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l689JKXPnA http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php "LIVIN' FREE FOREVER" Last edited by Bishops Trucks; 11-20-2007 at 07:13 AM.

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11-20-2007, 08:25 AM	#20
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