by Theamazingmrfixit » Thu May 10, 2018 7:42 pm
Hello Jaloi, In regards to your bent clutch pedal, I have a 1971 Vega Panel with a 327,Muncie, 9" and put it together back in high school 1979. It uses the Hooker super comp. Headers and I Frankenstiened a Hydraulic clutch linkage with an external slave cylinder and a Borg and Beck pressure plate, The pedal was firm and right from the start the clutch pedal bent over. I solved a problem by replacing the clutch pedal with another brake pedal. No more bending,But the pedal was very firm and I drove the car like that for the next 30 years. more recent I am converting to an internal hydraulic release. this is because the master cylinder is leaking now and I would like to free up some space down below. I have never had issues with the heat affecting the Brakes or the Clutch operation and never install any kind of heat shield or cover. I am running a Lakewood scatter shield and just welded a mounting plate to the side and has worked fine. Let me know if this helps. I can get you some parts numbers and pictures also if you want.