C2 Brake Pad and Accelerator Peddle

[Garry E.]

I need some help in identifying an original rubber brake pad (for a non-power brake, SB '64) and an original accelerator peddle and attachment screws...... Does anyone have the GM part numbers that could help me identify these? I would like to purchase both at Carlisle, but I'm concerned I might end up with an incorrect repro - like what is currently on the car.

Any help would be appreciated......

Garry #38705

[Joe C.]

Re: C2 Brake Pad and Accelerator Peddle

Garry,

The vertical grooves in the original accelerator petal should have "squared off" upper margins. Reproduction peddlers have angular upper grooves.

Joe

[Garry E.]

Re: C2 Brake Pad and Accelerator Peddle

Joe:

Thanks for the photo...... I've never seen an original

Garry

[Jean C.]

Re: C2 Brake Pad and Accelerator Peddle

Joe,
Some precise work with an Xacto knife can make those angular grove patterns on the repo pads into squared ends!
I hope you and Jerry had an good drive back home from Boston.
Best regads,
Charlie

[John H.]

Re: C2 Brake Pad and Accelerator Peddle

Garry -

Midyear pedal pads look like this:

[Joe C.]

Not Me!!

Charlie,

Why, I would never, never try to PEDDLE a phony PETAL as as real PEDAL.

Norm Crosby

[Paul L.]

Opinion on This - 1967 *NM*

[Garry E.]

Re: Opinion on This - 1967

Paul:

Thanks for the photo - very useful!

Garry

[Garry E.]

Re: C2 Brake Pad and Accelerator Peddle

Thanks, John.......

This is what I needed!

Garry

[John D.]

Re: C2 Brake Pad and Accelerator Peddle

Gary, Old John Hinckley forgot to tell you something about the accelerator pedal that he taught us on VH's. Some of the repros-now not all mind you-some of the repros peddles ain't worth a crap. I learned this the hard way on my 63 FI car. Just couldn't get the thing to idle down. I mean it had a mind of its own. The accelerator pedal was the culprit. The build in hinge was or is too stiff and therefore the pedal hangs up. All the springs in the world couldn't fix it. There was nothing wrong on the engine side-it was the pedal. If anyone knows who has a good one available please email me some time. Don't say it on line as I don't want to hurt any vendors feelings. That's the way I am.
John H please chirp in and help me out.
I will be off line now until Sunday night. Good luck, John D.

[Peter L.]

Re: C2 Brake Pad and Accelerator Pedal-Part #s

Gary - The P/N for the C2 Brake Pad is 6256368. On originals the # is embossed on the back inside and is typically AY 6256368 or 6256368 AU along with a 2 digit mold number. Many of the reproductions do have the P/N number but no AY or AU which are probably the manufacturer's code. Some early reproductions had the P/N and TIMS. Originals are made of a harder rubber compound as opposed to the reproduction which are a much softer rubber compound. The reproductions while visually close in appearance are readily detectable by squeezing.

The P/N for the accelerator pedal is 3830510 and typically has a JR embossed (very small letters) on the rubber on the backside near the top.

Unfortunately, good originals and/or NOS pieces are in the "hen's teeth" category.

Pete

[John H.]

Re: C2 Brake Pad and Accelerator Peddle

John -

This was about three years ago, but I got accelerator pedals from three different prominent vendors, and all three had the same "no hinge action" problem, and I sent them back. Finally got a good one with nice hinge action from Ernie at Willcox Corvette; has the angled cut at the top of the outer groove on each side instead of the square cut, but that can be addressed.

[John D.]

Re: C2 Brake Pad and Accelerator Pedal-Part #s

Peter, Nice to see you at Carlisle. Thanks for the nice gift wrapped box with the orange plugs. Much appreciated. Good for my retirement fund.
Anyhow as pointed out to you I bought a nice NOS-REPRO accelerator pedal for my 63 from an honest vendor. He said he didn't know if the pedal was original or a repro. His answer was 50-50. Can't hold that against him.Liked his answer very much.
Anyhow you pointed out to me that the pedal lacked the typical embossed JR on the rubbber on the backside. Also you pointed out the incorrect shape of the top of the verticle grooves where they meet the extreme top of the pedal.Also you went on and on with other good info that I failed to grasp. You reall know the finer details and I was impressed. Although that was all good info a blind guy like me has to do or had to do was close my eyes and try and flex the pedal. See if it had any hinge action.
It didn't. Engine would probably idle at 2 grand. Will make a nice door stop though. But the education from you and John Hinckley makes up for the blown 20. Thanks for coming across the country to deliver the nice bag of plugs.Take care, John