Every car needs a throttle pedal, and the Sprite’s is pretty conventional: A metal rod attaches at one end to a to a throttle pedal hinged at the floor. And at the top end, a cable is attached to run to the throttle.
We ordered a new pedal from Moss Motors, and the cable came …
Tim,
Loving your finished Bugeye Sprite. Are you planning on doing a performance improvement article with the Supercharger and 5 Speed installed? Would make a good follow up article.
For my '60 BE Rebuild, I deleted the mechanical fan and installed a 10" fan as a pusher in front of the radiator. If I had not had a radiator already full of coolant I believe it would have fit behind the radiator and minus mechanical fan would fit fine. I use a Revotec fan controller in the lower radiator hose set to comr on at 190 degrees. I run a 160 degree thermostat and the engine normally runs around 175. At a stop light the Electric Fan kicks on, and when I pull into the garage the fan will run for 2-3 minutes when I shut off the engine. I also wired in a switch below the dash to switch on the fan manually. This setup works just fine for me during Tampa, FL Summer heat.
Bugeye Guy has a nice accelerator pedal that bolts to the accelerator linkage and allows you to have a smooth carpet and no need to bolt it to the floor. Also avoids another place for dirt and grit to accumulate under your right foot.
Jim Gruber
Apollo Beach, FL
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