decided to fix and upgrade the clutch pedal finally. i made an adjustable rod a while back that had a hokey rod end around the pin. the pin was already worn bad, and now that was wearing into the new rod end. the pedal has also been overly heavy since i got the truck, but had extra available throw. it was the same throw and force with the southbend dual disk / g360 and the Valair dual disk / nv5600 using a 2nd gen slave. so i cut the pin off, welded the hole shut, and re-drilled the pin location 3/8" closer to the pivot. that takes the pedal ratio from 1:5.8 to 1:6.8. should reduce force by 15% and increase resolution by taking 15% longer to engage. i'll remake the rod as well to include threaded rod and an actual lubricated spherical rod end this time.
while messing around i added a web brace to the pedal, a little more stiffness never hurt anything.
with the gauge cluster out to pull the pedal pin, i noticed the master bracket moving more than i'd like as well. ended up making a Delrin spacer to sandwich between the bracket and the firewall to support it a little better also.
And ooohhh yeah, it all made a big difference in clutch feel. smoother, slightly lighter, more controllable, just all win. honestly, probably could have gone a full 1/2" move.
