Trying to decide here on throttle. A simple pivot and hard linkage (early dents) or cable ( later dents)? Linkage looks old school cool and the cable looks crowded with extra brackets. I want to go linkage. But is that ok?

I have gas pedal assemblies to go either way.
Not exactly sure when ford switched but the 79 had the cable and I think the other solid rod type is from a 77 I once had.

It's a restomod, so year correct isn't important to me.

So what's the good and bad of each?

 

I like the cable set up a lot better. It's lot more forgiving and has no brackets. Just a return spring on the carb.

 

X 2 with mark a's way of thinking.

 

Option number one is my preference, better throttle response/feel....not a huge fan of the 78/79 cable setup.

 

Been searching engine bay pics for the last 2 hours.
I didn't realize the v-8 cable didn't have a sheath. No outer casing, therefore, no brackets at each end. It justs hangs out there, Like a clothes line. The cab originally had a 300 I6, which had a firewall bracket. I had assumed the V8 version would have same set up but a shorter cable. Like in a Lincoln w/460.

Looking at the thin little cable, something doesn't seem right. But I feel better about it not having brackets.

 

I'v had three 79s and a bronco that used the thin cable, worked well . There is a difference in the cables between the 460 and the 351m/400. I never knew that until i switched a couple of engines around in mine. I believe it was the 460 that had one a little longer , but still worked good. The 73 i have has a rod and it works well too . I always have to change the pull back springs as the originals are to soft and i have a problem of my foot relaxing and picking up speed . But that's just me not liking the feel of them , nothing to do with the way they were built. I do like the rod as it's more easy to adjust the height of the gas pedal the way i like , again just my preference .

 

As stated by others it's mostly personal preference. I have the linkage on my 75 460, when I first got the truck I was haveing throttle stickage problems. It took me literally 10min to fix these problems. I personally like the linkage better because it is less complicated and easier to work on.

 

D4TZ-9A758-E .. Accelerator Cable-24" long ~ 1974 F100 240 I-6 / 1974/76 F100/350 300 I-6.

D7TZ-9A758-A .. Accelerator Cable-24" long ~ 1977/79 F100/350 300 I-6.

D9TZ-9A758-A .. Accelerator Cable-11 7/16" long ~ 1979 F100/150 302 / 1979 F100/350 & Bronco 351M/400.

D9TZ-9A758-B .. Accelerator Cable-13 3/4" long ~ 1979 F150/350 460 without Speed Control.

D9TZ-9A758-C .. Accelerator Cable-13 3/4" long ~ 1979 F150/350 460 with Speed Control.

All of the above are obsolete.

 

I just rebuilt the linkage on my F100

New ball stud for carb - $8
New (NOS) rod linkage (threaded rod + receiver) for a 302, $9 via Uhaul on eBay

No slack at all, pedal feels great.