Do the auto brake pedal, and manual clutch/brake pedals interchange? it looks like its a bolt in/out situation. can someone confirm or deny, what else would it take to make them work, besides the floor pan around the shifter.

 

I had switched from auto to manual and I am pretty sure I never changed the bracket. If I remember the clutch pedal is welded to the shaft that would support the brake pedal. I just pulled the pin and put the clutch in place without changing the brake pedal. So everything should be interchangeable.

 

I had switched from auto to manual and I am pretty sure I never changed the bracket. If I remember the clutch pedal is welded to the shaft that would support the brake pedal. I just pulled the pin and put the clutch in place without changing the brake pedal. So everything should be interchangeable.

 

so it could be as simple as pulling a pin and replacing it into my truck? I'm thinking maybe a 5/6 speed, (without granny gear) in the future, do I need a clutch fluid reservoir, or something like that to do that? Also, would a newer manual and transfer case match up with the holes in a 79 trans. tunnel floor pan?

 

This era truck had a mechanical linkage for the clutch.

There are ways to retrofit a hydraulic system if needed, but none are simply bolt in.

Newer transmissions and transfers cases are most likely not going to line up with your tunnel cover. You can always find an auto one and cut out new holes, or fill in the holes in your current one and cut new ones.

 

I currently have an automatic anyway. as long as it fits around my transfer case shifter, and between the dash and bench, I don't care. I wonder how hard it would be to retrofit a hydraulic system into it.

 

This mostly pertains to Bumpside owners but there's information about pedals, pedal supports and boosters that would be valuable information to Dentside owners too.

Comparing Clutch/Brake Pedals and Brackets - FORDification.com

 

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...to-a-m5od.html

I've got a 2wd manual and swapped in a M5R2. It's made the truck so much more fun to drive.

The hardest part is doing some fab work to create a lever to connect the clutch rod to the new clutch master cylinder that you have to install in the firewall. The other challenge was bleeding it but once I figured out the process it wasn't that bad.

The 2 easiest transmissions to swap are the M5R2 (aka M5OD) (not to be confused w/ the 1990s Ranger transmission M5R1) or the ZF5. Both came out of later model F150s. If you've got a 4wd you need a 4wd transmission. A small block transmission fits a small block. A big block fits a big block. Not sure if a big block tranny fits all the 70s era big blocks like the FE. These trans have an integrated bell housing so they connect directly to the motor.

 

I've got a 351M not sure what will match up to that, I found a few hydraulic clutch kits online though.