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Old 10-19-2020, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by HWYSTR455 View Post
I've never seen bushings in the Z bar or pedal where the rods mount, it is straight metal on metal.
Exactly. No factory bushings

I’ve made my own rods with heim joints similar to the one above for my 66 GTO. Pretty simple to make, and yes, a straight rod works just fine. Not sure why the factory rod was shaped the way it was.

This is the setup I made recently for my 64 Lemans.
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