Install Lokar Throttle Cable - alignment issue w/ pedal

[crutch]

I'm installing the lokar throttle cable assembly and pulled the pedal assembly off the firewall and grinded off the rivet so I could attach the clevis to the pedal rod end. Afterwards I realized that the rivet helped with the alignment so I ended up with what's in the picture.

Anyone else run into this? Any recommendations? I was thinking I could potentially try and bend the rod, not quite sure how but seems like that could work.
Thanks!

 

[70_Steve]

Anyone else run into this? Any recommendations? I was thinking I could potentially try and bend the rod, not quite sure how but seems like that could work.
Thanks!

Yes. Mine looked exactly like that. I bent the pedal "rod". Works great!

 

[crawler73]

What EFI are you running? How did you run the throttle cable?

 

[KBUCK1]

I drilled a hole in the end of the pedal rod and put a small bolt through it and was able to shim the cable bracket over some

also, dont let as many threads show on the part the cable slides through. The angle wont be quite as sharp that way

 

[duffymahoney]

Bent mine as well.

 

[crawler73]

I'm good on the pedal side, it's hooking it up to the TB because I have the explorer and not the mustang so it pulls to the pass side and not from the back.
I put the mustang lever on the explorer TB last night so now I just need to bolt it all up and see if and how it works.

 

[Galt72]

did you ever get it worked out and which lokar cable did you use. I'm in the same boat. explorer tb with mustang lever. thanks