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Clutch Linkage alignment on 71 Mustang

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#1 ·
Hey All,

This is part 2 of the woes. I cannot seem to get my clutch linkage to properly align on my 71 Mustang. (I recently installed a Lakewood Bellhousing if that helps).

Where can I begin with fixing this issue?
 

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My clutch linkage was already screwed up previously (see pictures below). However it seems like it was somewhat aligned. This is the first time that I am addressing this issue. There was no guarantee that that parts were the correct ones to begin with. This is why I decided to start by ordering new parts.

The main issue thus far is getting things aligned with some sort of bracket mounting to the bell housing.

I got that Z bar from CJ Pony Parts. I'm wondering if I should just return it.
 

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#4 ·
I would just make all new linkage with rod ends. I did that on my 66. It was cheap and easy and works great. You can get 3/8" rod ends any place and cheap. I used 3/8" cold rolled steel rod available any place. The rod ends will compensate for the minor mis alignments you have. And did I say it works great?

 
#5 ·
That's seriously what you have for a "Z-bar" angle?
That can't possibly be right.
The frame side mount is stock? And that engine side mount?
Where is that from?

You gotta get that z-bar situation sorted out before moving
forward.
 
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He's got a '71. Totally different parts.....
 

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#8 ·
Looks like you need a hunk of spacer underneath that pivot ball adapter due to the difference in "thickness" of the stamped Lakewood bellhousing vs. the cast aluminum Ford piece... There is a lot more "meat" around the flange where the bolts go through to the block.
 
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