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The “Z-bar” clutch linkage that is used on Falcons and Comets might have been ok when these cars were born, but modern technology has given us many better alternatives. Early in the process of the ground up restoration of my 1963 Sprint hardtop, elimination of the “Z - bar” clutch linkage was one of the modern upgrades desired. Consideration of a cable operated clutch was considered, but this conversion has had problems with cables burning because of the close proximity to the left exhaust manifold. Ranger parts presented two problems; the master cylinder mounts on an angled firewall (the Falcon firewall is straight) and the slave cylinder has no flanged mounting points. So off to the junk yard/recycling center to see what could be found. Several cars were checked out before finding a 1991 Mazda 626. The transmission had been removed (front wheel drive) but the slave cylinder was resting on the radiator. Taking advantage of an existing bell housing bolt and an extra hole in T-5 (5-speed) transmission mounting plate adaptor a two piece mounting bracket with a rod welded to it was fabricated. The two piece bracket is held together by the two bolts that attach the slave cylinder. Once the clutch master cylinder was mounted, the last hurdle was to attach the m/c push rod to the pedal. The fulcrum distance on the Mazda pedal was transferred to the Falcon pedal. The push rod location on the Mazda pedal was very close to the original Falcon pedal, but it was on the left side of the pedal, opposite of the Falcon push rod. A hole was drilled through the pedal for a 5/16” grade 8 bolt.
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