Throttle Lever

[Gary in NJ]

Ever since I owned a Z I wondered what the slot next to the choke lever was intended for. I hate having open slots and switch covers in cars, but I couldn't figure out this one. After 27 years my question was finally answered.

I was clicking through Kats' website and noticed his photo of his 240Z with the throttle lever installed. That's a nice little feature, plus it fills an empty slot.

Has anyone added the throttle lever to their car? Since it wasn't offered in North America, I doubt that the parts are available, but that doesn't mean that one can't be fashioned.It wouldn't be much of a stretch to get a second choke assembly and simply screen the throttle icon onto it.

Does anyone know where on the throttle linkage that cable/rod attaches?

Edited May 7, 2010 by Gary in NJ

[dclamm]

Hi Gary, The hand throttle would have attached to the accelerator pedal rod under the dash. Early cars had the firewall bracket and attaching point from the factory (mine does). There are a few hand throttle units "out there" and in cars. My understanding is the very early cars came with it but dealers were told to remove it before sale (safety reasons?). Some got through. Not sure what it would take to rig a choke cable to do this function but would like to know. I thought I heard of a "blanking plate" for the slot in the console, but could have imagined it..

Dave

[EScanlon]

http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2596&ppuser=1490

And yes, it's functional.

E

[Gary in NJ]

That's it! How does that connect to the linkage?

[EScanlon]

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29554&highlight=hand+throttle

E