This one has been on my mind for some time. My thought was I did not want the gas pedal to just rely on the throttle linkage spring on the carb and the secondary springs typically added to also carry the weight of the pedal. I thought some sort of torsion spring was needed to carry or at least help the pedal we have.
Today, I was rummaging thru some old hardware I had laying around and found some paper clip cotter pins we used from our kart racing days. Here was the opportunity to test this idea. I modified it slightly and increased the angle between the legs. Surprisingly it worked. Pics and vid below.
The inner diameter was slightly larger than 3/8". I found another stock torsion spring online that has a larger inner diameter .812" to go outside of the 3/4" tube, a little larger diameter wire, a couple more windings, longer legs at 90 degrees to each other so I can form the "J" hook for the pedal arm. Should be a bit stronger torque wise and not as soft I think. Will see after the new spring arrives.
