Time to rebuild the pedal box. Still a bit shocked to see plywood in a car from the 70's but those wacky Germans are definitely a "if it ain't broke don't fix it" bunch. This bad boy has seen better days for sure.
Not too bad, a little crusty and clearly original. Still, nothing was difficult to remove or rusted in place.
A bit dirty but nothing some elbow grease won't take care of.
Blech.
Tons of other links go over the process in detail but this job was surprisingly easy, even the clutch spring, except the clevis at the MC. It just did not want to come out. It wasn't loose so I just left it in the end.
You may notice the brace and other parts look a little off - that's because I didn't want to spend $400 for the cad plating kit to redo the yellow cad parts that can't be seen anyway, so I painted them gold with a touch of yellow added and they're serviceable at least. Not as pretty as the real thing but they won't rust out and they're invisible anyway. Once I get to the engine compartment I might re-think my plan but until then this is fine.
While all that stuff was out I decided to install the Innovate LC-2 O2 sensor my JBell gauge was set up to use.
Ran the wire through the tunnel via the speedometer cable entry into the shift coupler, up to the wiring harness hole in the dash, hooked it directly to the battery for ground and the lighter for power since that has a nice fat 5A fuse and it's keyed. Wire was just barely long enough. The O2 module sits in a visible spot just behind the hood strut.
Then time to button it all up behind a new floorboard. Seems a shame to cover it but I like the carpet color more.
