Clutch equalizer z-bar needed

[AreyD70]

Does anyone have a z-bar for a 1957 Fairlane or know where I can get one? I can't find anything online. Any info greatly appreciated

[lalessi1]

I have a couple. I used one on my car but I think it is for a a 1959? PM me and I will send you a couple of pics.(I converted to hydraulic clutch actuation). They differ in that the '57 has a fixed length bar between the pedal and the bar, the ones I have have an adjustable bar.

[lalessi1]

Here is a pic of the some of what I have. The PM won't allow attachments. I provided you with my contact info in the PM I sent.

[59meteor]

Lynn, yes, those do look like the same Z bars that were used on 59s, looks like you have one from a 6 cylinder, and one from a V8 car. Not sure, but I believe that Ford switched to that style, with the adjustments made from under the hood, rather than under the car, in 1958, so the Z bar and upper & lower bars that go to & from the Z bar are different. However, the lower rod, from the Z bar to the clutch fork, on the lower Z bar in your photo, appears to be from a 57, as it is adjustable. On my 59, the lower rod is a solid, single piece.

[lalessi1]

I wondered why the difference in the pins on the bars, I thought maybe one was for a Y block. I drilled a hole the clutch fork for the adjustable link I used. Rory do you know about the engine side and the frame side mounts? I had to modify the one I used on the engine side for the FE. I am curious whether they were the same for Y blocks ad FE's. There is a post of a link to an NOS z-bar for an FE with the PN...
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[59meteor]

Lynn, the pin on the lower Z bar, for the clutch fork rod , is the only difference between the FE and the 6 cylinder Z bar, I would have to check my factory Ford parts manuals to tell which version a Y Block would have used. As for the pivot brackets, the frame side is the same, regardless of engine, but the engine side is engine family specific.

[lalessi1]

Lynn, the pin on the lower Z bar, for the clutch fork rod , is the only difference between the FE and the 6 cylinder Z bar, I would have to check my factory Ford parts manuals to tell which version a Y Block would have used. As for the pivot brackets, the frame side is the same, regardless of engine, but the engine side is engine family specific.

That is what I thought. I thought I bought an FE specific engine side bracket but I wound up having to modify it because it was a Y-Block part (it did bolt to the FE block though). Thanks for the info. I think I actually used the 6 cylinder z-bar anyway.