Gas Pedal Vibrations Fix Idea

[richk]

Below is a picture that I took of the gas pedal assembly on my H3. I have been thinking about a way to isolate the pedal mechanism from the firewall in an attempt to eliminate the pass-thru of engine vibration (which is bugging me! and has been discussed in previous posts). What I am asking for is input (especially from you H3 builders/techs). Here is my idea:

1. Disconnect the electrical cable from the pedal assembly.
2. Remove the pedal assembly from the firewall.
a. From my photo it appears to be held on with 3 screws, with nuts on the inside of the cab. I am a little concerned that the bolt will stay in the firewall. Can anyone confirm if these are welded or otherwise secured? It would be terrible if removing the nuts caused the bolts to become loose and perhaps fall out. I crawled under the H3 and the backside of the bolts appear to be covered with a heavy felt.
3. Once the entire pedal assembly is removed I am thinking of laying it down onto a piece of heavy rubber and tracing around the outside.
4. Cut out the pattern from the piece of rubber (or heavy padding/foam I am not sure what would work better).
5. Drill out the 3 holes for the bolts.
6. Re-assemble with the rubber between the firewall and the pedal assembly.

Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated. In particular, are the 3 bolts welded in place?

Thanks,
Richard


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