1963 brake light capacitor used on non radio cars?

[Richard M.]

Re: 1963 brake light capacitor used on non radio cars?

Well maybe, but the workers shouldn't have been following that AIM for a non-radio car, should they? And since my car is body off restored by a pretty meticulous restorer, I am wondering why he would put a brand new bolt and strap on the car, but no capacitor, if he found it the way the AIM shows. Who knows.

Michael, Right, who knows what happened. All speculation on my part, but maybe this...

As I mentioned earlier the pedal assembly may have been put together off-line, so possible the cap was there prior to the line.

Edit... It has been researched by a member that John Hinckley in fact said the pedal bracket was pre-assembled before installation.

See Page 8, paragraph 10 of John's Assembly Process HERE

Yours is a unique situation. Maybe the cap assy was once on your pedal bracket from new and a prior owner removed just the cap and left the clamp and screw. Then maybe your restorer left it as he saw it, but then decided new looked better so he just used new parts.

Again, speculation, but yours appears to show evidence just like Dave"s and the one I worked on.

Rich