Mario...the top of pedal(where the cable connects) should NOT be all the way against the firewall when "at rest", or in the normal position. It should be just about where it is in the first pic, and the actual foot part of the pedal should be around 3"(or less) off the floor. I've never actually measured how high the foot pedal is from the floor, so I'm just thinking 3" would be about right...maybe less. If you raise the pedal up until the top part is against the firewall, as in your second pic, you prolly couldn't get your foot on the pedal....it would be too high.....is that making any sense?
The cable position, where it comes thru the firewall hasn't been changed, nor has the actual pedal been changed....all you did was change the cable itself. Now...granted, the cable you got may be longer or shorter than the original cable, which could cause the pedal to be in a different "at rest" position than "normal".....that would be my only thought as to why you are having this difficulty. Did you check the new cable against your old one for the correct length? I realize you have changed carbs, and then had to get some sort of adapter to be able to connect a different cable to it....somewhere in those three items is the problem.
Have you connected the cable to the pedal, to see if it would work at all?
btw...those are really nice pics! Hard to get up in there to get decent shots of that area....kudos for that!
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