I bought the Viper green 914...have a problem with accelerator, Gas pedal pushes very jerky, not smooth, where to look first? Options

[Ampex351]

I was the lucky one who bought the Viper green '76 914. Great car. They put in a new accelerator cable before I got it. The pedal pushes real stiff and jerky not smooth at all. Takes most of the fun out of driving. What would you suggest looking at first?

Thanks, Roger

[rjames]

I was the lucky one who bought the Viper green '76 914. Great car. They put in a new accelerator cable before I got it. The pedal pushes real stiff and jerky not smooth at all. Takes most of the fun out of driving. What would you suggest looking at first?

Thanks, Roger

Nice! Would love to see more pictures of it.

I could be that the cable is binding somewhere in the tunnel or in the engine bay, or an issue with the throttle body butterfly mechanism itself. It could also the the pedal (they get rusty and crunchy where they attach).
I'd start with looking at the cable in the engine bay (easiest to do). Disconnect it at the throttle body and see if the butterfly moves easily enough. Then check the tunnel and make sure the cable has a free path to the pedal and isn't wrapped around anything. If the cable is fraying that could also cause it to fee stiff.

If those check out ok, disconnect the cable from the pedal and inspect the pedal itself.