gas pedal problems

[hotrod54chevy]

ok,the other day i'm pullin my car into drive and about to step on the gas,and i look down and i see the gas pedal sitting on the floor...the pin that goes threw the plastic pedal broke in half and my question is,do i have to find an exact replacement?is there some generic thing i can use?or should a bolt work if i double nut it? (use to nuts to keep it from vibrating off) any help would be appreciated.thanks!
Creepy

[Fat Hack]

I had the pedal break off in my 49...here's how I fixed it...

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB1&Number=341920&Forum=U BB1&Words=kotter&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage= 0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=341910&Search=true#Po st341920

[Slide]

Not sure what kind of pedal you got there, but the bolt idea seems like it would work. But IMO I'd use a (new) lock nut instead of 2 jam nuts. This way you can control a little of the pivot tension, yet keep the nut from backing itself off.

[primered54]

Hack's set up looks like it would work great, but I think Slide brings up a good point... I'd probably go with that too.

[Mike]

I reckon a bolt that is the same daimeter as your pin with a nylock not should do the trick. Put some lubrication on there while your at it.

I lost the pin for the gas pedal in my '48 Ford so I stuck a drill bit that happened to be the right diameter in there temporarily. It's been there for 9 years now.