I disconnected them in one of my many attempts...its as if the pivot point in the bracket on the carburetor is providing all the resistance...The gas pedal sits half way up with this setup...

How was it back in the Late 50s...was it a push method or a pull method. I have really ony worked on cars with the throttle cable attached to the throttle bracket via the intake manifold....never a bell crank to the pedal