Throttle cable conversion

These are some really nice throttle set-ups. The stock linkage sure does have room for improvement. Has anyone done a cable set up on a stock 6 cyl with the one barrel carb?

Wide load did a nice job on his V-8.Surely somebody has or will do/show theirs on here.
Not to thread jump but,welcome to the site Farmer.Where is Randolph? It aint on the map bud.lol Glad to see another Tennessean here.

Welcome Farmer, Nightmoves, Randolph is over on my end of the state. Around the Atoka-Munford area. Kinda close to my fathers hometown of Drummonds TN.

Farmer, I just junked a 67 with a 230 but I don't believed I saved the ballencer you needed in your other post. I do know of a yard that will have plenty of them. It's about 60 miles from you. PM me if I can be of some help.

Duane in Tennessee.

Thanks for the welcome guys! Randolph is a small historic community located on the Mississippi river, upriver from Drummonds, and NW of Munford/Atoka. Some great history of this area including Fort Wright, powder magazine, N.B.Forrest,,,old and quite,,,just the way we like it! I've been here for 23 yrs now and call it home. I saw Wideload got his 66 sportsman from Munford, how I missed it I don't know?
Back on topic: I believe a cable could be used, the hard part would be finding a spot on the engine for mounting a bracket. This will be a project on the never ending list of to do's, but first my balancer problem has to be addressed.

Welcome Farmer !!! My 66 came from Munford, but that was about two years ago. Don't know if it was advertised locally or not. The former owner was a member here at the time and that's how I found it.

Wideload you're 66 was a nice find. I know of a 66 sport sitting in a backyard. I've called the guy every month for the past six months and he still hasn't made up his mind but I think I'm wearing him down. It's a rough one but salvageable.
Thanks for the welcome!

Not an L6 but heres something to look at anyway.






Some one elses van with a factory engine, I think



M1D

M1D thanks for the pics. Your set up with the pull cable...is that a boat cable? The pull throttle set up is what I'm thinking would have to be used on the 6 cyl. I was just given a complete engine so it might make it a little easier to make a bracket for the engine side.

Just some food for thought, but I used a throttle cable off an 86 Fiero for a puller. My pedal is out of a P/U truck but something like M1's setup might work with it ? Maybe Im over concerned, but I have doubts about these long cables in very cold temps if someone was using them as a daily driver, Our big loaders use them on nearly everything and they have a tendacy to get a bit stiff acting in freezing weather, also things like those small amphibious vehicles use a heated cable housing to overcome that problem. If the cable was all up in the DH and not sticking out in the cold air like our setup require Im sure it wouldnt be an issue at all. And maybe it isnt,, LOL, JM2C

I hear your concern there Digz. I was considering using a steering cable off a jetski I've been robbing parts off of. These cables are pretty robust, all stainless, prelubed and sealed at both ends. We're suppose to get some of that cold weather here this week, I think I'll throw that cable in one of the water troughs and see what happens. I hate breakin ice!!

Sorry to hear about Rocky Racoon's visit and his appetite for upholstery. I hope securing a new seat isn't too much hassle or money. The poop you'll forget about.

happy new year, Mark

Farmer: thats a used cable I salvaged from the aircraft junk pile at work.

Even though it is 12 feet long it still returns to idle with just the factory spring on the throtle body. Its inportant to use a good quality cable that most smooth with low resistance.

You have to be carfull about what you build. The cable should be a puller and have the return spring at the throtle so the engine will go to idle if the cable breaks.
Some hot rodders build up a throtle linkage system so tough to use that it has to have a bledy door spring to return it. You want to avoid building such a mess because the spring will not only ware out the throtle shaft on the carboretor real fast but holding the gas pedal down will give you back pain on long drives and driving away from the curd slowley will be imposible.

Air craft can take off from a 120* runway is the desert summer and clinb up to 15,000 feet altitude where at 150mph the temp of the cable goes to about -20* below zero. The cable has to stay free moving. Thats why aircraft control cables cost money. They are made to much higher standards then any other type of cable. If you look in the "Air Craft spruce and specialty cataloge" which suplys cables for home built aircraft you can get reasonably priced high quality engine control cables. like $50
you can also get thread on extensions and clevis or ball joint ends like you see on mine.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/ap/controls.html

M1D

Just Converted my throttle linkage to a push/pull cable! It only took a few hours and man, what a difference! Thanks to everyone on this thread that inspired me.
I can take pictures too, if it'll help anyone else.

The more pictures the better...I might as well as get mine on here too.

Hey Hotrod, throw some pics up here...love to see what you did. My linkage is pretty messed up, there's actually a bungee cord being used as a return spring...yea, afu'd. Next project on my list.

I promise, I will, but the temp here is -12. It works so nice!

Going to revive this thread, great info.... Anyone have a part list to do this cable conversion? I have a rigged setup on my 69 v8 someone did that works very poorly. The aircraft cable seems like the best safest way?

Jeremy,  Here's the list of parts that I used on my '65, all from Jeg's.

1. one five foot throttle cable, 3" stroke. Part # 555-15705
2. two each quick release carb link swivels, 1/4"-28 male x 10-32 female.  Part #555-15734
3. one steel carb link bushing. 1/4" non-threaded. Part #555-15220
4. two each clamp and shim. Part #555-15736

I used a length of rigid copper wire, bent to the desired position, to determine the length of the cable. Mine was on a first gen so your's could be a little different on the '67.

wideload wrote:Jeremy,  Here's the list of parts that I used on my '65, all from Jeg's.

1. one five foot throttle cable, 3" stroke. Part # 555-15705
2. two each quick release carb link swivels, 1/4"-28 male x 10-32 female.  Part #555-15734
3. one steel carb link bushing. 1/4" non-threaded. Part #555-15220
4. two each clamp and shim. Part #555-15736

I used a length of rigid copper wire, bent to the desired position, to determine the length of the cable. Mine was on a first gen so your's could be a little different on the '67.

Thanks!! Much Appreciated