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Re: Throttle Accelerator Cable

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Alan
I think it depends on the fitting you have on the end of your throttle cable that will have a bearing on which bracket is best for you.
Having read Rogers comment I can see now that the cable pulls on totally the wrong lever !
Try moving it to the lever on other side and the effort needed on your peddle should reduce quite a lot.
See you Friday for a hands on test!
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I agree with Roger, but better still would be to convert to a mechanical linkage as per original.

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My dear chap, you now appear to be a fabricator...
Well done!!
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That looks very professional Alan, you should be proud of that and it's far better than an awful lot of other cars out there, :wink:
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Re: Throttle Accelerator Cable

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Andrew,
For someone who keeps saying he doesn't know what he is doing it looks a dam fine job. What with that and modifying headlights I think you are actually rather competent. Perhaps I should remake mine as a fabrication instead of a big block.

Was there a need for the 2nd Spring attached to what I thought was the finger hole. I can see Roger's has a 2nd Spring but the others don't. I note also that the others don't attach the throttle cable to the same position as Roger's but then his is a mechanical linkage not a cable.
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Re: Throttle Accelerator Cable

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Holley carbs have a return spring in the spindle, so you arguably only need one extra, whereas Edelbrock carbs don't apparently have the spindle spring, so having two on the linkage makes sense.

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