Snapped throttle cable.
Snapped throttle cable.
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mak

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1,445 posts

257 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Just took the old gal out for a spin, bit of pedal to the fibreglass then, O dear! 15 mile drive back home with arm out window tugging on my jeans belt tied to wots left of the cable, man that hurt, along with the indignity hehe Now off to see wot kind of a bh of a job this is along with wot part i can use, save me from the search engine guys and tell me hear frown

pilgrim13

103 posts

220 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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I'm sure the cable is specific to the car and not from something else

V8 Animal

6,015 posts

241 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Clever Trevor for your cable plenum part is not to bad of a job but the pedal end is a bit tight access is tricky if your a big bloke.
When i did mine IIRC i taped the old to the new cable and pulled them through bulkhead.
Just upgraded this afternoon to the leven pedals so you have to refit the throttle cable and realine the pedal arm.
Now recovering from twisting my back and swallowing a torchbiggrin
V8 Animal

MADMAX2

2,336 posts

225 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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V8 Animal said:
Just upgraded this afternoon to the leven pedals
V8 Animal
ill be inspecting the new pedals at the meriden meet next week if u r attending biglaugh

V8 Animal

6,015 posts

241 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Does that mean ive got to go nowbiggrin
Might pop over to the east mids meet tommorow

mak

Original Poster:

1,445 posts

257 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Clever trev it is then, i was hopeing i could get a generic cable from the motor factors but guess not, look forward to a twisted back and a gob full of tourch then lol. At least my wrist has stopped hurting, bloody strange trying to eccelerate with your arm eek

schmokin1

1,223 posts

243 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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think there was a thread covering this a few weeks back. ISTR a bicycle cable could be used or a peugeot 306 or similar cable? a search might save you a few notes....

V8 Animal

6,015 posts

241 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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MADMAX2 said:
V8 Animal said:
Just upgraded this afternoon to the leven pedals
V8 Animal
ill be inspecting the new pedals at the meriden meet next week if u r attending biglaugh
Never made it to the east mids meet raining all day here.frown
Im working on the rocker covers next week so i'll not be there.
This will have to do,

More money in Leven's pocketbiggrin
Paul

Pupp

13,033 posts

303 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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V8 Animal said:
MADMAX2 said:
V8 Animal said:
Just upgraded this afternoon to the leven pedals
V8 Animal
ill be inspecting the new pedals at the meriden meet next week if u r attending biglaugh
Never made it to the east mids meet raining all day here.frown
Im working on the rocker covers next week so i'll not be there.
This will have to do,

More money in Leven's pocketbiggrin
Paul
You won't regret it Paul... one of the best things I ever did to mine yes

Not a fun job 'though

mdotrutherford

384 posts

288 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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schmokin1 said:
think there was a thread covering this a few weeks back. ISTR a bicycle cable could be used or a peugeot 306 or similar cable? a search might save you a few notes....
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=&t=577141&nmt=Throttle%20cable?


Edited by mdotrutherford on Sunday 9th November 18:51

mak

Original Poster:

1,445 posts

257 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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To late chaps, all ready payed my due's at clever trev's, so i wont investigate a thread where there 20 squid lol, nice pedals by the way. Just one thing though, the site only list's one cable for the chimeara so are they all the same, 5lt, 4.5, 4 ect and years 2003-93 ?

V8 Animal

6,015 posts

241 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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mak said:
To late chaps, all ready payed my due's at clever trev's, so i wont investigate a thread where there 20 squid lol, nice pedals by the way. Just one thing though, the site only list's one cable for the chimeara so are they all the same, 5lt, 4.5, 4 ect and years 2003-93 ?
One cable for all and as for the earlier post i think that's the bonnet cable.
Cheers

900T-R

20,406 posts

288 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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Pupp said:
You won't regret it Paul... one of the best things I ever did to mine yes

Not a fun job 'though
Anything else to them than just being shiny, then? Must say the pedal layout of the Chimmie suits me a lot better for some reason than the Tuscan pedal box, anyway...

Pupp

13,033 posts

303 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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900T-R said:
Pupp said:
You won't regret it Paul... one of the best things I ever did to mine yes

Not a fun job 'though
Anything else to them than just being shiny, then? Must say the pedal layout of the Chimmie suits me a lot better for some reason than the Tuscan pedal box, anyway...
High degree of adjustability (heights and position), well judged width and profile, look and work so much better than the rubber jobbies.

Still top hinge, not a Tuscan type set up

V8 Animal

6,015 posts

241 months

Sunday 9th November 2008
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Not driven the car yet due to the rain but what impressed me was the gas pedal it adjusts the same as the clutch and brake (threaded bolt)so you have all the adjustments you should need.
Also i had a problem when driving with my work boots pressing 2 pedals at once.
These have offset bolts look at the gas pedal on picture.
Regards