Rich Good

Hi guys
My throttle cable snapped last night. My car is on the street outside my place in San Francisco; unfortunately that means i get a ticket on wednesday unless i can move the car. So i rather urgently need a new throttle cable. Tried usual auto parts and they say they can't order. Anyone know of a place i can physically pick one up around the bay area? OR somewhere online that would overnight one?

Any help appreciated...
Thanks!
Rich

440roadrunner

Well if you just need to move it, go to a bike shop and get a brake cable and "rig" it.

For that matter, just a short drive to move it, just about any wire you can find that's steel including guitar strings!!!!

moe7404

be carfull sometimes what carb changes which cable you need. I.E. 2 bbl, 4 bbl. if the cable snapped at the throttle pedal you run the cable through the lever above the pedal and put a vice grip on the cable. but you wont be able to mash it hard. OR use some small weld wire and run it through the fire wall to the carb linkage. BUT it must return to idle easy. just to move the car. been there done that.

RacerHog

Try Here: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
http://www.classicindustries.com/mop...rottle%20cable

Rich Good

Yeah i though those guys would have it but they don't have the right one for my body style/year... I may try rigging it to move it but i don't like the idea of it sticking open while trying to manuever on my steep street!

I'll keep you updated... A friend just clued me in to a cool shop here who specialize in old iron so perhaps they can fabricate something proper for me.

jimiheadstone

How far do you have to move it?
If not so far, just raise the idle a bit and let it move with the use of your brakes. if it's miles have it towed.

bigblock

Yearone?

440roadrunner

My Gauwd. This is not rocket science, and you are not driving the space shuttle.

Rich Good

Now now... i'm just trying to find a cable. I know its not the space shuttle but its the first time my throttle cable has broken and i haven't done it before... It'll take me 15 minutes to put it back together but i need the part in order to do so. And i'm not finding it at stores or online...

What i did just find are Lokar cables at Summit... perhaps i'll just do a cut to fit if i can overnight it.

Thanks

RacerHog

https://s3.amazonaws.com/gearbox-yea...fd9/fd9339.png

YearOne

Rich Good

Hey Bob can you post the URL of that one? I scoured Year One earlier and couldn't find it. But that looks perfect... Thanks!

RacerHog

Sure.... Be rite back....

RacerHog

https://www.yearone.com/


Maybe this is better...

https://www.yearone.com/Product/1966...-e-body/fd9339
Got to Chrysler
Use all years
At the search (Cables)
Then just scroll down to it...

Coronet 500

http://www.engine-swaps.com/Pages/Pr.../ISCables.html

Rich Good

After going through a motorcycle clutch cable that was just a little too wide in diameter i ended up with a high quality bicycle cable that did the job beautifully. Used a crimp sleeve to and shortened to the length required (19.5" on a 67 Plymouth Fury in case you're wondering. I will likely order a lokar or something but this did the job nicely so i'm tempted to leave it.

Thanks for all the help!

Skwerly

haha, this happened to me with my fury, and i was worried about the proper length.

in the end, i just bought one for a vw bus and cut it to fit. still on there to this day.

RacerHog

For a VW Bus... Dam you could make like 6 of them then....
Hahahahahahahahahaha...I'll remember that one....