Thread: Throttle cable dilemma

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I was going to cut and fit up my throttle cable yesterday - and might have a problem. The engine in my car has a significant set back for a couple of reasons - first of all, TCI installed the motor mounts an inch further back then they should have been. Great radiator clearance and almost makes me want to run a mechanical fan rather then the electric, but since it's already there........ The other problem is that Brookville supplied a 3" recessed fire wall instead of the ordered 5" . The lower half was modified to fit around the engine and bell housing, but I left the upper half at 3" to have room for my a/c and heater assembly.

The above brings me to my problem - there is only 5" between the Lokar throttle cable bracket and the firewall - which in my opinion is not enough room for some motor movement slack - Lokar recommends 2", and I could say that they recommend too much, that 1" would work in a normal situation. I wont have any slack with the firewall and bracket ferrules with only about 3" total flex cable shown. My fix would be a solid mechanical link, using rod ends and a piece of rod.

Any comment on this idea?? Should I consider 3/16" or just do the 1/4" and make sure I have enough "beef"??