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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #105 on: July 20, 2018, 12:45:27 PM »
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #106 on: July 29, 2018, 02:03:39 PM »
Question:

I am passing a throttle cable through an angled surface.. (footwell)
but the pull on the cable needs to be strait (I’m cutting into the aluminum nut.

Any solutions or thoughts  before I cobble something together?

I can prob post a pic later
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #107 on: July 29, 2018, 04:21:53 PM »
jacketed cable in sleeve? just run through a grommet? I think I'm missing the complication
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #108 on: July 29, 2018, 04:48:00 PM »
Bend a small "L" bracket and tack or screw in place?
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #109 on: July 29, 2018, 08:05:28 PM »
drill hole.  take a piece of threaded rod as long as you can and as large of a diameter you can.  nut and washer on both sides and lock them together. bend the rod and material surrounding the hole to the desired angle.  remove, install your thing.  works great if the material is thin enough. 
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #110 on: July 29, 2018, 10:17:40 PM »
A picture is worth 1000 words.   I’ll post one up tomorrow
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #111 on: July 30, 2018, 09:00:16 AM »
Replaced 2 mechanical linkages with cable..
Hand Brake and Throttle..

hand brake came out better then expected.. was able to retain the factory lever and ratchet mechanism..

Throttle on the other hand is going to need some tweaking..  bulkhead angle is too steep for a clean cable pull.. the steel cable is slowly eating away at the aluminum end on the pedal side.. need to adjust entry angle into the foot box..







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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #112 on: July 30, 2018, 09:41:18 AM »
Smike's idea is definitely the simplest. The other would be to make a block with a hole straight through and cut it at an angle or drill at an angle through a block split straight. depends how much length you have to work with on that fitting.
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #113 on: July 30, 2018, 10:28:50 AM »
i ordered another cable..  ill have some wiggle room..
i like the block idea.. maybe with 2 side tabs at an angle for mounting...
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #114 on: July 30, 2018, 10:43:19 AM »
maybe a 1x1x1 square tube, mounting tabs @ foot box angle..

I like that in theory...

do they make 3/4" square tube?

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https://www.homedepot.com/b/Steel/Square-tube/N-5yc1vZ1z0ybndZ1z116eq
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #115 on: July 30, 2018, 11:23:50 AM »
I have scraps of 1x1 if you don't mind rust (from years as rad support on 571)
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #116 on: July 30, 2018, 11:45:41 AM »
i have about 50 peices of 3/4" tube about 2' long i believe.  i think its 3/4" maybe 5/8"

:edit:  3/4" square tube, 0.125 wall confirmed.  closer to 3' long chunks
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #117 on: August 02, 2018, 07:21:16 AM »
Locking myself in the garage today to figure some stuff out
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #118 on: August 02, 2018, 07:59:37 AM »
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Re: 1971 Series 2a
« Reply #119 on: August 03, 2018, 09:43:40 PM »
I’m already not liking battery cable placement..
need to order a longer one....

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