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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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With a RPM air manifold and the big block in my 78, the transmission / TV cable is now too short.....by about an inch. It binds up on full throttle and starts flexing the bracket it is hooked to. There is no routing slack left. Is there an "extension" available or can someone recommend another fix.
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With a RPM air manifold and the big block in my 78, the transmission / TV cable is now too short.....by about an inch. It binds up on full throttle and starts flexing the bracket it is hooked to. There is no routing slack left. Is there an "extension" available or can someone recommend another fix.
i think i have the TV cable off of the 700r4 i got used...i sprang for a new one but if i can find it do you want me to measure it?
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Check out this website. They have replacement TV cables for all combinations of carbs and manifolds.

www.bowtieoverdrives.com
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You may need the carb base bracket Bowtie supplies in their TV Made EZ kit...
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You may need the carb base bracket Bowtie supplies in their TV Made EZ kit...
there brackets are top quality!!!
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If the bracket would move the TV cable head back about an inch or so I would be ok. Just not enough slack right now.

Bob, did your cable come off a BB or a SB...mine is for a SB (guessing the previous owner didn't change it when he put the BB in the 78)?
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If the bracket would move the TV cable head back about an inch or so I would be ok. Just not enough slack right now.

Bob, did your cable come off a BB or a SB...mine is for a SB (guessing the previous owner didn't change it when he put the BB in the 78)?

i believe it came off of a small block, we will be out in the garage tomorrow if you want me to measure it PM me ( in case i lose track of this thread)

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