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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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Default Accelerator Cable Difference between 1973 and 1980

I have a 1973 with a 350. I just put on a holley 4 barrel and now my accelorator cable is too long.

I was looking at my neighbors 1980 and his car has the same carb. His cable appears to be shorter and has a square plastic clip that slips through a bracket to hold it in place.

Does the 73 cable ususaly have this plastice pice which clips into a bracket or should I buy a 1980 model cable and purchase a bracket from mr gasket.


Any suggestions are welcome!

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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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The mounting areas are diffrent both cowl and carb. You would need the square retainer at the cowl. I changed mine to use the later cable.
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