Throttle Cable Bracket
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Racer
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Throttle Cable Bracket
Putting back together the 81 I bought and preparing to install the throttle cable bracket. The motor is a L48 and not the stock motor.
Does the bracket sit flat on the intake or does it mount differently? The intake is new and has a ridge that comes across and directly under the bracket. This causes the bracket to not sit flush. Want to make sure I'm mounting it correctly before I grind the bracket down to fit over the ridge.
Does the bracket sit flat on the intake or does it mount differently? The intake is new and has a ridge that comes across and directly under the bracket. This causes the bracket to not sit flush. Want to make sure I'm mounting it correctly before I grind the bracket down to fit over the ridge.
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If you could fab an adapter out of a piece of sheetmetal that would fit under your throttle bracket to keep it from "rocking"on the ridge (or buy one from a hardware store), you'd have extra support.
It would not need the holes shown in the photo....you would drill the hole(s) that you need.
It would not need the holes shown in the photo....you would drill the hole(s) that you need.
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Racer
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So, If I am reading this correctly, bend a piece or two of sturdy metal in a C shape just high enough to clear the ridge and mount the bracket to adapter/adapters.
Right. How hard would it be to access the intake bolts to tighten them down? Wonder if you could cut a piece of "strap" thats used in electrical work to mount electric panels etc?
Right. How hard would it be to access the intake bolts to tighten them down? Wonder if you could cut a piece of "strap" thats used in electrical work to mount electric panels etc?
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I don't have a mental picture of the intake/ridge...so I'm just guessing about what might work.
Maybe if the strap was heavy-duty---it would be great if all the needed holes lined up.
Maybe if the strap was heavy-duty---it would be great if all the needed holes lined up.
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Racer
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Problem I see is the misalignment of the cables and how to get the intake bolts in and out? Will raising the bracket/cables that far interfere w/ something else? I have some strap, I will cut a piece and see what it does..
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