76 L48 Shifter Cable
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Burning Brakes
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From: Houston Tx
76 L48 Shifter Cable
Hi everyone, what is a good C3 aftermarket OE shifter cable76? My car is a 76 and the transmission + shifter setup is stock. I purchased a new cable one from O'Reilly Auto parts and it was too long even when adjusting the shifter linkage. The brand on that on is Pioneer and the part # is CA1145.
Racer
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From: Napanee Ontario
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Modified
Morning, check out shiftworks. Mine works great I like that it eliminates the bellows which rotted off the car before it left the garage after restoration.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Houston Tx
https://shiftworks.com/collections/c...e-for-corvette
If so, please confirm it can be adjusted shorter. The description says it is 29 inches. The one I got from O'Reilly Auto Parts is 28.75 inches. I need 28 inches to make it work in my car.
Thanks.
Racer
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From: Napanee Ontario
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Modified
It's been a couple of years since I installed it, and I have a 4L65e trans in the car not the original 400. If I remember correctly mine has a fairly sharp bend to it and it works good. If you would like I can try to get a Pic.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Houston Tx
Ok, thanks. Yes, please send a picture of not trouble. Thanks.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Houston Tx
I got to the bottom of the 76 O'Reilly shift cable being longer than my old one. I took the O'Reilly cable and my old cable to Gulf Coast Corvette here in town.
We compared them to the 68 - 76 cable and 77 - 82 cables they had in stock. My old cable was the same length as their 77-82 cable. The O'Reilly cable was the same length as the 68 - 76 cable they had in stock.
Conclusion: Looks like my 76 got caught up in the early vs late 76 model designation with the shifter cable.
I forgot all about the early vs late 76 crap and that 76 some cars can have both early 76 and late 76 parts on the same car
We compared them to the 68 - 76 cable and 77 - 82 cables they had in stock. My old cable was the same length as their 77-82 cable. The O'Reilly cable was the same length as the 68 - 76 cable they had in stock.
Conclusion: Looks like my 76 got caught up in the early vs late 76 model designation with the shifter cable.
I forgot all about the early vs late 76 crap and that 76 some cars can have both early 76 and late 76 parts on the same car
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