Bouchillon 727 kickdown cable kit?

Posted By: 70SWGR

Bouchillon 727 kickdown cable kit? - 06/01/11 03:59 AM

I'm trying to install this kit with one of Andy's throttle brackets on a 360 in my son's '77 warlock.Do I have to drive that stud out of the throttle bracket to install the Bouchillon cable bracket?I'm afraid I might screw up this stud driving it out?

Posted By: scratchnfotraction

Re: Bouchillon 727 kickdown cable kit? - 06/01/11 01:02 PM

IIRC,yes

its not to hard to drive it out

put the nut on to protect the threds

Posted By: G_bob

Re: Bouchillon 727 kickdown cable kit? - 06/01/11 02:59 PM

Depending on how you mount it, you may have to clearance the side of the bouchillion bracket.

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Posted By: 70SWGR

Re: Bouchillon 727 kickdown cable kit? - 06/02/11 12:24 AM

At wide open throttle is the kickdown lever on the 727 supposed to be extended as far as it will go?

The way I have this adjusted the kickdown lever has about a 1/4" more travel before it stops with the carb wide open.

Posted By: StukaJU87

Re: Bouchillon 727 kickdown cable kit? - 06/02/11 12:32 AM

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At wide open throttle is the kickdown lever on the 727 supposed to be extended as far as it will go?
The way I have this adjusted the kickdown lever has about a 1/4" more travel before it stops with the carb wide open.

Yes, it should be all the way back at WOT. How are your shift points?

Posted By: 70SWGR

Re: Bouchillon 727 kickdown cable kit? - 06/02/11 12:36 AM

We don't have the truck fired up yet just swapped in the 360 out of the dart.
The previous owner didn't have the factory linkage hooked up and my son had to manually shift the tranny.I hope the tranny isn't hurt from the linkage not hooked up.

Posted By: StukaJU87

Re: Bouchillon 727 kickdown cable kit? - 06/02/11 12:41 AM

Adjust it so that the kickdown lever starts moving as soon as the throttle is applied and be sure it is all the way back at WOT. When you get it running take it for a ride and see if the tranny shifts as it should. Under light throttle my 727 is in 3rd by like 30mph.

If your shift points are not right make small adjustments at a time to the cable until you get them where you need them. Worked for me. I have the same cable on my car.

Posted By: John_Kunkel

Re: Bouchillon 727 kickdown cable kit? - 06/02/11 08:04 PM

The factory linkage leaves a little bit of travel with the carb at WOT, adjusting at WOT will often result in late light throttle upshifts.

Posted By: 70SWGR

Re: Bouchillon 727 kickdown cable kit? - 06/02/11 10:01 PM

John,
I've adjusted the Bouchillon cable bracket as far back as it will go and there's just a very small amount of travel left on the 727 lever with the carb at full throttle.

Brian