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NE1 know a source for custom length shifter cables? #1263514 07/07/12 04:54 PM 07/07/12 04:54 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 730 Nampa, ID MadMatt OP super stock
MadMatt OP super stock Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 730 Nampa, ID	I'm trying to install a B&M Pro Ratchet shifter that I just bought in my '70 Dart and the supplied 5 ft cable is just too short. What I really need is a 6 foot, but the next size up offered by B&M is an 8 ft which would be way too long. Does anyone know of a source for custom length cables, or if it possible to shorten an 8 ft cable properly? Some see the glass as half empty, some see the glass as half full. I just drink straight out of the bottle.

Re: NE1 know a source for custom length shifter cables? [Re: MadMatt] #1263515 07/07/12 06:18 PM 07/07/12 06:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,796 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,796 A collage of whims	The 5-footer for the Cheetah in my '64 looked too short, but it's actually fine. Comes out the front of the shifter, through a hole in the floor, and loops around. TurboAction sells longer cables but I don't know if they work with the B&M. Hole in the floor should be close to the shifter.

Re: NE1 know a source for custom length shifter cables? [Re: topside] #1263516 07/07/12 06:41 PM 07/07/12 06:41 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 730 Nampa, ID MadMatt OP super stock
MadMatt OP super stock Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 730 Nampa, ID	Quote: The 5-footer for the Cheetah in my '64 looked too short, but it's actually fine. Comes out the front of the shifter, through a hole in the floor, and loops around. TurboAction sells longer cables but I don't know if they work with the B&M. Hole in the floor should be close to the shifter. Spent several days trying to route it. Because of how the headers fit, the only viable route is forward and looped back around the mini-starter to get a straight shot at the shifter lever on the trans. I just need another foot to make it work. And the cable has to be threaded on one end and have an eyelet on the other. Some see the glass as half empty, some see the glass as half full. I just drink straight out of the bottle.

Re: NE1 know a source for custom length shifter cables? [Re: MadMatt] #1263517 07/07/12 06:51 PM 07/07/12 06:51 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 12,481 Chino Valley RodStRace I Live Here
RodStRace I Live Here Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 12,481 Chino Valley	Hint 1 Boating supply store Hint 2 morse cable I never understood why all the cables ran FORWARD, into the narrow crowded area instead of back...

Re: NE1 know a source for custom length shifter cables? [Re: RodStRace] #1263518 07/07/12 08:25 PM 07/07/12 08:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,937 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,937 Grand Prairie,Texas	Not all cables run out the front. It depends on what shifter you buy.

Re: NE1 know a source for custom length shifter cables? [Re: MadMatt] #1263519 07/07/12 09:05 PM 07/07/12 09:05 PM
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jeffs67 member J Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 31 KY	B&M makes a 6 foot shifter cable. Check their website. They are the race version with eyelet and threaded end.

Re: NE1 know a source for custom length shifter cables? [Re: jeffs67] #1263520 07/10/12 11:56 PM 07/10/12 11:56 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 730 Nampa, ID MadMatt OP super stock
MadMatt OP super stock Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 730 Nampa, ID	Quote: B&M makes a 6 foot shifter cable. Check their website. They are the race version with eyelet and threaded end. They make 2 6ft. cables, part #80740 and part #80506. I spoke with B&M and they tell me the 80740 will only work with Unimatic shifters, but they couldn't really explain the difference to me. They just said it wouldn't fit. The 80506 look pretty much identical to the 5 ft. Super Duty cable I have now, except it is threaded on both ends, instead of having an eyelet on one end. I'm thinking I could make an eyelet to thread on. Anyone know any more about the differences in the cables?? Some see the glass as half empty, some see the glass as half full. I just drink straight out of the bottle.

Re: NE1 know a source for custom length shifter cables? [Re: MadMatt] #1263521 07/11/12 12:17 AM 07/11/12 12:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,067 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,067 Irving, TX	Will the shifter let you run the cable out the back? We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: NE1 know a source for custom length shifter cables? [Re: feets] #1263522 07/11/12 01:02 AM 07/11/12 01:02 AM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 730 Nampa, ID MadMatt OP super stock
MadMatt OP super stock Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 730 Nampa, ID	Quote: Will the shifter let you run the cable out the back? No, no way to run it out the back without major modifications. Some see the glass as half empty, some see the glass as half full. I just drink straight out of the bottle.

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