Throttle cable to short... What do yall use?

I made an extenion on my road runner

lokar cable csr trottle bracket on the duster

solid rod with a toe clip on the pedal, you can keep those cables

Slant Six cable or pickup truck cable. Both should be available.

This question gets answered a few times every month. Should be several posts in the archives with part numbers for longer cables.

Your local bicycle or bike-shop will have a good selection of gearshift or brake-cables to choose from for a couple of bucks.

slant 6 cable and I got mine from napa I think you can order it from autozone also.

A piece of flat stock measure and drill.

/6 on my Hemi / Dom setup...........

I use a /6 also on my 65.Has M1 and Dominator.Had to modify the pedal part a bit to fit the early 65 style pedal.Rocky

I have not thought of replacing the cable. i have a tractor supply down the road that has about any cable I can think of. Now I wish I was at home to see how the ends go on so I would know if they are replaceable.

If I go to buy a new /6 cable is there a particular one to buy it for?

Thanks everyone for the help on this and the many MANY other questions I have asked and will ask.

I just bought one from my local parts store. They ordered it for a truck I believe or could have been a 6 cyl. car. I think it was under $20 for a new cable that looks just like your factory one but longer. I think there is about 3 or 4 different lengths.

I looked up one for an 85 W150 with a /6. Local parts store wants 21.95 for it..

Think this is the one for me?

You need the "standard" 440 adjustable bracket. The Indy/Victor one would be too tall for your intake. Since your throttle cable is too short, I'm going guess you replaced the stock slant 6 one with a V-8 version . The easiest thing to ask for at the parts store would be... a throttle cable for a 1975 slant six Duster. If there is a Carquest near by, they carry the Pioneer line of cables. Take a look at the firewall where the cables goes through. Some cars have a round hole others have a square hole in the firewall. The Pioneer part number for a 23.3 inch long cable with a square fitting is CA-8411, a 25.8" cable is CA-8413. For a 24" cable with a round fitting the number is CA-8418. You can also order the cables from www.partsamerica.com This was in the tech archives.... I have a dommy on a 2" spacer on an M-1 intake and used the Pioneer 24" cable. Had a slant six cable and it was a couple inches short. I hope this helps!

My car was a factory small block with a 4 speed so i am assuming the cable in it is the original one. The car was owned by my friend for 36 years before I got it and it was never changed.

I will look at the firewall and see what type hole it has when i get home..

I use a Lokar cable, but I did the same thing Al does and got a new thicker cable from the hardware store. No problems.

TBoomer, www.partsamerica.com not available? How long ago did you visit them?

I ordered the cable from my local Carquest...He is a racer and usually can match some of the big names in prices...

As far as using a thicker cable, I've used the cable I get for garage door lock's. Thicker, still stainless strand, and fits inside the cable housing. If you need some, send me your addy and the length.

I used a bicycle cable. I made an adapter bushing for the stock pedal assembly out of aluminum (on the lathe), made a clamp bushing out of Al like stock , took a piece of mild steel cut to length, drilled and taped it to fit a small rod end. I swaged it in a small hydralic press.