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| siverson |
 Nov 18 2014, 12:47 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,458 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California 
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$63:
http://www.patrickmotorsports.com/part/throttle-cable-914-6/ $103: http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/SuperC...E_pg1.htm#item0 Any other options? Anyone use the PM cable? -Steve |
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| Mark Henry |
Nov 18 2014, 01:32 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Is it a /6 or a conversion?
I need to do this on my conversion. |
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| siverson |
Nov 18 2014, 01:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,458 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California
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I'm shopping for my original 914-6 now.
On my conversion I used a 914-4 cable (but no crank/etc) and it works fine. -Steve |
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| Krieger |
Nov 18 2014, 01:44 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,803 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None
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I have been using the PM for more than a year mostly on the track. Great product. I bought two at that price. I carry the 2nd as a spare.
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| JoeSharp |
Nov 18 2014, 02:32 PM
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In Irvine, Ca. May 15-18 Group: Members Posts: 3,947 Joined: 9-July 03 From: DeLand, Florida Member No.: 898 Region Association: South East States |
Only part that I don't from Pelican. It's short and needs a mod to work
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| Brian_Boss |
Nov 18 2014, 03:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 324 Joined: 3-June 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 781 |
The Patrick cable sure looks like a Terry Cable to me. If not, that would be your other option. I think they're around $40.
The Pelican one is the OEM Gemo. Joe - are you saying it needs to be modified to work on a factory six or conversion using the factory bellcrank? If you are handy and cheap, you can make a $15 four cyl cable work. Get an M5 x 35 bolt, cut off head, drill axial hole and braze/silver solder onto unthreaded end of cable. |
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| patssle |
Nov 18 2014, 09:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 981 Joined: 28-August 09 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 10,741 Region Association: None |
My /4 cable runs directly to my Weber carbs. No linkage on the transmission. Cheaper cable and no parts to buy!
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| SLITS |
Nov 19 2014, 07:19 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
I just called Terry Cable and had them make me a /4 cable to my specifications. Had them put the threaded end on the cable so I could use a threaded ball socket to hook up to the bell crank. Cost was about $50 as I remember. I carry it as a spare.
On my original cable I just spot welded the ball socket to the /4 cable end. It's been working for 5 years with no problems. |
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| eyesright |
Nov 19 2014, 09:22 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 430 Joined: 8-January 12 From: OK Member No.: 13,979 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Yup! I bought all the bellcrank paraphenelia, being my first -6 conversion. When I installed it I was amazed at how rinky-dink the set up was. When they designed the 914 they obviously turned the 911 set up around, instead of just running the cable thru the sheet metal and connecting directly to the carbs. Must have put some of Ferry's summer intern nephews on to the task. And the later -4 914's don't have the transmission boss drilled out to accept the bellcrank shaft. Anyway, I made a similar bracket and encourage anybody to try it. A -4 cable is less expensive and can be made to work as above, it just doesn't have a threaded end. If I had an original I'd probably stick with the stock set up but... Nice photo. Here's mine. Not quite as purdy as yours but it works. Somebody could build a few of these and sell them to the rest of us for $30 but its easy to do. Go for it, guys!  |
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| naro914 |
Nov 19 2014, 05:46 PM
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Losing my mind... Group: Members Posts: 2,476 Joined: 26-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,073 Region Association: South East States |
You can just buy a /6 cable from Terry cable...stock item...that's what I use on both cars.
http://www.terrycable.com/Throttle-cable-f...otor_p_303.html |
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| siverson |
Nov 20 2014, 12:27 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,458 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California
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> You can just buy a /6 cable from Terry cable
Thanks, I didn't know that! Ordered! Steve |
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