Accelerator Cable for Dual Carbs ? Options

[cary]

In putting Mark's engine back in and replacing the broken accelerator cable. It seems the cable isn't quite long enough to work/fit correctly. In the FI arrangement the cable crosses the engine at 45 degrees. In dual carbs it needs to come at the bar at 90 degrees. Which pulls the bowden out of the firewall. Which will allow water down the cable tube.

What have others done to work around this ?

[Darren C]

Ok, time out.

George,

Please change anger & rant you read in my posts for passion. I’m sorry you find my presentation harsh especially the way I express constructive solutions, but I’m a Brit and this is how we are (Cold). Our tongues can cut folk to ribbons when we are expressing praise or advice its a form of tough love.

Rhodyguy,

Please challenge the opinion, not attack the man unless you know him.

You seem like an intelligent guy, but we don’t know the first thing about each others experiences.
I’ve got almost 40 years experience with flat four engines and I’ve built many, many, street, track and drag strip VW & Porsche motors over the years. In my working career you may have briefly read in my Build-off Challenge that I lived in the US and worked on the Challenger Shuttle wreckage recovery and investigation in 86 thru 87. This gave me an obsessive compulsive outlook on engineering fault finding. This carried on in my work career with the work I did at EADS Astrium after NASA for the European Space Agency where we built military and commercial Satellites and developed projects for Mars Rover and Boeing to name a few. I then finally got my career in line with my passion…cars. I trained at Bentley Crewe in 2000 and now work at Rolls-Royce Motorcars Goodwood designing, developing and analysing complex engineering projects. From concept to design and now 10 year evaluations.
My engineering opinion and natural ability to just look at something and see potential fault/failure and remedy is highly respected by R-R, Bentley and Jaguar motorcars (who I did some freelance work for). I've been doing just that for so long, 30 years + now and can't help myself.
Here’s a small window into my working environment. This is the ONLY personal moving film footage that has ever been allowed by R-R to be published outside of factory approved filming in Area 51 deep within the R & D department; such is the respect R-R have for me. (I'm the guy at the end in the lab coat getting out of the car) This was the very first mule Wraith prototype car that was mocked up as a pre-production car. with pre-launch alloy design wheels and one of the 1st six interior trims to be built to the new design. No BS here check the dates I made the film that UK format for 5th March!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pcCBJiSFDg

I have a large collection of classic cars that I’ve been extremely fortunate to acquire along the way. I’m active in numerous car clubs (and offer advice worldwide as the "spares and technical officer" for the RREC,..... http://www.chichesterweb.co.uk/rrec/rr05officers.htm I'm also a renown and respected world concours judge with an eagle eye for detail. I once awarded poor marks to Arnold Schwarzeneggers car!) and run a small business from home called D.C. Shed Industries, (a little like Mark does at 914rubber) making unobtainium parts for classic cars and new improved parts for several marques that I’m passionate about. This I all do voluntarily and ALL income from the sale of the parts I donate to charity.
This gives me the knowledge to make constructive comments and have opinion on bringing products to the open market “half cooked” and to welcome all criticism, good, bad or indifferent with open arms that may lead to a better product for all.
Just today I’ve finished a new batch of parts for one club.
Link (go to page 16) and you’ll see this is not BS.

http://www.deloreaneurotec.uk/viewtopic.ph...;p=70293#p70293

I’m currently working at R-R on the finishing details and infrastructure for manufacture of new models to be launched in 2018 (to be confirmed)

So I think I can justify my experience which allows me the freedom to rant on the simple throttle linkage and cable issues of aftermarket 914 kits!

Rgolia,

I truly appreciate your experience, but you have just re-enforced my whole point.

By saying that you needed to add a few springs here and there as George has, it’s proved my point that the kits (made by whoever) just aren’t right and need modifications.

All,

I’m not seeking anything here, just acceptance that I have an opinion based upon experience, I’d never shoot my mouth off about something I know nothing about. If any of the vendors visit this site or if any of you know them, please get them to PM me, I’d be only too pleased to help them develop their products, free of charge.
Just please don’t attack me for airing my opinion. I'm a Brit, we mostly moan about stuff, that's what we do!