Darbone85737 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 I hate the Rube Goldberg throttle linkage on my car (P18 with stock B& B carb) I recall seeing someone had used a cable setup to replace the stock parts. Does anyone have source information where I might find a straight forward cable set up? Is there a vendor for these things or is a matter of finding a suitable cable and fabricating brackets? I believe the setup I saw had a clevis that attached directly to the linkage at the bottom of the stock pedal. Thanks for any assistance LArry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48mirage Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Lokar http://lokar.com/product-pgs/throttlecables-kickdowns/tc-kd-main.html Edited February 28, 2015 by 48mirage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Rube has been working good all these 65+ years for the average car..what seems to be amiss of your that is the problem...do you have a bent, missing or misaligned part that someone may be able to help you with..I have never found the stock linkage to be a problem and change only if I go to a modern engine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbone85737 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Plymouthy- Would you have a picture of the linkage on your car? I searched on this forum and couldn't find a picture large enough to make out the details. I might be able to sort it out if I had a good picture. It seems like I might be missing a part and there is some binding of the parts that I have started to put back on Thanks Edited February 28, 2015 by Darbone85737 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plyroadking Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 I just bought a cable off ebay when i swapped in the two barrel carb. I repurposed a spare original throttle linkage mount and made the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I no longer have a P18 here and will look to see if I have a shot of my P18 I used to own..I do however have the setup for my 54 that may be of help...will try to snap a shot tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Darbone85737 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Solution Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks to the group (and Steve Chandler in particular) I spent some time rummaging through boxes of parts I got back from powder coating and found the linkage parts. They were assembled wrong so they wouldn't fit. (The swiveled joint was on the wrong end of the rod. All is well once again and I'll keep the Rube Goldberg system I can't thank the group and people here enough. I know I'll get this done one of these days Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Don Jordan Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I was studying the picture of the linkage (and am impressed by how clean the engine is) and I was wondering where the throttle linkage is. I can never seem to get a clean shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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