View Single Post
Old 03-12-2012, 02:22 PM   #5
stomper
Junior Member
 
stomper's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Posts: 1,706
Re: Stock 72 throttle cable lengths?

From the looks of your install, that's as good as it gets unless you do something custom. The 4x4 one is going to be shorter because of the 2" set-back on 4x4's. I'm guessing 2" shorter (i.e. too short for 2wd) but I'm not 100% sure.

I recently replaced mine with one from O'Rileys for a later model truck. It works fine but it's probably 4+ in too long. It snakes around a bit and probably would bind if it weren't for the teflon coating inside. I wish it looked as good as yours.

You might try to twist it a little to get the cable to exit straight out the back of the carb bracket and curve the opposite direction.
__________________
"I was patina when patina wasn't cool."
1973 Cheyenne SWB Sunset Gold / Frost White / Saddle
stomper is offline   Reply With Quote