heraldcoupe Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Quoted from Nick Jones I haven't used anything other than bike brake cables for the last 20 years......... That's the way I've been going recently. Quality of aftermarket cables is utterly shocking in many cases, I cannibalised the 'new' cable on my last Spitfire for it's fittings to build one from a bike cable.The 1500 TC engine in a Herald needs to be longer than anything I could find on a Triumph. Again, the custom bike cable was my solution when I fitted one a couple of years ago. The bulkhead ferrule was the only complication, however I was able to salvage an old one and re-crimp using a hex die I had available. Without the die it could be secured with a dab of epoxy,Cheers,Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 Nick_Jones wrote:I haven't used anything other than bike brake cables for the last 20 years.........That's the way I've been going recently. Quality of aftermarket cables is utterly shocking in many cases, I cannibalised the 'new' cable on my last Spitfire for it's fittings to build one from a bike cable.The 1500 TC engine in a Herald needs to be longer than anything I could find on a Triumph. Again, the custom bike cable was my solution when I fitted one a couple of years ago. The bulkhead ferrule was the only complication, however I was able to salvage an old one and re-crimp using a hex die I had available. Without the die it could be secured with a dab of epoxy,Cheers,Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger.england Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Thanks for the tip about fixing the cable Bill - I had pondered on that.Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger.england Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Thanks for the tip about fixing the cable Bill - I had pondered on that.Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazman1360 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Quoted from Rarebits That's the way I've been going recently. Quality of aftermarket cables is utterly shocking in many cases, I cannibalised the 'new' cable on my last Spitfire for it's fittings to build one from a bike cable.. Ditto.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazman1360 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 heraldcoupe wrote:That's the way I've been going recently. Quality of aftermarket cables is utterly shocking in many cases, I cannibalised the 'new' cable on my last Spitfire for it's fittings to build one from a bike cable..Ditto.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoneg Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I modified the twin carb linkage slightly on my 1500-engined 1360 to so it accepts an original 1360 cable used for the single Stromberg carb. Has been working fine for the past 3 years. See my post of 2 July 2012 at Sorry , link no longer available. Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoneg Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I modified the twin carb linkage slightly on my 1500-engined 1360 to so it accepts an original 1360 cable used for the single Stromberg carb. Has been working fine for the past 3 years. See my post of 2 July 2012 at Sorry , link no longer available. Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger.england Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Having acquired a Vitesse cable I find that it is too short - presumably the throttle pedal to car connection is greater in the Midge. I've now sourced a motorbike cable with a 90 degree crank at the carb end which will do the job nicely once I've made a clamp for the outer cable at the bulkhead end.Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger.england Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Having acquired a Vitesse cable I find that it is too short - presumably the throttle pedal to car connection is greater in the Midge. I've now sourced a motorbike cable with a 90 degree crank at the carb end which will do the job nicely once I've made a clamp for the outer cable at the bulkhead end.Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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