1970-1972 Dual Gate Center Console Question ????
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1970-1972 Dual Gate Center Console Question ????
Can someone tell me if 70-72 Cutlass, Center Console were different sizes in Length ??? Also, looking for the correct length on the Shift Cable for a 1972 Cutlass, 455, Dual Gate Shifter. I have been told the cable is 26-3/4' from center of eyelet to center of eyelet. I have also been told that the overall length is
30-1/2" ???
30-1/2" ???
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Thanks Joe, I assume the Dual Gate shifter would be a longer cable than the Standard cable.
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Well, according to the Supercars Unlimited website (one of the few vendor catalogs that typically has correct information), the regular cable is 29 15/16" and the Dual Gate cable is 25 3/4".
#9
Depends upon what you mean by "the same attach points". Yes, the cable attaches to the shifter and the transmission selector ear, but both the shifter and ear are different for the Dual Gate. This different geometry apparently translates to a different throw length for the shifters, which necessitates a different length cable.
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Well, according to the Supercars Unlimited website (one of the few vendor catalogs that typically has correct information), the regular cable is 29 15/16" and the Dual Gate cable is 25 3/4".
On my friends 71 cutlass, the standard shifter cable measured 27", I'm 99% sure it was a original cable.
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#15
When I swapped from a standard to a dual gate I compared the cables to understand why it needed to be changed and it all has to do with the hard mounting point for the cable on the shifter body. The dual gate mounting point is farther from the cable attachment point on the shifter arm that the one on the standard shifter.
#16
So has anyone came up with the correct cable? I need one for my 71 Dual gate Ive heard 30 1/2" but then opgi changed it to 29 3/4" when I put make and model. Every website or seller has something diffrent.. Thanks Kevin
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This is what Year one has:
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