doggonn

i have a65 olds cutlass with a 330 2speed trans throttle mechanaism and would like to convert it to a cable throttle, is there away to install a different pedal and cablle ?also i will beputting a 425 motor in car and need to know which mtor mounts to use.. all help will be apprecieated

joe_padavano

Why do you want to convert to a cable throttle? Of course you'll need to somehow adapt the kickdown and switch pitch control that you will lose by eliminating the original throttle mechanism. As for the engine, use the mounts that are already in the car. The 1965 442 used those same mounts, and every single BBO is externally identical. If you need new rubber mounts, get Anchor 2261s or equivalent.

oldcutlass

You can use the same throttle mechanism on your 425 that's being used on the 330/Jetaway. Are you going to reuse the Jetaway or going for a different transmission?

doggonn

i have a 350 turbo in the car and i dont need the electrics for that trans also the throttle and trans bracket is very close to my gm hei distributor.idont know how its going to bolt up on my 425 intake and what clearance issues i may encounter, so i thought i would clean it up. whats your thoughts on my idea

joe_padavano

My 64 Vista has almost the same accelerator bracket and it clears the HEI with no issue. The distributor is in exactly the same place on an SBO and a BBO, so if it clears on one it clears on the other.

doggonn

do you think i may have more clearnce fom the distributor to bracket since it is abig block intake edelbock performer

joe_padavano

The intake has nothing to do with the location of the distributor or the accelerator bellcrank. If your real question is about clearance of the throttle rod from the bellcrank to the carb where it passes the distributor, you can bend the rod.

joe_padavano

Keep in mind that a whole lot of people have put HEI distributors in the 64-67 cars and didn't need to change to a cable linkage.

oldcutlass

You should be able to make your current setup work on the 425, unless your just wanting new and different.

oldolds88

I used the floating throttle pedal and bracket on my 65 cutlass,….bolt in. just need to get the right length throttle cable. mine is 4 spd so didn't need kickdown. newer olds cable brackets should be usable for throttle and kickdown when using newer trans.

doggonn

will any a body gas pedal work that has a cable or did you go aftermarket

doggonn

i am going with a 350 turbo trans and want to clean up that old linkage, that why i want to go with a cable ,dont need all that contraption on firewall since i getting rid of the jetaway. hoping i can find what gm gas pedal will work. any ideas?

lemoldsnut

You might look at the throttle cable linkage used on the 6 cylinder 66 and 67.

I have that if interested.

Larry

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