[FC] Rampy

Sat Mar 25 11:29:09 EST 2006

Any pictures?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rad Davis" <rad.davis at comcast.net>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Rampy

> Today is your lucky day!  I have just completed installing a Source clutch 
> cable on my '65 Greenbrier.  I'm afraid I can't help you with the accel 
> cable.
>
> The good news:  The thing looks incredibly over-designed for the 
> application, is weatherproof, corrosion proof, self-lubricating, and 
> generally does the trick.  Since I got less than 30,000 miles out of my 
> last two re-used cables, I'm looking forward to not messing with it for a 
> while.
>
> The bad news:  It's not an exact fit.  It's close, but it's not a stock 
> replacement.  You're going to spend some time under your FC staring at 
> things and saying "Hmmm."
>
> You need to make a bracket for the front attachment of the cable housing. 
> I made mine out of a piece of 1" angle iron cut off of the cross-bars of a 
> bed frame.  Hardware store angle iron would work fine. There needs to be a 
> large slot on one face and two holes on the other face.  The large slot 
> accepts the cable, and the two holes are for a) the existing mounting bolt 
> on the diagonal brace, and b) a second bolt-nut-washer combination that 
> goes through the indexing hole underneath it.   Power tools are your 
> friend here.  My angle grinder with cutoff wheel, bench grinder, dremel 
> tool, and drill all got a workout.  I didn't modify the existing cable 
> mounts on the van at either end at all.  This allows me to go back to a 
> stock cable if I ever get the van into a condition that I would care about 
> it having a stock cable.
>
> Note that my Source cable was a bit long, so I needed the housing mounting 
> flange of the angle iron to be to the rear of the bolt holes.  I found 
> this a little counterintuitive, but it's actually better for the bend 
> angle on the cable as the pedal is actuated, so all's well.
>
> Your rear casing mount is probably different than mine - the '61-63 use a 
> tab below the transmission mounting crossmember, later models use a hole 
> through the trans crossmember.  If you have the special hole for some 
> reason you can drill out a couple of fender washers and call it done as 
> long as the pull rod lines up OK.  If you're going to use the angle 
> bracket, you might just want to make a new one that fits the cable.  In my 
> case, I used a fender washer with a slot cut into the hole to make a 
> bushing that allowed me to use the stock bracket that mounts in front of 
> the hole in the x-member.  You'll want to get the front fully mounted and 
> attached before working on the rear bracket - the final cable casing 
> position will be determined by your front bracket arrangement and your 
> need to have more or less cable present at the back than you get by just 
> lining things up.  I may end up going to a thicker shim in the rear to get 
> me closer to the middle of the adjustment range.  We'll see.
>
> I used plastic wire-ties to hold the cable casing to the intermediate 
> attach points on the chassis.  I thought about making brackets similar to 
> the stock ones, but didn't want the weatherproof elastomer on the casing 
> damaged by a metal fitting.  Besides, wire ties are quick and easy to 
> undo.
>
> Clutch adjustment will be a little harder.  I used to just disconnect the 
> spring from the tab at the cable-to-rod clevis pin and then turn the 
> adjuster until I had the right amount of slack.  The U-shaped end fitting 
> on the cable just turned on the crimp at the end of the cable core.  No 
> more.  The new crimps are big and square, and don't allow the fitting to 
> turn without turning the cable as well.  Oh well, that's how I used to do 
> it before I discovered the easy way.  I have considered grinding the 
> corners off the crimp, but have resisted the urge so far.
>
>
>
> At 09:04 PM 3/24/2006 +0000, wern3 at juno.com wrote:
>>guys
>>I have ordered a couple new cables (accel and clutch) for the '61 from The 
>>Source. Has anyone got a tip or two for installing on an early'61 4 speed?
>>Thanks
>>Tim
>>'65 Monza
>>'61 Ramp
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