Throttle cable

[preacherman]

It's one of your nightmares overtaking a few lorries at 70 and the throttle cable breaks. Squeeky bum time.

Made a hand operated throttle cable with a jump lead ,tape,cable ties. Drove about 20 miles like this on a fast dual carriageway a470

[colr6]

Love it!!? ?

[Rich T]

Cant do that with fly by wire ?

[DT36]

Good skills.

Keep 2 lots of the orange bailing cord in the car as well incase your wipers go. We drove around in my Mates Chevette like that for about a week once until we could get to the scrappies on a Saturday. 

[Ray]

6 minutes ago, dt36 said:

Good skills.

Keep 2 lots of the orange bailing cord in the car as well incase your wipers go. We drove around in my Mates Chevette like that for about a week once until we could get to the scrappies on a Saturday. 

oh to have those days back

[eeb43]

10 hours ago, dt36 said:

Good skills.

Keep 2 lots of the orange bailing cord in the car as well incase your wipers go. We drove around in my Mates Chevette like that for about a week once until we could get to the scrappies on a Saturday. 

a chevette engine lasted a whole week??????

[DT36]

34 minutes ago, eeb43 said:

a chevette engine lasted a whole week??????

This Chevette was the XR3 Hunter. I think he payed about £80 for it originally and pit his 2L Pinto with 45s in it from his Cortina he crashed. 

The XR3 had just come out then and being mature young adults, we used to go looking them.

Was a good old runner, until his ex girlfriend smashed every window and dented every panel on it when he planted his swimmers in another girl... 

[preacherman]

Was that chevette a dull red colour. I think I can remember one. We thought we were the dogs in our escorts until a Nova SR came along and blew us all out water circa 1985

[preacherman]

Fitted new throttle cable and took me time setting it up. Pleased to see 120 on the Speedo once again lol

[DT36]

18 hours ago, preacherman said:

Was that chevette a dull red colour. I think I can remember one. We thought we were the dogs in our escorts until a Nova SR came along and blew us all out water circa 1985

No, this was yellow. I think the red one was from Tredegar. 

Had to sell my red RS2000 when my Missus was pregnant, due to her losing the back end of it twice. Sold it and bought a fairly new Nova Sr to keep her safe. Was a good car, fair play.