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Offline Ferrit

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show me your throttle cable please?
« on: May 26, 2026, 11:30:00 AM »
My cable seems way to long..  What does yours look like?

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Offline Neil-yaj396

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2026, 11:56:22 AM »
Not like that. I suspect your car has a LHD cable fitted?

Offline lancialulu

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2026, 12:37:34 PM »
could be a VX cable.....

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2026, 02:01:03 PM »
Hi Mark

This is typically how it goes. ( photo from internet)

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2026, 02:49:53 PM »
i like that polished water pipe across the top of the head.
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Offline lancialulu

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2026, 03:48:22 PM »
It must be the heat but I like the novel tool storage!

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2026, 06:55:13 PM »
Your cable is too long.
I can't photo it right now but mine takes a fairly straight, slightly curvy route
from the bulkhead.
Yours even looks too long to be an LHD version, so if it came with the car
those Seffricans fitted what they could find.

You may be able to have one made up by a specialist.

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1984 2.0 Carb HPE [ex Aus] Grigio Finanza.
2007 Mazda 6 2.3 [current daily, highly recommended]
The past:
1980 2.0 HPE White in South Africa [hope it survives!]
1976 1.6 Coupe Lancia Blu [PFG 76R] [probably deceased]
oh,and an Uno Turbo 1997 also in SA [stolen,never recovered]

Offline lancialulu

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2026, 08:59:09 PM »
Have you tried Omicron??

Offline Nigel

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2026, 09:58:04 PM »
Ricambio in Surrey has 3 different choices listed, depending
on the length. It says LHD only, but if it fits better than what you've got......

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1984 2.0 Carb HPE [ex Aus] Grigio Finanza.
2007 Mazda 6 2.3 [current daily, highly recommended]
The past:
1980 2.0 HPE White in South Africa [hope it survives!]
1976 1.6 Coupe Lancia Blu [PFG 76R] [probably deceased]
oh,and an Uno Turbo 1997 also in SA [stolen,never recovered]

Offline Ferrit

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #9 on: Today at 11:08:22 AM »
Good one Nigel, I will take a look
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Offline Nigel

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #10 on: Today at 01:01:36 PM »
I'll measure and photo mine when I get home later today.
1984 2.0 Carb HPE [ex Aus] Grigio Finanza.
2007 Mazda 6 2.3 [current daily, highly recommended]
The past:
1980 2.0 HPE White in South Africa [hope it survives!]
1976 1.6 Coupe Lancia Blu [PFG 76R] [probably deceased]
oh,and an Uno Turbo 1997 also in SA [stolen,never recovered]

Offline JASPER_40

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #11 on: Today at 03:30:08 PM »
Yep, pretty sure you have the wrong size throttle cable in there.

Also, the cup holder you have in your expansion tank is just so cool....very handy....want one.

Cheers

Steve
« Last Edit: Today at 03:32:25 PM by JASPER_40 »
Current project in Aus :
1982 Lancia Beta Coupe 2000 (Carb) Aus Delivered
Previously owned in UK:
1984 HPE Volumex
1982 HPE 2000 IE
1979 Coupe 1600

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Re: show me your throttle cable please?
« Reply #12 on: Today at 05:07:57 PM »
I didn't measure it but the routing is similar to Steves above.

You will see an extra bracket I fitted to align the cable with the entry point
on the bulkhead. I felt it may prevent premature wear.
« Last Edit: Today at 05:10:18 PM by Nigel »
1984 2.0 Carb HPE [ex Aus] Grigio Finanza.
2007 Mazda 6 2.3 [current daily, highly recommended]
The past:
1980 2.0 HPE White in South Africa [hope it survives!]
1976 1.6 Coupe Lancia Blu [PFG 76R] [probably deceased]
oh,and an Uno Turbo 1997 also in SA [stolen,never recovered]