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R1 Clutch Cable
001Ben - 23/8/08 at 07:43 PM

I have been looking around for a clutch cable for my r1 engine and have seen that mnr sell one suitable for a kitcar for for £55 , as this seems very expensive ( not that im a cheap skate) is there anywhere else you can buy one or even some ideas of what to make one out of ?


worX - 23/8/08 at 08:00 PM

MAC1 sell a long one that you can adapt to fit that is £30.

Or send a U2U to TimC as he had one made specifically for him which was terminated very nicely and made the perfect length. I can't remember how much it was but it wasn't too dear...

Steve


Richard Quinn - 23/8/08 at 08:13 PM

Ben, try RDB93 on Rossfield trading estate. They do all the gear cables for my mate who builds grassers (and he likes a bargain!)


RickRick - 23/8/08 at 09:33 PM

i was shocked at the price of the clutch cable from mnr when i came to order my kit, but went for it out of lazyness, it's f*ing huge, if i snap that i'll be shocked!


rgrs - 23/8/08 at 10:22 PM

try vemhill think its venhill.co.uk or they also trade on ebay

found their ebay shop

linky

[Edited on 24/8/08 by rgrs]


ChrisGamlin - 23/8/08 at 10:22 PM

I just used a Mk2 Escort one for mine which was about a tenner from a motor factor, and chopped it down to suit. For a nipple you can get solder-on ones but I simply cut the last 1cm off the end of an old copper brake pipe I had, crushed it onto the end of the cable with a vice, and soldered it with a blowtorch.

If you turn the clutch arm round on its splines so the cable is in a straight line from footwell firewall to clutch arm, you only need about 60cm of cable.