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| posted on 20/10/12 at 06:16 PM |
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Throttle balls?!
Evening all.
I'm struggling to find a part- I normally find in these situations that team locostbuilders are pretty handy!
I'm after a throttle ball as seen at the top of the pedal in this picture:
 
Throttle Ball
I think it's a Ford item but I'm not entirely sure. The ball measures 6.8mm across, which doesn't appear to be a common size, even
when converted to imperial- unless I'm being a bit simple, I'm not great with imperial to be honest. I would like to leave the existing
one there 'just in case', whilst I add a new one further down to suit the GSXR TB's cable pull (25mm vs 70mm pedal).
Does anyone know where I could get one? There seems to be some options from American eBay, but it's quite expensive!
Thanks,
Craig
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balidey
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| posted on 20/10/12 at 06:24 PM |
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Is it similar to the item that boot lid gas struts attach to?
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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r1_pete
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| posted on 20/10/12 at 06:43 PM |
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Will this sort of things do you?
Link
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GOJO
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| posted on 20/10/12 at 09:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
Is it similar to the item that boot lid gas struts attach to?
+1 or a bonnet strut
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me!
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 09:36 AM |
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Good thought about the gas strut mounts- I'll check the sizes on the daily drivers and/or head down a scrappy. Unusual size may be a problem but
definitely worth a shot! I'll email that ebay seller as well Pete- thanks.
Annoyingly I've just had a new throttle cable made with the same end that the original cable had on it, assumed I'd be able to get hold of
one! D'oh.... If I can't find anything suitable I suppose I could get the end changed. What is commonly used now? Would be nice to have
something that isn't going to be difficult to get parts for in the future!
Thanks
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r1_pete
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 06:51 PM |
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Came across this in the drawer, and remembered your thread, its an 8mm ball, any good??
 
joint
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me!
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 07:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
Came across this in the drawer, and remembered your thread, its an 8mm ball, any good??
Thanks for looking but it's about 1mm too big unfortunately!
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theprisioner
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 08:21 PM |
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Myford ball turning gear
If you give me r1's 8mm ball I could make it 7.
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paulf
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 09:16 PM |
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I altered my throttle pedal by cutting a section out and welding it back on at the required spacing.
Paul
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me!
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| posted on 22/10/12 at 06:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by paulf
I altered my throttle pedal by cutting a section out and welding it back on at the required spacing.
Paul
This sounds like a good idea- I think I may nick this one! Why is the bleeding obvious sometimes totally passes you by?!
Theprisioner- thanks for the offer- if I make a total hash of the above I'll buy a new mk2 escort pedal and ask you nicely to make me something
suitable!
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