Re: Hornet / Gremlin V8 throttle cable Dimensions

[farna@xxxxxxx]

Contact the guy and ask what model it came off of first. Then remember that a few things were done differently in Canada. It's possible that one cable was used in all AMCs assembled in Canada whereas three or so different lengths were used in the US. The main reason for this is that parts had to be shipped and stored, easier to store one and have a bit of extra cable snake under the hood than to ship, store, and sort three. I know for sure this was done with some parts. Another reason is that there were local content laws in the 60s-80s, all the way up to NAFTA, I believe, and that didn't alleviate all of them! The cable could be Canada specific. Most Canadians would have no way of knowing what parts were used only on Canadian cars unless they've run across an issue like this before. I can't recall specifics, but have run across a couple items that were different between Canadian and US assembled cars. 

On August 4, 2005 Joe Gray wrote:

> Anyone have a spare V8 Gremlin / Hornet throttle cable
> around that you can measure.... Total length? I just
> got a NOS after market one....it looks fine. I also
> traded a new V8 race cam with $25 air mail shipping
> included to a fellow AMCer in Canada for a V8
> Hornet/Gremlin sway bar and a (V8???supposed to
> be)throttle cable and bracket. Cable is to be a
> spare.Problem...the cable arrived today and it's about
> ONE FOOT LONGER that even the 6 cyl cable on my car???
> Also...has a metal hook (eyelet)end(pin goes thru) for
> the pedal attachment???? Grem takes a plastic clip to
> the pedal. What is this from????...Matador Coupe..or
> even a AMC at all? Got took  obviously?  Never have
> had a problem with this fellow before???? Emailed
> him...hope he will send the correct one. Joe
> 
> 
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