Has anyone successfully used the USCartool A500 Crossmember?
Another issue with the A500 - A518 42RH 46RH is the kickdown cable setup. You can buy a Lokar setup for the kickdown, but I prefer stock stuff. Easier to find replacement parts. Trans in the pix is a 42RH. The cable is off of a 1992 dakota V8. The lever on the transmission, and cable bracket holding the lever are off of a 3/4 ton ram van of about the same year. This lifts the cable about 1" to clear the rear transmission cooler port. The cable will be routed forward on the top center of the transmission. I will make a bracket with a clamp off one of the trans bellhousing bolts to secure the cable. I also picked up the ram van cable as everything is pretty cheap in the salvage, but it had an extra foot of length on it. The dakota cable makes a nice curved loop before the crossmember
Another member here made a similar cable attach bracket for the carburetor with steel angle iron off the carburetor rear 2 mounting bolts. I thought it was a great idea so I somewhat copied it. Before cutting into things I made a template off the original throttle body noting cable bracket location to idle, and WOT. Then noting the same range of movement on an edelbrock 600 I plan to use. Then i duplicated that on my bracket. I had an old throttle cable bracket and cut that to fit the angle iron, along with cutting the kickdown cable attach bracket off the old throttle body. Edelbrock makes a bolt on stud end to use this stock cable with a carburetor. End result is the throttle feels smooth all the way to WOT, and the kickdown operates smooth through it's full range of travel.
Another issue with the A500 - A518 42RH 46RH is the kickdown cable setup. You can buy a Lokar setup for the kickdown, but I prefer stock stuff. Easier to find replacement parts. Trans in the pix is a 42RH. The cable is off of a 1992 dakota V8. The lever on the transmission, and cable bracket holding the lever are off of a 3/4 ton ram van of about the same year. This lifts the cable about 1" to clear the rear transmission cooler port. The cable will be routed forward on the top center of the transmission. I will make a bracket with a clamp off one of the trans bellhousing bolts to secure the cable. I also picked up the ram van cable as everything is pretty cheap in the salvage, but it had an extra foot of length on it. The dakota cable makes a nice curved loop before the crossmember
Another member here made a similar cable attach bracket for the carburetor with steel angle iron off the carburetor rear 2 mounting bolts. I thought it was a great idea so I somewhat copied it. Before cutting into things I made a template off the original throttle body noting cable bracket location to idle, and WOT. Then noting the same range of movement on an edelbrock 600 I plan to use. Then i duplicated that on my bracket. I had an old throttle cable bracket and cut that to fit the angle iron, along with cutting the kickdown cable attach bracket off the old throttle body. Edelbrock makes a bolt on stud end to use this stock cable with a carburetor. End result is the throttle feels smooth all the way to WOT, and the kickdown operates smooth through it's full range of travel.
