'65 Dart A833 OD swap - speedometer cable
Hello -
Planning to start the A833 OD conversion in the next few days, and right now, I'm trying to figure out the speedometer cable.
The A833 is from a '77 Volare, so it's mounted into the transmission with a plastic piece that allows adjustment for different size speedometer gears (see pic). The transmission end of the cable is held in the plastic piece with a clip. Remove the clip and the cable, and there's a long cylindrical piece about 2 5/8 long (see pic).
I can easily find a speedometer cable for a '77 Volare that has the correct type end on both sides - transmission end has the long cylindrical piece, and the speedometer end has a 5/8" screw on sleeve.
The main issue is that the Volare cable is 81" long, and the original cable is about 56" long.
Does anyone know if there's a cable that will give me the correct ends that's somewhat shorter? Or, is there a way to shorten the speedometer cable (doubt it, but I thought I'd ask).
Thanks...
Chris
Hello -
Planning to start the A833 OD conversion in the next few days, and right now, I'm trying to figure out the speedometer cable.
The A833 is from a '77 Volare, so it's mounted into the transmission with a plastic piece that allows adjustment for different size speedometer gears (see pic). The transmission end of the cable is held in the plastic piece with a clip. Remove the clip and the cable, and there's a long cylindrical piece about 2 5/8 long (see pic).
I can easily find a speedometer cable for a '77 Volare that has the correct type end on both sides - transmission end has the long cylindrical piece, and the speedometer end has a 5/8" screw on sleeve.
The main issue is that the Volare cable is 81" long, and the original cable is about 56" long.
Does anyone know if there's a cable that will give me the correct ends that's somewhat shorter? Or, is there a way to shorten the speedometer cable (doubt it, but I thought I'd ask).
Thanks...
Chris