FE428, cable throttle linkage, brackets springs etc

[DanEC]

Can you post a picture of what you have so far? Dual return springs are primarily a safety issue to avoid a stuck wide open throttle in the unlikely event that a spring breaks or comes loose. Good idea for a light car with a big engine. I would suspect that the bulk of replicas with FE motors have mechanical linkage rather than a cable so you will probably have to do some fabrication work.

[patrickt]

The Turkey Pan makes it easier to fashion your dual springs, whether your TP is removable or not, because you can drill a notch or hole in the pan, or its base, to suit your setup. My TP is removable, and here is a pic of my spring setup. You definitely want two springs. An unexpectedly broken spring during WOT, when you've only got one, makes for a very bad day.

[KevinW]

Patrick - thanks for the pic. It looks like you have a removable turkey pan with some sort of 3mm-thick base? Maybe I should just cut my base out and make it removable? What are the 2 horizontal rod-like structures underneath the base?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by KevinW

Patrick - thanks for the pic. It looks like you have a removable turkey pan with some sort of 3mm-thick base? Maybe I should just cut my base out and make it removable? What are the 2 horizontal rod-like structures underneath the base?

They're for the Terry Body Springs that hold the outer shell down to the base. Like this:

[KevinW]

OK thanks....starting to understand what those cut outs on the base of the T/Pan are for.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by KevinW

OK thanks....starting to understand what those cut outs on the base of the T/Pan are for.

Right. You have fuel lines, linkage, and the like all that have to get to the carb one way or another. You can't really go "over top" the TP, so you have to have some holes....