re doing the clutch cable on my swb buggy i can remember someone posted on here a shortening kit where it clamps onto the cable not the rubbish bugpack part shure it was of a boat or something but cant find it is there a search facility on this site already had a original cable shortened to 16 inch same as to what my chassis is shortened to and when fitted is to long : dont really want to use the clamp method as tried this years ago with 3 clamps and due to the uprated clutch it ocasionally wouldent hold ,
Matt Thompson at Buggy Builders had some.
https://www.beachbuggy.info/index.php/topic,13587.msg139210.html#msg139210
cant see anything on there website do you know if its on there
Flat out customs sell shortened clutch cables
Looking on the facebook page someone suggested this for a clutch cable. There will be other size ones for accelerator.
(https://i.postimg.cc/rFGCJNBr/temp-Image-PDya8y.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152114304540 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152114304540)
Quote from: Roadrunner on January 21, 2024, 06:22:35 PM
Looking on the facebook page someone suggested this for a clutch cable. There will be other size ones for accelerator.
(https://i.postimg.cc/rFGCJNBr/temp-Image-PDya8y.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152114304540 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152114304540)
That states 6mm thread and the VW wing nut is 7mm.
The ones buggy builders posted about are Swageless Stud Terminals from GS Products
https://www.gsproducts.co.uk/stainless-steel-wire-rope-swageless-stud-terminal/ (https://www.gsproducts.co.uk/stainless-steel-wire-rope-swageless-stud-terminal/)
There's a whole range of wire terminations from them here, none are 7mm though
https://www.gsproducts.co.uk/steel-wire-rope-swr/steel-wire-rope-swageless-terminals/ (https://www.gsproducts.co.uk/steel-wire-rope-swr/steel-wire-rope-swageless-terminals/)
Mmmm These swageloc fixings originated in the marine industry..... I have used many of them until I came across Jim of JJ cables. Thats all I use now as you get a cable shortened precisely to your need and with correct style ends/fixings. (First used JJ because a pro shortened cable is all that IVA allows but it well worth the effort to have something you know is going to work first time/every time). (Each to their own :D).
7mm is an oddity. Ford introduced 7mm socket head to their motors many years ago and it was a pain looking for a 7mm allen key as a one off purchase. (Readily available now).
sadly the cable shortening kits at buggy builders are out of stock and are only available from empi in the usa so i am having my original 16 in shortened cable re shortened by jim
has anyone actually used the swageless stud terminals from mgs products if so did you use the 6mm or 8mm connector
I used JJ Cables, Banbury. Sent them a new cable and got them to shorten it.
For the clutch they shorten from the pedal end so there's no problem using the VW adjuster wingnut.
Just updated their info in recommended suppliers as they had moved.
i need to know has anyone used the swageless stud system on there buggy and what size they used