Friday, July 3, 2009

Throttle!

So the MR2 cable has 9 spun wires holding it together, mine only had 1 of those wires left! (YIKES!) But she's all better now!

The new throttle cable is in place! Picked up the cable for about $8 from http://www.flanderscables.com. Cut the old cable out, put the new cable in, took the old ends and put them on the new cable. Some crafty soldering (thanks Dad!) and two extra end clamps for 'security', and wala!

This cable is slightly larger then the old one, but only by a very small amount. Throttle feels crisp and everything was set perfectly. (ie: Pedal to the floor, engine at WOT, no overly excessive pull on cable)

Soooo. That leaves me with the front air dam, and 1 coat of clear for the rest of the car. Then it's just nit picking over the interior.

Oops, almost forgot to mention, Toyota wanted $275 for a new throttle cable. LOL $8 fix, and I 'could' have done it with $5 worth of cable! Guess this 'Do it yourself' stuff really pays off! hahah

I'm off to paint the front air dam. Chow!

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