Early A speedo cable info

[toolmanmike]

I should have bought a lottery ticket today. I was working on my 66 Dart today. I need the speedo to work. The core looked a bit rough where it keyed into the speedo gear. I went to NAPA for a replacement cable core. "Not in stock but we have a complete cable". $20+ dollars later and it fit like a glove and worked like a champ. Balkamp# 615-1606 tmm

 

[slantsixdan]

Good deal. That cable has wide application in a bunch of '66-up cars, including a wide range of '66-'67 Mopars, so yeah, it's still a countertop item. The bitchy one to find is for '60-'66 cars.

 

[65dartcharger]

True slantsixdan! I've only seen two NOS ones during my 37 years in the hobby!

 

[pishta]

Is that the square ended wrapped cable with the stake tool? Still sold in the square envelope? wrap the cut zone tight in electrical tape before you saw it. Zip disk on a dremel would be best way to cut it.

 

[chryslerfat]

Very cool

 

[toolmanmike]

Is that the square ended wrapped cable with the stake tool? Still sold in the square envelope? wrap the cut zone tight in electrical tape before you saw it. Zip disk on a dremel would be best way to cut it.

I thought I wanted the core like you just described @pishta. I was surprised when they came back to the parts counter with a complete cable assembly. The funniest thing is that they didn't even know what it fit until they looked it up. We looked on the screen through a page of 60's GM aplications and low and behold there was mid 60's Mopar applications. BK+6151606 | NAPA Auto Parts | - Buy Car & Truck Parts Online

 

[65 Dartman]

True slantsixdan! I've only seen two NOS ones during my 37 years in the hobby!

Then you haven't seen my NOS 60-65 cable still in the original packaging!

Édit: Ulf - now you can say you’ve seen a third! I had to dig it out of storage for the picture

 

[65dartcharger]

Then you haven't seen my NOS 60-65 cable still in the original packaging!

You do great Don! You always seems to get all the hard to find stuff!

 

[65 Dartman]

You do great Don! You always seems to get all the hard to find stuff!

Oh IDK, I found and bought it because I had 3 early A Bodies and they all took this cable. The Convertible is gone and the Barracuda will be as well. Now I am down to just the wagon and it will use a hybrid cable - stock end going into the transmission and a male adapter for the speed sensor on the other end.

Édit: being NOS i could not use this cable to modify it so i used one of the used cables to modify. I still have a good used cable from the Barracuda though

 

[65dartcharger]

Oh IDK, I found and bought it because I had 3 early A Bodies and they all took this cable. The Convertible is gone and the Barracuda will be as well. Now I am down to just the wagon and it will use a hybrid cable - stock end going into the transmission and a male adapter for the speed sensor on the other end.

Édit: being NOS i could not use this cable to modify it so i used one of the used cables to modify. I still have a good used cable from the Barracuda though

I have newer if you need!

 

[65 Dartman]

I have newer if you need!

My wagon’s modified hybrid cable is ready to install. Thank you for the offer!

I will probably offer for sale the used one from the Barracuda and maybe my NOS cable as I do not think I will acquire any more early A’s!

 

[65dartcharger]

My wagon’s modified hybrid cable is ready to install. Thank you for the offer!

I will probably offer for sale the used one from the Barracuda and maybe my NOS cable as I do not think I will acquire any more early A’s!

I would be very interested in the NOS one.......!

 

[65 Dartman]

I would be very interested in the NOS one.......!

For your DartCharger or the wagon I think! I will PM you later today. I am just taking a break from removing the bumpers from the Barracuda