Yep, I wouldnt buy it again. Spend the money on Lokar!!!
I bought the throttle cable also! Complete Junk! Like stated, you get what you pay for.
So did the cable not function as it should or was the build quality poor? Lokar is not an option unless i can score it used on the cheap. Pretty much the only options i can afford at the moment are the Dakota factory kickdown or this Chinese lokar knock off. Im itchin to drive my car its been years now and the only thing holding me off is this kickdown.
Poor quality overall. The hardware is cheap and you have to be very careful you don't strip anything that out. The set screws being the biggest thing. All of them rounded out and didn't hold. I had to find some that I had laying around and they are small. The cable housing doesnt fit the adjuster worth a darn and just kind of lays in there. Oh and the biggest thing, no instructions. I at least like a reference sheet as to how it should be assembled. So I jump online and downloaded Lokars.
I am still running the gear head kickdown cable, because like you I didn't have the money up front. I will admit it does function as it should, its just really cheap quality. I will be saving for the Lokar one to replace it.
I would do that long before rigging up the pressure valve.
I bought a throttle/kickdown set-up for my sons 74 Duster from eBay, the GearHead one.
His Duster was once running the leaning tower of power, but we installed a 318 two bbl when 300 thousand miles created a stroke.
The parts I bought are similar to Lokar, and yes, cheaper.
I found a great you tube video by search, and have instructions to follow.
WHERE THE F is my kickdown linkage on this 2 bbl carb ?
Did the 72 not have one because the Challenger was a slapstick ?
............consider at least buying a used Dakota/Ram setup that's made decent..............
ALL Mopar automatics have a throttle pressure linkage (that's what your incorrectly calling a kickdown linkage). From here on out TP linkage is what I'll use for short.
The TP linkage on your 72 is where ALL mopar V8 TP linkage attaches, on the throttle linkage stud. Your 2 barrel does not have linkage like a 4 barrel so you're going to have to rig up something to attach the cable to that pulls opposite of the throttle linkage because the cable attaches at the bottom and pulls opposite of the normal direction of the TP linkage.
fishy68- The Gearhead kickdown kit was $30. I wish i would have read your post before i bought that Chinese cable. The car show is just 2 miles from my house and i thought there was no other way to make it besides buying a cable. I will remember that lever trick though in case of emergencies. Thanks for the help