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The problem with the "kick down" adjustment when using a cable is often that there is not is not enough travel in the cable when going from idle to full throttle.
When I first installed my cable, I was told to make sure the the arm on the tranny is all the way back when the carb is at full...
I did have to drill a hole in board on the trany kickdown lever to mount the cable attaching post. This was needed to get the correct lever travel with the amount of cable travel that the carb linkage was giving me.
As you can see in the pictures that I also installed a "return" spring and...
Here is a few pictures of the setup on my 64 Belvedere wagon with a 440.
I'm using the Edelbrock Performer carb mounted on a Performer RPM intake.
I had to eliminate the the factory linkages due to the increased height of the intake.
I went with the Lokar throttle cable, kickdown cable and...
I had the box in my 1964 wagon rebuilt by them back in 2000. I went with the second level which I guess would be what they now call "modern, sport". I was told by them that it would fell like modern rack and pinion feel. The reality is there was just a minor improvement in steering feel...
That hose is just for the center carb bowl vent. The early center carbs did not have them. The other end of that hose connected to a nipple that was located on the passenger side valve cover breather.