im confident with my work but not with the integrity of the nylon lining, its old, it might be chipping inside, but i just tested now, drove to the grocery, man the throttle is so smooth, no resistance, no kicking no sticking. 

awsome!!!  

i take pride of my work!! ,,,

....now Mur, uhm you were saying??!!

"thats why MM is the no.1 internationally known Mini parts dealer."  Close, but really maybe 2nd or 3rd.  Hang around long enough and you'll learn something...

"i dont just look at online and buy them.  if there is better parts be it free or junky as long as i know that the quality is superb , i use it." 

So, I guess I'll just have to call David Vizard, Keith Calver, Graham Russell and Keith Dodd tomorrow and let them know that their work has been a waste of time.  I'm sure a lot of their engineering work to give us better parts has just been a waste of time, they could have just gone to the swap meet and bought someone's old clapped out junk.

Too bad you can't invest in a proper punctuation key for your internet-adapted typewriter...

And, I'll advise it again - read the articles pages and you'll learn a bit about 'why' we do certain things a certain way... 

BTW - how's that tropical fan picture coming?  Is it blowing through the radiator towards the wheel or sucking through the radiator and blowing onto the engine?

In a well maintained car you wouldn't be crossing your fingers that the throttle doesn't stick.

Just sayin.

minimania sells quality cables i know and no doubt bout it thats why MM is the no.1 internationally known Mini parts dealer.

all im saying is that i have a cable , made in japan, worth $110new, used for scooters, with nylon lining, plus im an innovator, i want to create something out of quality junks. 

This is one reason why i said that my mini is well maintained, because i personalize everything, i feel what my mini feels, my mini is me!  i dont just look at online and buy them.  if there is better parts be it free or junky as long as i know that the quality is superb , i use it. 

Rob,

Post more pictures of this new cable. Not just a pic of the liner. Show how it attached to the carb and to the gas pedal.

www.minimania.com/part/NAM7914/Throttle-Accelerator-Cable-Mini--Mini-Cooper

mighty, i already installed it just now, and guess what, it pedals verrrry smooth, no oil!!  the cable line itself is pliable and tiny-er unlike the bike cables.  

there are two cables binded together by a thick rubber, i cut it lengthwise to get one of the 2 cables, then these two cable are again binded with steel plate at one end, again i cut it using my angle grinder, the cable is very long so i cut it shorter using dremel metal cutter.  i can actually see the nylon lining inside. 

its very smooth when i press the pedal , now i have to use it for several day before i can really say that i succeeded, it MIGHT stick again after several days, who knows, crossing my fingers now. 

and can you guys tell me where it's made from???

?

i tried my best to become a purist, but i just can't.. having a "purist" car means driving a top speed of only 40mph, nowadays if the traffic light becomes green and you accelerate with a speed of only 5mph you will be tail gated and if they pass you will get a dirty F!! lol... somehow you need to do something to make your mini faster these days... aaaanyway!!

ok going back to the cable topic, i was digging in my scooter parts cabinet and i found this old reliable JAPANESE made throttle cable, the cable itself is wrapped with teflon. this is high quality cable, again its made in japan no less!!! i have no use for it now because i already sold my yamaha scooter., 

my mini has no room for chinese products! never!!

Ok Mate didn't really take offense. But I will confess that modernising for me entails taking 1950's MG TD's and modernising to 1970's Tech with MGB engines and front Disc's with a 5 speed ford gearbox!! so I guess I'm not always a purist...........They do go well though........

My decision to use a cable adjuster and C-AHT85 cable instead of the normal SSB10126 HIF-type cable was due to the fact that the cable frayed at the cam clamping screw and that the outer sleave was developing a kink where it's fixed to the plastic mounting bush. 

Faced with numerous options, I could have fed the '85 cable through the old sleeve and lived with the kink, or, since I'd never gotten around to soldering the ends of the 2 spare SSB cables I've got and that my spare '85 cables are suitably re-soldered at the ends, I just took the easy way until I get around to soldering the SSB cables.  At least the cable adjuster I'm using is steel and made for vehicular throttle cables; not some rinky-dink bicycle bits.

In any event, I am using the little retaining clip on the throttle pedal and have a few extra in reserve; this must count for some bonus points.

MiniMans, Sorry. My post came across a bit like a jerk. I just hate posting new ideas (not stupid new ideas) that work well, but get shot down by purists. I understand that wasn't your intent here, but it happens far too often, and after enough of them it becomes the norm. I know that you have a lot of knowledge on these cars. I just like to try and modernize classic vehicles. Creature comforts and innovations of the modern world with the style and beauty of the classic car. Didn't mean to imply that you were "stuck" in the mini world. Just meant that if you work on LSx or other modern throttle body type setups, you'll see this quite often. And since they are readily available, it's not a bad option. Only issue is mating it up with a proper coupling on the throttle body/carb.

I disagree, though, with the notion that a good clean/well set up carb and throttle pedal will never have a problem witht the cable. I had a reoccuring problem with the header having a leak and I tried a thousand things to fix it. Ended up that the flange needed to be planed, but that was after a lot of other things were tried. After putting the carb on and taking it off at least 15 times, the throttle cable became frayed. I even re-tinned the wire a few times, but once it begins to unravel it's a wicked beast to tame. Thus, I had to get a new cable. Not for a  bad setup or linkage, but simply fatigue from removal and re-install. A simple connection like I proposed would have kept this from ever happening. I'll let you all know how it works out and you can choose to adopt it if you'd like.

Kinda like sitting in a bar trying to get drunk to understand that he is drunk.

Kinda like sitting in a bar when a dozen folks tell you you're drunk.
And, you decide you're going to have another drink anyhow....

You are in no position to comment.

 Very Immature Response !

Mature Response!

Not in a Mini you don't. If you out a return spring on the pedal, you will very likely experience the cable disconnecting from the pedal and loss of power and control of the engine. Or even worse, the inner cable might buckle and kink between the pedal and the end of the sheath, resulting in a jammed cable and wide open throttle. The carb spring pulls the cable back with the weight of the pedal keeping it in tension.

Robster velocity: NO TALK. 

Do not tell people how cars should be built. Not now. Not ever. This is neither fact nor accepted practice.

note how I make no comments on your threads, till you cross the line and make comments about actual motor vehicle assembly, of which you clearly know nothing. This board will have no value if such low value information is posted in the authoritative manner you attempt.

continue on with your ridiculous banter, but my two points still stand in regard to you:

Your car should not be on the road and you are a danger to yourself and others when you drive it.

Do not talk about things you know nothing about. 

and putting a stronger return spring on the throttle pedal itself rather than just on the carb side.

the return spring on the carb side should be of less tension.