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I’m trying to setup a 261 with twin Carter W1 carbs and a 700r4 and I need a TV bracket

Does anyone have any pics available of TV brackets with a Carter carb?

Thanks

Check suppliers like Lokar and Summit but you will probably have to make a one off custom one. We do this quite often and have picked up a few tips. One is to fasten an arm extension onto the throttle shaft arm and leave it too long. Next is get any TV cable bracket with the square cable end hole and lock the carb throttle arm in the wide open position. Put the cable housing in the bracket and pull the cable all the way (last bit will feel spring loaded). Hold the end in line with the throttle arm and note where the bracket needs to be mounted---usually to intake bolt(s). Intentionally leave the cable end a bit short of the throttle arm so when fastened to it you have to release the horseshoe shaped clip on the TV cable, have arm pull cable to end, and re-engage clip.Cut off excess throttle arm extension.

Thanks for the info, do you have any pictures of brackets you’ve made?

Don't have a finished picture but here is an in progress picture. All components in place just hasn't been trimmed off and "prettied" up. A Buick straight eight looks just like a 235 but with two more cylinders.

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Thanks, that’s a good starting point

Mike,

Bow Tie Overdrives provides a very specific set of instructions for installing their 700 R4 and 200 4R transmissions and verifying correct installation, especially the TV cable system. Their instructions end with this:

“Use of a pressure gauge is the only way to be sure the TV cable system is working correctly. Refer to the pressure check procedure section for a step by step method of setting up this critical system! Adequate pressures during all transmission operations is critical to friction longevity and parts longevity.”

Apparently these transmissions have a very short life span if the TV geometry is not perfectly set up. The Bow Tie carburetor mounted TV pull bracket provides for adjustment of shift timing and firmness in addition to the correct geometry for correct transmission fluid pressures from idle to wide open. Bow Tie activates a customer's warranty only after the customer does all the required pressure checks and phones the results in to Bow Tie. That is a great benefit because they can tell from the test pressures the customer reports whether the set up is correct. In my case one of the pressure readings was outside the approved range and they told me what the problem probably was and they were right.The complete Bow Tie 200 4R system I installed in 2005 is still working flawlessly in a small block Chevy powered street rod, so it can't hurt to do all that pressure checking for the peace of mind that everything is OK.

How odd.
I posted links to 2 sets of specific instructions with diagrams. Sound of 1 hand clapping.

Evan, I am surprised you don't have a Dynaflush behind your Buick.

Ed

I’m not getting notifications of replies for some reason, thanks for all the replies