speedometer cable routing

[sweatybetty]

could someone post a pic of the correct routing of the speedometer cable in the engine-bay, please?

thanks all   sb

[Kurbycar32]

Ill second that request

[EuroDat]

I can take some photo's. Do you want the section behind the engine or somewhere else?

[ksechler]

I meant to do this last night and I forgot.  I'll also try to get some pics.  

[EuroDat]

I just took these. Let me know if you need anymore. They are from a 280Z 77 model, but the routing should be close for the 240/260Z.

[AZ-240z]

Here are the pictures from my 1/71 series 1 car.  I am 100% cerain that this is the factory speedo cable routing.

Dan

 

[grannyknot]

^ AZ-240z, your car is sooo clean and is that carpet underneath it?  Nothings too good for your baby,I understand.

[sweatybetty]

thank you both! very helpful. i see some type of shielding from the steering shaft over the bell housing. was this for heat protection from the exhaust?

thank you both

[AZ-240z]

Thanks Grannyknot, and, yes, the car sits on a mat of indoor/outdoor carpeting.  "Clean" is my 

mantra.

sweatybetty, the only shielding for the speedo cable is the orange rubber tubing that the cable

passes through.  I assume it protects the cable from chafing from vibration as well as a degree

of heat protection from the engine and exhaust.

Edited August 18, 2016 by AZ-240z

[Careless]

the orange tubing is OE on the 71 models?

neither of the earlier cars I have show this covering... maybe it's covered in grime. one is really bad.

 

are there any aftermarket cables that have the spring wrap around the transmission end?

 

also: firewall grommets. both cars i have access to at the shop have the firewall grommets inverted from how you have them here:

 

they're installed as innies instead of outies... hmmmm

Edited August 18, 2016 by Careless

[EuroDat]

On 18-8-2016 at 5:26 AM, sweatybetty said:

thank you both! very helpful. i see some type of shielding from the steering shaft over the bell housing. was this for heat protection from the exhaust?

thank you both

As far s I can tell, its heat protection for the section near the exhaust. It is not the original cable, but it is a genuine nissan cable I managed to get in 2012. The cable follows the route of the old one I replaced. Im regreting not replacing the grommet when I did. It fell apart shortly after fitting the cable.

[Kurbycar32]

Thanks everyone.  My cable is way off, ill reroute it