Detent Cable connector and various 700r4 questions

[rally912]

Hi guys, I just recently got my '84 C10. To put it lightly, I know very, very little about automobiles, so I'm learning as I go.

The truck originally came with a 305 and was replaced with a rebuilt 350 with (for the moment), a very crappy, half-rigged Quadrajet carb (PO didn't even have the linkage for the choke on it). I'll be replacing it soon with a mild 600 CFM Edelbrock.

I was wondering if anyone had any pictures of their connector on the end of the detent cable for the 700r4, because mine doesn't match up with the metal piece on the throttle control on the carburetor, and keeps coming loose. Can you find these connectors anywhere (parts stores?) so I can get it to fit my carburetor and NOT come off.

The PO had the cable shortened with a rigged up spacer, making it shift late and somewhat hard, so I removed it and it seems to shift fine now (haven't taken it out on the highway to check the overdrive). Any ideas why this may have been done?

Also, I'm considering putting a kickdown kit in it so I can cruise at higher speeds in overdrive, since this won't be much of a racing truck. What all do i have to tear down on the tranny to install this?

Like I said, I'm new to the whole mechanic deal, so these may be dumb questions, but I know very little about trannies.

Thanks alot.

[Pontiac1976]

Well do you have a pic of your how it was before you touched it.Then I can try to help try tell you what one you need or how to hook it up.

[rally912]

I can get one tomorrow when it's daylight. The only thing I changed was I took off the little metal piece they had crimped onto the end of the cable to shorten it, which was making it shift late, I guess they wanted it to shift hard into 2nd.

[rally912]

Took these pics of the cable and the thing on the throttle control this morning when I was rebuilding my carb.

Sorry for the bad quality.

Can anyone enlighten me on what I'm missing here?

[Pontiac1976]

OK there is a two to three different sizes of those pins go to a good auto shop or speed shop take the pin off go in with it. As you have said it keep falling off so that lead me to say it's not going in the right way " or not hitting the grooves right or the pin to small.

[rally912]

The groove on the pin seems too small for the black connector on the cable and they're not lining up properly. Will places like Advance, Autozone, or NAPA have them?

[Pontiac1976]

I would try NAPA first if the place has a good Manager / Owner they should be able to help you and get the part. Oh if I where you I would take a print out of the pic's you took you did a good job taking them.
Oh Holley sell they them to if they can not help you then get them to look up on there site you need one like you got but the right size.
off hand I can't remember the # or size. if No can help you there then I try to see if I can look it up on the Holley site.