Can someone please post the length of a clutch cable that would fit a 1968 beetle? I have ended up with two spare cables and they are different lengths!
Second. I believe that there is no difference in length with either a Type I or a Type IV engine on a Bug pan. Can someone comment on that?
Many thanks!
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Jack, a standard beetle clutch cable won't work as your pan has been shortened to accept a speedster body.
Best to purchase a shortened cable from Vintage.
Stock was 2282mm but you need one that is 10.5-11" shorter (since pan was shortened that much). You're still using a T1 transaxel so engine doesn't matter. There are shortening kits available.
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDe...uctCode=ACC-C10-2568
Or you can drill out original cable and weld in new shortened cable.
Cable is easily shortened by making a loop at the transmission end and clamping it with a cable clamp. Mine was like that for the first 33 years of its life. One little clamp. When i replaced the cable I had to cut it, and I put four clamps across the cut ends. 10 months so far and it seems to be holding up fine.
All this talk about "shortening kits" and swage welding and "have your sailboat rigger make you one, like I did" (see several other threads) frightens and confuses me.
I have to agree with Ed. Get a Beetle cable (mine is a '68 pan also) and cut it and use cable clamps to adjust length. I think mine has 3 or 4 clamps on it and it works fine.
Or just cut the cable 3" - 4 " forward of the threaded end and overlap it securing the two pieces with 3, U clamps.
You guys know how to simplify what looks like a complex PITA problem! I get it and thank each of you for your suggestions. Folks like you are the reason many of our cars get sorted rather than sold, sometimes with 1,000 miles or even less.
Thanks again!
Come on guys, we're not driving crappy old dune buggies here. We're driving beautifully crafted Porsche automobiles, and they deserve the best. All cables should be perfect, with custom fabricated ends.
How embarrassing would it be to have your fellow Porsche aficionados look under your car, at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and see a butchered-up clutch cable?
The number of points lost for that faux pas would be staggering. 
I don't have to go to Pebble Beach to get "STAGGERING".... Its a matter of pride here in the South....
LOL - Crimp clutch cable to save $5 BUT spend $600 on a repro Nardi wheel and $200 on custom wood shift knob! Part of THE MADNESS, I guess. Guess crimped cable is hidden by the wood grain aluminum siding engine air seal with 98 cent foam pipe insulation. Next time a pesky $5 brake light switch craps out -
Greg..that's the funniest thing ever posted herein LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Now call me to get your car finished for Carlisle '16 I DO have a proper length cable I will Give You !
7 one 7 eight 60 eight four 7 six
Get TWO of these, p/n 113721335AG
The Bug City cables are really good and they cost about $12 each including shipping. Get one for a spare.
Here's their site:
https://www.bugcity.com/shop/s...0ca6727303MW8D61DBA0
And then, get a sailboat rigger to shorten it to 77" overall, from the top of the loop end to the end of the stud on the other end. That should work on CMC, JPS and Vs for sure, not sure about IM and Beck.
