Cruise Control

Post by **Andy's-Old-Beast** » 10 Dec 2005 05:30 pm

Hi, sorry for the delay in replying, I've been away in preston last few days. I'll be back late tonight so i'll try & get some pics for you in the next couple of days.

Cheers mate

Post by **shimon340** » 11 Dec 2005 07:40 pm

cool!

thanks

Shimon

Post by **Andy's-Old-Beast** » 11 Dec 2005 10:36 pm

OK, minor setback. I have the pictures stored on my computer, but I can't figure out how to get them onto this reply. Erm... Anyone willing to talk me through it? I'm a bit new to all this computer malarky.

Feel free to do that 'contact me privately' thing if you don't want to clog up the forum?

Thanks

Post by **340GLT** » 12 Dec 2005 01:03 am

Go onto www.photobucket.com and register then upload piccys to there, then copy 'img' tag into your reply on here!!
Cheers Adam

Post by **Andy's-Old-Beast** » 12 Dec 2005 08:55 pm

Nice One! Well, finally, and with the aid of a kind suggestion from Adam, here it is:

This first pic shows the speed sensor. The little round black bit strapped to the axle shaft is a magnet, the bigger round black thing behind the shaft is the sensor.

The sensor is mounted on its own bracket, all parts supplied with the kit, even the self-tappers to mount the bracket. The only mod I had to make was to extend the wiring for the sensor. I guess it's designed for front wheel drives, and with the torque tube, the rear axle is the closest moving bit that's exposed! I mounted the magnet (now facing sensor) opposite the 'head' of the cable-tie to balance the weight, although it barely weighs anything.

This is the vacuum servo unit:

It takes a vacuum supply from here (again, all parts supplied with the kit)...

...and uses it to move this cable (shinier black cable next to the original throttle cable. The rusty nut in the yellow cable-tie is my own invention to keep it pointing the right way!)...

..which comes out here! My throttle lever already had a 'spare' run for a second cable, which seemed to ba an alternative if the cable came from the other direction. I drilled a hole across the end, just the right size for the cylindrical silver clamp which came with the kit. The original throttle cable can be seen running behind.

The driver's control pod can be mounted anywhere you like, but I went for here so I could reach it without having to move my hand too far off the wheel. The little LED to the right of the on/off button lights up green when the unit is activated...

...and once you've gotten used to it, it doesn't look too out of place in the dashboard. (I like to keep the cockpit moderately neat and tidy!)

Well, there you have it. I hope these pics have been helpful and/or inspiring!! or at least given some idea how it works. I forgot to mention, the whole lot is controlled by a small computer. Mine is hidden up behind the dash so I couldn't get pics without dismantling. But it's no bigger than a tobacco tin and can be put pretty much anywhere inside where it's dry.

If there's anything else I can help with I'd be more than happy to try! By the way, sorry if like me, you haven't got broadband and it takes a couple of centuries to load all the pictures!

Cheers mate

Post by **340GLT** » 12 Dec 2005 10:00 pm

In all fairness thats not a bad bit of kit for the money!!!
Like James said i reckon if you could rewire a stalk to power it it would be very gud!!!
Cheers Adam

Post by **classicswede** » 12 Dec 2005 10:28 pm

I might think about doing this in the near future.

Post by **340GLT** » 12 Dec 2005 11:59 pm

Looking again at the speed sensor its basically the same setup as my driving comp. Magnets on the drive shafts and e sensor bolted near!!!
Cheers Adam

Post by **Andy's-Old-Beast** » 13 Dec 2005 12:23 am

That's about the jist of it! Assuming the sensor gives out a simalar sort of pulse I'm sure you could take a line off the input for the trip computer if you did want to install something simalar.

Sorry, I'm sure you've already thought of that! Might find it would work with the 700 cruise control, I don't know how they operate. But if it did, it would be one way of having the switches on the stalk.

Cheers mate

Post by **Ronnie** » 13 Dec 2005 10:28 pm

This looks great. I used to get over the awkward pedal position in 300's by flooring them on long trips. Now I've got a kid and am supposedly more sensible, cruise control sounds like a good alternative. Thanks for the pics - really useful!