Gentlemen,

As I am currently installing a 454 that came out of a chevy truck into my 71 Malibu, I have elected to retain the th350 transmission that originally came in the car. I have had it rebuilt and beefed up to take the additional hp, but that is not the issue. The 4 bbl quadrajet and the 454 engine were originally in a 79 Chevy truck and as everyone on this forum knows they did not put th350s behind the 454 motor. Therefore the carburator does not have the bottom half of the throttle plate lever that would accept the kickdown cable of the th350 transmission. Is there a way to adapt the carb to accomidate the kickdown cable or am I going to have to use another carb? I would prefer to use the carburator I have because it is newly rebuilt and it is paid for. If I must use another carb will I be relegated to use a sbc 4 bbl that was designed for a th350 and if so will that sbc carb provide enough air and fuel for the 454 motor?

I would be interested in hearing how others solved this problem.

Thanks,
farmbroker

Go to the spectre section at Autozone and get one of those chrome throttle cable bracks with the trans kickdown bracket and cruise control bracket. It bolts on the side of the carb using one of the carb studs/bolts.

I have one on my car and it works great.

Sorry for the misunderstanding, let me clear up the issue. I do not need the cable bracket for the kickdown cable, I have that chrome universal bracket from Autozone. My problem is on the quadrajet carburator. This carburator was used on a vehicle that did not utilize a cable for the transmission kickdown function therefore, it does not have the lower section of the throttle plate lever that the kickdown cable would attach to.

The question is whether I can adapt the carburator lever to accept the kickdown cable or whether I will have to utilize a sbc quadrajet that has the proper linkage to accept the kickdown cable.

This issue has my project stalled, any advise would be appreciated.

farmbroker