v8 auto kickdown cable linkage

ratwing

ratwing

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I'm converting from manual to auto and my inlet manifold doesn't have the extra parts to connect the kickdown cable - I bought the missing parts I need some years ago but now that I've dug them out of the garage for a trial fit I realise they're not what I thought they were...
Does anyone have a decent diagram of the parts at the manifold end so I'll know what I'm looking for please?
 
It might help if you could post up pics of the kickdown linkage parts that you have, and the NSR of th inlet manifold.
 
A quick bit of background - I bought the trike in 2012 and joined here because it had v8 and 4-speed manual gearbox from a 1972 P6b. 3 years later I found aluminium in the sump and a cracked lifter gallery so I put the carbs, manifold, front cover, distributor etc from the scrap 3.5 onto a 4.6 and replaced the worn 4-speed with an LT77.
Now the LT77 is getting noisy and suitable modern manuals like BMW, Mazda etc are simply too long. A ZF4HP auto will just about go in but the original 3.5 V8 was from a manual car and so didn't have the kickdown cable parts. I thought I'd got hold of these when helping to sort out a friend's garage some 20 or so years ago but as per the original post, it turns out they're something else entirely and nothing like what I need.
I'm not sure how useful my photo is but if I had a diagram I'd know what I'm looking for.
 

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The P5b and P6b throttle and kickdown cable extends backwards towards the bulkhead where the linkage from the pedal attaches. That extension looks like this -

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where the kickdown cable goes down behind the head.

Colin
 
Cheers Colin, it doesn't look too hard to make up the rod and lever if I can't get the real thing - it'd be nice if I can get hold of the bracket/bearing for the rod and the holder for the cable outer too but again, probably not too hard to make something if need be.
 
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