RV 6 throttle cable cockpit mount.

[Python]

Hi All, I’m looking at changing my 2000 RV 6 tippers throttle , mixture & Carby heat mount from the current vertical set up to a horizontal one under the panel.Has anyone done this & what work is involved ? I realise that I would also need to have a new mount for the elevator trim. Any opinions or info would be appreciated.Cheers .

 

[Ralph Inkster]

First thing to check is are your existing control cables long enough to reach the new mounting under the panel?
Second thing, get a copy of RV7 digital plans, one picture is worth a thousand posts.

 

[Scott Hersha]

I used .063 angle bolted to the bottom flange of the IP. My manual roll trim lever is mounted on the floor between the two seat cushions on my RV6 (per plans on mine) - black lever barely visible in third picture.

 

[Desert Rat]

what work is involved ?

Verify cable lengths, but if the current ones fit the center vertical piece I'd be surprised if they aren't long enough to go horizontally.

All it would take is a piece of angle with appropriate holes in it attached to the lower panel lip. There needs to be a secondary support as well. The RV7 just adel clamps the cable housing to the bottom lip of the sub panel about 8" fwd of the knobs. I imagine the 6 does something similar.

The biggest hassle is going to be pulling the entire cable back through the firewall so you can get it out of the current mount and then thread it all back into your new mounting solution.

 

[JonJay]

I bent my own out of spare .063, observing bend radius. Four #8 screws with nut plates on the instrument panel flange. Eazy Peazy.

 

[JonJay]

Should have added, the RV7 fuel selector plate that sits on the “dog house” has provisions for the trim cable and knob mount.

 

[JonJay]

Not the best pic from a later electrical upgrade but shows the brackets for the controls cables and trim.