Small boat rigging is good for that stuff...like maybe..
http://www.unicornstainless.com/WireRope.html

My throttle cable is from a bicycle brake cable...the end was just right to
go into my throttlebody linkage on the 1.8 head....

On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 8:29 AM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> Throttle cable. I spend 3 hours searching the Internet looking for
> throttle cable material before I stumbled on a Chevy engine swap site that
> mentioned Home Depot. 1/16� diameter, 9 strand twisted into one cable, itty
> bitty wire rope. Stranded wire comes in two configurations. 1x9 & 7x7 IIRC.
> 1x9 is what you want. Home Depot has it. $0.27/ft.
>
> Jim
>
> From: Larry Alofs
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 6:14 AM
> To: Jim Arnott
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
>
> ??
> 20' of 1/16" 1x9 galvanized wire from Home Depot
> ??
>
>
> On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
>
>   On May 12, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>
>
>     And you can add a turbo too!  The folks at FAS have an elegant 2.0
>     package,
>     but it's way too expensive for me.   Where is the documentation,
>     parts, etc.
>     for a junkyard DIY ABA engine conversion?  I don't want to fabricate
>     everything myself and figure out the wiring, plumbing, mounts,
>     exhaust, etc.
>
>
>   It ain't a kit. As the late Bob Hoover said, YOU are the mechanic in
>   charge.
>
>   Photos:
>
>   Work in Progress: http://tinyurl.com/czp7tvl (Note: The orange bus in
>   the first couple pics was the model. That is an ABA into an '82 diesel)
>   Finished product: http://tinyurl.com/bvrra5g
>
>   Parts:
>
>   '96 92k mile ABA complete from a Trek Jetta that was junked due to
>   immobilizer problems
>   Engine wiring harness from same '96 Trek Jetta
>   ECU
>   alternator
>   hoses and coolant reservoir
>   timing belt & tensioner
>   windage tray
>   6" of the exhaust header pipe from the donor
>
>   '83 Diesel:
>   carrier bars
>   engine mounts
>   motor mounts
>   oil pan
>   oil pickup
>   oil filler
>   dipstick & tube
>   exhaust mounts
>   bell housing
>   bell housing dust shield
>   bell housing to engine attachment bolts
>   transmission input shaft seal
>   either a diesel input shaft or shorten wasserboxer shaft 10 mm
>   transmission to bell housing gasket
>   flywheel
>   clutch & pressure plate
>   throwout bearing
>   starter
>   engine compartment cooling hoses
>   thermostat housing
>   steel engine cover
>
>   '86+ 2.1 Vanagon:
>   intake snorkel
>
>   '98 VR6 Passat
>   water pump pulley
>   DLC & a piece of the harness (about 6" long)
>
>   ''98 Ford Escort Zetec
>   Air cleaner
>
>   16" 2 3/4" aluminum irrigation pipe
>   Intake hose from some junkyard Audi that was the right shape.
>   Miscellaneous cooling hoses from NAPA. (numbers to come)
>
>   20' of 1/16" 1x9 galvanized wire from Home Depot
>   20x1032 serpentine belt (no A/C, no PS.)
>   120amp Cole-Hersee continuous duty relay for the house batteries.
>
>   Exhaust system:
>   custom fabrication
>   34" 1.75 dia secondary pipes dumping into a 2.5" collector to a OBD II
>   extra load universal cat to a 700 oval 3 pass muffler and 3 hours of
>   labor.
>
>   There are probably additional parts/pieces, but that'll get the engine
>   in the hole. The most challenging part of the whole process was
>   marrying the DigiJet Vanagon to the ABA's Motronic engine management
>   system. You only need three wires:  Power, switched power and ground.
>   Getting those three wires hooked up to the the right places took an
>   ASE master technician/mechanic. After he's recovered a bit, I'll get
>   the documentation.
>
>   The only downside to this conversion is now I have to haul 2 Bentleys
>   around. Vanagon & Jetta. Small price to pay. It has transformed my
>   Adventurewagen into a real car. And I picked up 3 mpg as well.
>
>   Jim
>