Building has finally resumed! The festive season moves RV building and shop time to “Priority 0” level. I return to building refreshed and tackle a lot of those “put off” jobs.

Take the throttle cable bracket for example. Nothing in the Van’s catalog will work for this particular throttle body so its up to builder to come up with something secure and solid. I made the first bracket, call it the prototype, out of 1/8″ 6061 angle. After initial test fit I found it had too much flex and given that it cantilevers aft about 8 inches I wanted to ensure there would be no chance of failure after a few years of vibration. I increased the bracket arm to 1/4″ 6061 angle and made a few lightening holes along its length. It looks simple but took a good day to complete this item and tune the aft angle to best position the cable end for the throttle body arm.