Cruise Control

[G T Joe]

I have a 74 Avanti and would like add to cruise control, any good aftermaket units out there?, has anyone done a simlar year Avanti? thanks Joe

Joseph Kastellec

[Gunslinger]

You can do a web search and see what's available. There are several available through JC Whitney, and you can check with some custom speed shops. I would avoid the kind where you install magnets on the driveshaft and wrap them with duct tape. They don't have the best reputation for reliability.




Poet...Mystic...Soldier of Fortune. As always...self-absorbed, adversarial, cocky and in general a malcontent.

[Roscomacaw]

Joe,

I've had JC Whiney's Equus (SP?) unit on my Transtar since '97 with NO trouble after an initial glitch that turned out to be my fault. It doesn't use magnets - it reads RPM from the ignition to control a vacuum unit which in turn works the throttle.

1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1963 Cruiser
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
1957 President two door

[ivorydan]

I believe the Equus Cruise was discontinued years ago. I purchased an Audiovox CCS 100 which is readily available (Amazon.com, JC Whitney, Ebay) It does use magnets which attach with included spring wires rather than duct tape. I haven't installed it yet but it is widely used on older cars and motor cycles, and does have good reliability reports. Dan

[okc63avanti]

On 63 and 64 Avanti cars, if someone has added cruise control, i would like to hear from you. I do not like the cheap looking clip on turn signal type and was wondering if anyone had come up with a unit to mount in an inconspicuous place, but still easy to switch on, set speed, etc. I don't car about holding down a button to accelerate or coast.

Thanks,

<div align="left">John</div id="left">

<div align="left">'63 Avanti, R1, Auto, AC, PW (unrestored)</div id="left">

[bams50]

I agree- I don't care for the "piggyback" style of control either.

Here's one that doesn't look too intrusive... you could mount it out of sight and just memorize the button locations:

http://www.jcwhitney.com/AUDIOVOX-ELECTRONIC-DASH-MOUNT-CRUISE-CONTROL/GP_2001597_N_111+10201+600027423_10101.jcw

Robert (Bob) Andrews- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys)
Parish, central NY 13131

[okc63avanti]

I knew someone with a top scoring GT competing in SDC nationals who put the cruise actuator under the car instead of under the hood. Only way to see it was to crawl under the car, a mirror from the side wouldn't catch it. The control was a turn signal type mounted on a cigarette blank plug with wire quick connects. When on highway he pulled out the control connected cable and stuck in in cigarette plug on console between seats.

<div align="left">John</div id="left">

<div align="left">'63 Avanti, R1, Auto, AC, PW (unrestored)</div id="left">