Journal Entry

I really had to argue with myself over adding cruise control to Nemo. I'm a purist at heart but I also take many long trips (6500 mi+ in the last 3 months) and cruise goes a long way to being able to drive comfortably and gets better mileage. So I found on eBay a somewhat period, aftermarket cruise control for a good price. The unit is CalCustom (Zemco) ZT-12 model. I used this same model on 2 other cars ('79 LeBaron SW & '81 Hyundai) in the 80's. Fortunately, I did not have to make any new holes anywhere. The control unit mounted in the passenger footwell using one of the mounting screws for the radio surround. The servo unit mounted in the engine compartment using a bolt that already went to a captive nut in the wheel well. This unit uses the tac connection on the coil to sense the vehicle speed so I didn't have to mount any kind of drive shaft sensor. The throttle cable attached to the existing throttle cable and connected up to the existing pin holding the throttle cable to the carb linkage. I did have to 'modify' (read 'cut the end off of') the turn signal switch to mount the driver controls. I could have mounted the driver controls to the top of the stalk but I really didn't like the look. I think what I got looks much better. If I decide to remove it later, I just have to replace the turn signal lever, no biggie.