Man that is a super nice car for having sat that long. I love it. You didn't actually "ask" for advice but I am going to offer some anyway. From someone who was driving these in the '80s, There is nothing wrong with the OEM setup of quadrant and clutch cable. Those replacement adjusters are largely just Chinese junk. The OEM quadrant lasts 200,000 miles and 35 years (if the car is used as FORD intended it to be used) and people call it "inferior" which I never understood. I have an '84 GT sitting in the garage that I have had since 1986 that is 36 years old and has 275,000 miles on it that has the OEM quadrant. The cable was replaced with another OEM Ford one some years ago. If you build a drag car out of it, that is not what Ford intended and therefore the OEM quadrant is not being used as intended. The warranty (which is all FORD cares about) was 12 months or 12,000 miles at best. To say that a factory part that lasts 30+ years in most every case is ridiculous. Much like those who replace the quality Duraspark setup for the Chinese MSD (My Spark Disappeared) junk.
I realize you didn't set out to replace it, it just broke on you so I understand that. I just think it's easy to get discouraged and side-tracked because now you have a new problem you didn't have before. I don't want it to sit another 10 years. I want you to be out cruising!
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