A throttle in the hand is worth two in the bush

It arrived in really good condition, 3 bolts to hook it up to the bulkhead. Even after washing gunk off of it- it smells like an old tractor.

Heres where it comes out behind the exhaust:

I ended up getting the cut off linkage from merry old England:

Heres how long it needs to be:
NOTE: for my wife that says to get rid of the crap in the garage- I kept this piece of axle off of a power wheels for 5 years just for this. It was its destiny.

And... completed.

Safety note: Check your linkages and make sure they open and close fully. At first mine would not fully close thus revving the piss out of the engine. Then after a couple of adjustments to the stock bellcrank with the clockspring, it worked good.