Mike,

it sounds like you're covering all the bases :-) Chad should be able to find it!! He's good w/ the e-brakes - and has been very helpful to me. George Evans used to have one set ...

If you're in a pinch while you're waiting for the 'real' cable you might want to take a look at yours. I know on my Urraco I've had problems w/ the cable set GTCP sold me. It's 1/8" diameter (if memory serves) braided steel cable w/ some brass plugs soldered on the end to hold it at the center e-brake handle and some cable stops to hold it at the e-brake arms. As you can imagine, the soldered brass plugs at the e-brake handle end don't hold real well. If what snapped were the stops/plugs at either end, in a pinch you can:

> Go to your local HW store, get a say 1/4" threaded hex join (they have to let you join the threaded metal dowels they sell) - choose the join to approximately match the size of the plug/cable stop you're trying to replace
> Drill a hole through the join for your cable,
> Thread the cable just through,
> Run a screw through the join thread to 'clamp' the cable - use locktight to make sure the screw doesn't back out.

You should be good to go for a while w/ this arrangement while you wait for the 'real' cable. If the cable truly snapped, again if you're in a pinch a motorcycle shop (or your HW store) should have a replacement you can use w/ the approximate right diameter. You should be able to thread the new cable through the sheath and other HW from the old ... haven't done that though as my car 'arrived' totally devoid of the original HW.

I'm sure others more mechanically inclined will have suggestions. You could also get steel dowel stock (again from the HW store), drill it as above and then weld it to the cable (all instead of trying to re-solder the brass plugs), but IMO the join and screw method is simpler to execute and should work well (although I admit I don't have a lot of time on it yet :-).

Good luck!!

Bryan
'74 P250S S/N 15622
Indianapolis Indiana USA
blissinindy@yahoo.com