I picked up a 64 C10 fleetside short bed a few months back. A prior owner had transplanted a small block and Muncie 4-speed into it and apparently decided that an emergency brake was an unnecessary luxury. The only part of the e-brake system left is the rear cables and whatever is inside the rear hubs.
I did some digging and found a company called 4-5-6 Chevy Trucks in the Kansas City area and started talking with Tony (apparently the owner) about parts to get a working e-brake back. My first contact with him was in late March.
We went back and forth several times with questions and pictures, while I tried to understand what pieces would be needed to get me going (stopping) again, mostly via email, although he and I spoke over the phone on 4/22. In that call, we kind of got sideways with each other and he ended up hanging up on me. Later that day, I sent him a long email apologizing and recognizing that he is apparently a 'purist restorer' while I'm just trying to get something that works. He responded the next day with a list of the parts I would need and a request for a couple of more bits of info, which I provided a couple of days later after the rains quit.
I haven't heard a word from him since then. Has anyone else had any experience working with this company? Is my experience unique/atypical, or do others have trouble with this company?
And does anyone have a different source for all the bits and pieces to restore an e-brake on my truck without having to spend hours on my back under a string of trucks in junkyards while I try to find all the different bits and pieces?
Thanks!
