Paul -- what are you using for a radio? Where is it located?
I changed radios today as well on my 68. The old Kraco was shot, and there
was a $99 unit in the radio shack catalogue that seemed like it was small
enough to fit, #12-2130, and it had RCA outputs and a CD input, but it wasn't
close to being small enough when I tried it. So I bought instead the most
un-delux (no presets, no clock, no power) smallest shaft radio they had,
#12-2004 ($30!), and it fits in easily and the cassette player works. Now if
I can get rid if the ignition noise, it might also work when the engine is on!
This is another reason why the early dash is better -- you can put in a
larger radio.
Gary C
1966 1600
1968 2000 solex
In a message dated 4/22/01 6:01:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
plhbauman@earthlink.net writes:
> Installed my speakers and radio this morning and boy are my nerves shot!
> Cutting holes into a brand new interior panel is enough to drive one to
> drink (I am having a beer right now). I tried to be as cautious as I could
> and found this method worked very well.
>
> I mounted the speakers into the 'L' shaped panels behind the doors. It was
> strongly suggested to me by Les at CDM and others to mount the speakers as
> low as possible to avoid being covered by the top or boot. The large hole in
> the body nearest the floor was where I mounted mine.
>
> We pulled the 'L' panels and removed the short staples on the back of the
> both panels on the part nearest the floor and on both sides about a foot up.
> The vinyl was then carefully peeled off the back side and the vinyl and foam
> insulation pulled up to reveal the fiberboard backing. The panels were then
> reinstalled in the car and after slitting a 1" hole in the board with a
> razor knife, I inserted a hacksaw blade and made saw cuts from the center of
> the hole. I cut outwards to the hole in the bodywork.in 8 places to define
> the outer edges of the circle I needed to make in the panel.
>
> The panels were then removed and placed on the workbench with the vinyl and
> foam still taped up out of the way. I discovered that a quart sized can of
> Rustoleum paint is exactly the same diameter as the hole in the body, so I
> used the can to mark a circle. It was just a matter of using the razor knife
> to cut the circle out of the board.
>
> I then re-glued the vinyl and foam back onto the panel. After the glue had
> dried about 20 minutes, I cut the foam out from the inside to the size of
> the hole and used scissors to cut the vinyl, leaving about 1/4" of material
> in the hole ( a trick I learned from a co-worker, an old stereo installer.
>
> After that, it was only a matter of marking and drilling the speaker
> mounting holes in the panel, then re-drilling the holes into the bodywork
> after the panels went back on.
>
> No hacked up vinyl or broken panel. No slits or cuts where they shouldn't
> be. Damn they look nice! AND we got tunes!
>
> Paul Bauman
> Westminster, CA
> 67 1600
> http://www.PictureTrail.com/bauman311
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