Am very interested in having mine done, but have serious reservations about
cd output and line out jacks in the rear, I think I would want my cd to be
able to plug into, rather than my radio plug out to my cd,,,,,,,,, isn,t the
cd supposed to play thru the radio?? Also do you have any prices? am
very interested as long as my cd's can play thru the radio not the other way
around.........many thanks, don.
----- Original Message -----
From: jack halton <safesix@worldnet.att.net>
To: Ralph Linnell <ChevySix@seatac.net>; <MarkNoakes@aol.com>; Grant
Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Radio Repair
> I visited Gary Tayman of Tayman Electrical today, in Sarasota FL. Gary
does
> AM/FM conversions on original AM radios of the 50's and 60's and showed me
> several completed conversions, as well as one in progress. There are
several
> variations on these conversions: He will build a mono AM/FM unit, a stereo
> unit with either 22 or 44 watts RMS per channel, and either can be had
with
> CD output and/or line out jacks installed in the rear of the unit.
>
> Basically what he does is remove all of the existing circuitry from the
old
> radio and install a printed circuit board with all of the functionality
> contained on a piece a little bigger than a credit card. It looks pretty
> lost in that big old empty case! He retains the original knobs and
> pushbuttons, restores them to good working order, and these retain their
> original functionality. Each time the radio is turned on, it toggles
between
> AM and FM. So if it's on AM, you turn it off, wait 7 seconds and when you
> turn it on, it's now on FM. Off/On again and it's back to AM. Pretty
slick!
>
> I listened to one of his units installed in his '64 T-bird and it sounded
> great. The radio looked totally stock and everything worked beautifully.
He
> has a well-equipped shop and diagnostic facility and I have to say I was
> impressed by the quality of his work. He had just finished a conversion on
a
> '41 Packard, which has an integral speaker below it, like the AD truck
> radios use - this particular job was Mono, using an upgraded speaker in
the
> original location, but it could just have readily been a stereo unit with
> external speakers.
>
> The T-bird had one of the Panasonic CD changers installed in the trunk.
> Inside the console was the CD changer remote control. When "Play" is
pushed
> the stereo automatically switches to CD mode and is controlled by the
remote
> unit. Very simple and effective.
>
> We talked about AM and FM reception. He said that the boards he uses (he
> sources them from another source in Palm Harbor FL - Antique Auto Radio,
> Inc) were now at their 4th upgrade level and that the reception is much
> better than with the original units. Gary admitted that they probably
> aren't as good as some of the recent OEM radios - which are vastly better
> than they used to be - but are a huge improvement over the stock tuner
which
> came in the car. He demonstrated a unit on his bench, attached to a
standard
> car antenna mast sitting on the floor. I thought the reception was fine,
> pulling in Tampa stations (60 miles distant) with no problem.
>
> Tayman's web site has full details, spec's and prices on all his
conversions
> and can be found at http://www.gate.net/~gtayman/index.html. I can say
from
> what I saw today, that his conversions are top quality, he is a
> conscientious craftsman and will stand behind what he sells. If/when I
find
> a core unit for my AD GMC, It's going right to Gary Tayman for a full
stereo
> conversion.
>
> Jack / Winter Park FL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
> To: <MarkNoakes@aol.com>
> Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 8:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Radio Repair
>
>
> > I have talked before about the type of conversion that uses a FM circuit
> board
> > inside the AM radio. It uses the stock AM mono amp and speaker and is
> visually a
> > undetectable conversion. I was a amateur radio operator from the age of
> vacuum
> > tubes and was initially thrilled with this radio. I really tried to make
a
> go
> > with it and though it works OK for strong signals after some silent
long
> trips
> > with a radio that can't pull in weak signals I finally bought a remote
> controlled
> > receiver/CD player for my '50. I mounted it flush with the back of the
> glove box
> > and supported the back with a bracket attached to the firewall pad.
> Initially I
> > tried 6x9's in boxes sitting on the gas tank and must say I never heard
> anything
> > sound so bad. I moved the speakers out of the boxes and laid them in the
> cab
> > corners pointing up and forward and they sound pretty good there. Just
not
> enough
> > room for the boxes. The radio takes no room in the glove box and is
> undetectable
> > with the glove box closed or even open if you put something in front of
> it. I was
> > suprrised to find the the CD player doesn't skip even with my stock
> suspension.
> > Anyone that wants to work out a trade for a non'working AD radio
plus
> cash
> > for mine that is restored, converted to FM and 12 volt ping me off list.
I
> have
> > the 6 volt tubes and transformer to change it back to 6 volts if someone
> was so
> > inclined. I like the sound of the modern radio but would like a stock
> radio in
> > the dash for looks.
> >
> > Grant 50 3100
> >
> >
> >
> > MarkNoakes@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > I found that as soon as I was willing to pay around $100 for a radio
not
> > > guaranteed to work that I could readily get them. . .I now have two,
one
> to
> > > restore as a stock AM and put away for the future and one to restore
to
> stock
> > > appearance but to convert to AM/FM with a capability for CD remote.
> > >
> > > What's the latest on vendors for radio repair and/or conversion? Any
> > > comments on the quality of the conversions? Some that I've seen are
> > > definitely below par.
> > >
> > > Ron R, are you out there? I don't have your email addr saved in my
> address
> > > book.
> > >
> > > Mark Noakes
> > > 58/56 Suburban
> > > Knoxville, TN
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
> >
> >
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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