There is no dash holes for a radio in this series of trucks. I am just
guessing that it at one time had an under dash radio since there is an add
on antenna on the driver side cowl. The cable inside the cab would only
reach about 2 feet so it would not make it up the kick and then to the
center of the dash. There are a few extra rough holes drilled in the bottom
of the dash and I am guessing that the radio fit between the steering tube
and the kick. I have seen a few cheep under dash radios on the bay-e site.
However I have no way to tell if they are 6 volt. I am guessing that only
the tube radios are 6 volt and the solid state are only 12 volt. Is this a
bad guess?
I was wondering what ever happened to New Mexico Jim - should I call myself
New Hampshire Jim....
Thanks,
NHJim
46 Chevy 3104
-----Original Message-----
From: Durwood B. Darbin [mailto:dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 6:32 AM
To: jhouse@ccsolution.com
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] looking for a radio for my 46
Jim,
You want an under dash 6V old radio? Hmmmmmm, that might be a tall order!
I have never seen an under dash old radio. Is there a place for an in dash
radio? If so what is the center to center hole spacing? Once and a while
there are some old radios at Mile High Classic and they are fairly cheap
(around $40.00) but it is doubtful that they work. Another solution would
be to install a 12V system and a voltage booster. Jim Carter has one part #
EL219 for $79.10 on page 29 of the 1947 to 1955 volume. Another 12V
alternative would be to run your radio off of a 12V motorcycle battery and
just recharge the battery periodically. I did that for a while. You can
hard wire juice to a portable radio that uses 4 batteries too.
Durwood
>From: "Jim House" <jhouse@ccsolution.com>
>To: "'Durwood B. Darbin'" <dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: [oletrucks] looking for a radio for my 46
>Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:04:52 -0400
>
>What I am looking for is a cheep radio under dash for my 46 pickup. It is
>running off of 6 volt and has an antenna on the driver side with a
>connection. I do not want to spend a lot - I may just go with a 9 volt
>portable radio and keep it in the glove box. Looking for cheep with OK
>reception and looks. My truck is a driver and 3-5 years away from anything
>NICE.
>
>Thanks,
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Durwood B. Darbin [mailto:dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:33 PM
>To: jhouse@ccsolution.com
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] looking for a radio for my 46
>
>
>Jim,
>Did you find a radio? If not, I have a few old radios for AD (Advance
>Design not Art Deco, sorry) trucks and two that came out of old cars. All
>are 6 volt. The car radio knobs are farther apart than the pickup radios.
>I don't think that any of them work but they are rebuildable. The Corvair
>radio will be 12 volt. Let me know if I can help.
>Durwood
>
> >I have started the look for a working 6 volt AM (or AM/FM) radio. I
>would
> >like something with the speaker built into it. I have looked at one of
> >them
> >there auction sites and am more confused as to what I need. Is there a
>web
> >site that has info on what would be original. I have an antenna built
>into
> >the driver side and the wire is inside the right kick. I am guessing
>that
> >at one time it had a radio attached under the dash.
> >
> >Are there a series of radios that would work here. Are parts hard for a
> >tube radio or should I only look for "solid state"? How can I tell if a
> >radio is a 6v or 12v. I found a Motorola Solid State Am Car Radio from a
> >Corvair but I do not know if it is a 6 volt. We are about 1 hour north
>of
> >Boston so I think I can get a number of AM radio stations. I want to try
> >to
> >stay original. Would an old radio pull in AM like my current car radio?
> >
> >Thanks for any input,
> >
> >Jim House
> >46 Chevy 3104
> >Hollis, NH
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