Jeff, this is really a fantastic idea. I am considering doing the same.
Question, though. I am not sure my stock radio works electronically. The
push buttons and tuner will manually work, but no sound. I haven't
investigated it to confirm it is not functional and won't if it is not an
issue. What do you think?
Terrence N. Banbury
1967 SPITFIRE MK III
1988 Honda Accord lX
1998 Ford Expedition EB
2000 Ford Mustang GT
1973 Honda CB350G
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> From: Jeff McNeal[SMTP:jmcneal@ohms.com]
> Reply To: Jeff McNeal
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 9:58 PM
> To: Spitfire List
> Subject: Time Machine Speaker Recommendations (longish)
>
>
> Dear fellow listers,
>
> I crossed an exciting milestone today that I just have to share with the
> group because I'm so excited by it. A few months ago, I purchased an
> old,
> banged up Triumph radio -- a specific model that I was looking for and
> know
> for a fact that they were dealer-installed as an option on early '67
> Spitfires. They're fairly hard to come by.
>
> As soon as I cleaned the spider's nest out of the dial, I shipped the
> radio
> to Tayman Electronics in Florida. I saw their website on the Internet and
> believed that they could give me exactly what I was looking for -- a way
> to
> retain the stock look and operation of my old radio, but with new
> electronics added to the inside that give the radio FM stereo and CD
> changer
> capabilities. I'm very happy to report that Gary Tayman did excellent
> work
> and his follow-up after the sale has been extraordinary. I highly
> recommend
> his services and have received no special consideration for this
> endorsement. I'm just flat-out impressed that he's able to take an old AM
> radio, retain the use of all the stock controls, including the pushbutton
> presets -- and allow me to fulfill my fantasy that is the whole point
> behind
> my project: To create a virtual "time machine".
>
> Elsewhere on the Internet, I was able to track down an hour-long aircheck
> of
> my all-time favorite radio personality -- the very man who inspired me to
> become one years later -- The Real Don Steele. Recorded in 1968, BOSS
> radio
> KHJ with Steele at the helm brings great memories while driving that '67
> Spitfire. I was just out driving around, trying out the installation,
> with
> the biggest grin on my face. I was listening to songs that I remembered,
> but you never hear anymore because they never charted that highly. I
> enjoyed the Rocal Crown "Mad, Mad, Mad, Mac cola" commercials sung by
> Dino,
> Desi and Billy (!), the Olympia beer commercials -- and of course the
> electrifying Don Steele. The rest of the CD magazine is filled with late
> '50's to late '60's music.
>
> I can't wait to park my car at Triumphfest this fall, with the sounds of a
> 33-year-old radio station, in its' heyday, piping through the speakers.
>
> Which brings me to my question for the list. The PO had some small
> speakers
> with enclosures that were screwed into the rear cockpit panel. I'd like
> to
> replace them. I was hoping to get some suggestions for great sounding
> speakers and some creative places for mounting them. Oh, I suppose I
> could
> go ahead and cut holes in the rear panel where he had the other boxes
> attached, but not if I can't come up with a good speaker to put in them
> that
> can handle 50 watts RMS without splattering all over the place. For now,
> I
> have some old Bose 201 bookshelf speakers propped back there, but that's
> just temporary.
>
> The new "stealth" radio includes line outputs, which I may use in
> conjunction with a small, powered subwoofer which I'll place in the boot.
> The most important aspect of the speakers that I need to mount is that
> they
> can handle the power. I've got some good sounding Polk speakers in my '87
> Maxima which I'm considering "borrowing" for this project. But if anyone
> else has already "been there, done that" insofar as installing quality
> sound
> is concerned, I'm all ears.
>
> BTW, details of this project are available for anyone interested at
> www.ohms.com/spitfire/radio.shtml
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
> '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> Jeff's Classic '67 Spitfire Mk3 site
> http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
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