Richard,
I think that Evangelos would check Radio Shack as you suggest. However,
this is an INTERNATIONAL list, it may be inconvenient to locate a
Radio Shack in Greece.
Bob
Richard D. Arnold wrote:
>
> Evangelos:
>
> >1. All modern radio-cassette players are too deep to fit,
> >I guess older radios were shallower because they didn't have
> >a cassette mechanism in them - nobody sells such things here
> >anymore
>
> I used a set of brass spacers to set my console off from the bulkead an
> additional 3/4".
>
> >2. It is absolutely impossible to find an oval speaker that
> >has holes where the chrome grille threaded legs are, i.e.
> >91mm X 171mm. This, again, was an older size speaker, extinct.
>
> Check with Radio Shack; seems to me they had several different types of
> replacement speakers that would fit within the area. You could also
> re-locate the holes by drilling new ones in the speaker frame.
> Personally, I ditched the single speaker in the console and replaced the
> grille with a set of auxiliary guages, mounting the speaker(s) in the
> rear bulkead.
>
> >Under the parcel shelf? That's made of paper! It can't even hold
> >a camera without bending.
>
> Fabricate a new parcel shelf out of 1/4" plywood and aluminum angle.
> Cheap, lets you place things exactly where you want, and doesn't
> irrevocably alter the old one in case you ever decide to change it back.
>
> >So, I'd like to hear your ideas on modern radio placement options
> >in a post-64 Sprite. Ideally I'd like a radio-CD player and a pair
> >of 16mm speakers on the rear bulkhead (reinforced with wood).
>
> Have you considered buying one of the aftermarket consoles made for
> modern radios and speakers? I saw some on a link (?) from Patton
> Dickson's website a while ago, and thought they were very nice. Should
> think they would fit your problem exactly. I'm thinking the designer's
> name was Fisher (Alan Fisher? Fisher Jones? -- long day and not enough
> coffee yet).
>
> I'm quite pleased having my speakers mounted in the rear bulkhead. I
> would consider mounting an additional piece of wood behind the speakers
> (in the boot) to form a 'baffle' that sound can bounce back off of.
> Makes mine sound better at speed.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> Rich
> '79 MG Midget "Miss Molly"
> '78 Chevy Half-Ton "Waltzin' Matilda"
>
> "It is wise to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties."
> James Madison ca. 1791
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