Charles:
A common way to do it, and the way I fitted a modern stereo in my 74 is to
use a Chevy truck adaper, and tilt the radio down through the speaker grill
area, and cover the origional hole with a blanking plate. The combination
provides exactly enough depth to install the stereo, and avoid interference
with the gear shift lever (but just barely)
I can send pics if you like.
David Riker
74 Midget
78 Midget
63 Falcon
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles D. Sorkin <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 6:31 AM
Subject: Stereo question
> Good morning list:
>
> Yesterday evening I was browsing through the Crutchfield car stereo
catalog,
> and called up the company to see what would be included in their generic
> intallation kit. Upon indicating that the radio would be installed in a
'74
> Midget, the salesman (who claimed he once owned one) told me that I would
> have a problem. There is only a clearance of between 5.5" and 5 7/8" in
the
> center console, yet the shortest radios that virtually all manufacturers
> make is 6". How do you folks solve this problem?
>
> Since the one currently in the car isn't original (and doesn't work
anyway),
> I don't mind putting in a modern system. How do the rest of you mount
> yours? Dashboard? Glove Compartment? RF based CD player in the trunk?
> Any ideas, input, and vendor referrals would be appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Charles
> '74 Midget
> cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> Bloomfield, NJ
>
>
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