Fred,
Glad to hear from you. Are those speakers on the door panels?
Looks good.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "roadster katman" <roadster@rcn.com>
To: "Mark Sedlack" <msedlack@neo.rr.com>; "Datsun Roadster Mailing List
(E-mail)" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Modern radio
> Hi Mark,
>
> I had a web document up but it got wiped out accidentally by my isp and I
> haven't got around to putting it back. Here's a picture of
> my CD stereo radio in my '66:
>
> http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4292164555
> click on the 3rd car picture of my red '66 to see an enlarged picture of
the
> radio.
>
> You'll need to make a new metal mask for the front of the console. The
> uppermost position will be wide enough for
> standard modern radios. I'm not the only one who has done this. Ron
> Hamilton's rocketship is a beautiful example of trick mods.
>
> I took the faceplate from the console. For sheetmetal I used a discarded
> cookie-sheet; it's flimsier than the original. Good thing - easy to bend
to
> shape. Bad thing - might be too weak if one pressed too hard on the
> cigarette lighter. Since then, I've found other sources of sheet metal - a
> hobby store that sells sheet metal easels for magnetic stickers.
>
> My new stereo came with a thin-metal box frame that's mounted in a car
dash,
> and the stereo slides into it. I used the thin-metal box frame as a
template
> and traced the necessary outline on the upper portion of the new
> cookie-sheet faceplate. Allow extra metal for the curved parts and be
> careful to allow for the air-vent slider controls and aluminum trim at the
> top.
>
> Where the old radio position was, I traced holes for four cutouts rather
> than the stock three. Two are where the old radio knobs went, and two
would
> be in the position where the rectangular hole for the old radio was
located.
> This way, I have two power outlets instead of one.
>
> I used a jigsaw with a ferrous-metal cutting blade, and a dremel tool with
> metal-cutting wheels to cut out the holes and the new template. This took
a
> long time to do. Since then, I purchased a Rebel Rotozip cutting tool -
this
> would make the cutout work a piece of cake.
>
> After cutting the new faceplate, put in the necessary bends. To get the
> bottom curved bend, roll it over a large pipe. To get the necessary bevels
> for the controls, place the area over a wood block and tap the edges with
a
> small hammer.
>
> Then place the new faceplate over the existing console box and trace
cutouts
> for the necessary holes, and cut them. This won't harm the stock condition
> of the car, as you can always put back a stock faceplate and radio and no
> one will know the difference. After that, I painted the new faceplate with
> Hammerite dark gray spray anti-rust paint.
>
> Have fun doing it (it was a fun project), Fred Katz
> 1966 Loosie
>
> P.S. Solvang is one month away - http://www.badroc.com for the
registration
> form.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Sedlack" <msedlack@neo.rr.com>
> To: "Datsun Roadster Mailing List (E-mail)"
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:25 AM
> Subject: Modern radio
>
>
> > I recall seeing a couple of web sites documenting swapping position of
> radio
> > and controls on a flat dash car to have enough room for a modern radio,
> but
> > like an id-jut, I forgot to save the links. Anyone?
> >
> > Mark Sedlack
> > OROC
> > Cuyahoga Falls OH
> > 66 1600 http://home.neo.rr.com/mark2000/images/datsun1600/
> > 77 280Z http://home.neo.rr.com/mark2000/images/datsun1600/Z/Z.htm
>
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