<VV> Radio Upgrade

[Norman C. Witte]

What I liked about the site I linked to (and the one Steve Oxford offered is
very similar) is that these conversions use your stock radio so that it
doesn't matter whether it's a common size, and they don't need to have an
AM/FM radio to give you AM/FM.  Not cheap, but if you want the stock
appearance it looks like the way to go.  

Norm

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From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Padgett
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 2:33 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Radio Upgrade


>I have been considering options for upgrading or replacing my factory
radio.

Is something I will probably do once I find the right LM convert. AFAIR the 
Corvair opening is one that was very common in cars of the '60s and there 
is nothing unusual such as the bar Ponticac put across their faces above 
the pushbuttons.

So the question should not be one of finding a radio (JCWuthless seems to 
have one for $29.99 -
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CA
TENTRY_ID:2009891/showCustom-0/p-2009891/N-111+600000534+200728453/c-10101 
) but rather how stock do you want it to appear.

Years ago I built a am-fm-cassette into a 64 GTO nosepiece and it was 
mainly a matter of finding a unit that had the dial in the right place so 
as to not be obscured by the bar. No big.

For that matter, late model Corvairs had both an AM-FM (p/n 986865 - 
91ZFP1) and stereo adapter (p/n 7304621 - 91ZMP21 ) available from the 
factory though expect it would be a waste on anything but a 100 point car, 
the stereo detectors were not very good back then.

See http://padgett.ws/files/amfmmp.jpg . This two-piece design was typical 
of GM in the late '60s - the mono AM-FM radio had a jumper plug that was 
removed, the multiplex connecter plugged in, and additional speakers added. 
The 7304621 installation diagram shows four speakers


Padgett




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