<VV> Radio Conversion? - Hide it

[J R Read]

I'm pretty sure that I saw a similar solution (probably on an EM) by Rick 
Loving about 20 years ago.  IIRC, he used Velcro.

Later, JR

CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
"Keep the Love Alive"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Sethracer at aol.com>
To: <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>; <jherken1 at netzero.com>; 
<Thomas.Ratliff at indwes.edu>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Radio Conversion? - Hide it


> Guys - The best ever solution to your conundrum is Rick Norris' solution
> for his V8. He took the complete stock AM radio, faceplate, knobs and  all
> and assembled it into a single outward-facing unit -with absolutely 
> nothing
> behind the front faceplate. It was just the front visual, looking  for all
> the world like the stock AM. The "plate" was hinged (at the bottom, I 
> think)
> and flipped down to reveal the actual DIN chassis unit behind. Pick  the
> modern radio of your choice. Cool solution! - Seth
>
>
> In a message dated 3/4/2013 6:01:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> gojoe283 at yahoo.com writes:
>
> B"H
>
> Thanks guys for your feedback.  While the radio looks pretty  good, I
> haven't yet worked out the final aesthetics, for example, the station 
> buttons
> are no longer used and while the stock '66 outer radio knobs fit the  new
> shafts perfectly, the decorative washer knobs behind the outer knobs 
> don't.