Cascade Crew

Xophertony · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:11 pm Post subject: Radio Delete Plates.

so, both chris and i are fans of the "optionless" cars. i just did a radio delete on my firbird and made a delete plate,
and i had made one for his 84 SC a while back. anyway, here are some pictures of them.

Here is the Camaro Radio delete plate.

And of course the Firebird Radio delete plate

and a shot of the backsides of the both of them

i used JB weld to hold the parts on. i was going to use ABS plastic glue, but unfortunatly it was the one adheisive
my dad does not have in his garage, i expect any future delete plates to be much better looking from the back, and to
not have any JB weld poking out to the front (look closely and you can see a bit of it coming through).
if anyone wants one of these i can make one for you. but it's won't be free Very Happy

rjmcgee · The Hammer Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2328

Cool, but I like my tunes. Very Happy

aaron_sK · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject:

The radio in my T-Bird is busted, and it's been adding to the torture of driving that car. I can't even imagine the point of racing around with the tops off listening to.... nothing. Rolling Eyes

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject:

Demon · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:37 pm Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:00 am Post subject:

Then not only is it much harder to adjust while driving, but you lose the only interior cargo space in the entire car?

QwkTrip · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:55 am Post subject: Re: Radio Delete Plates.

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Radio Delete Plates.

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject:

Want anything for that old stereo? I could use a free head unit for my T-Bird.

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:52 pm Post subject:

actualy, since it still worked (when flat) i made a 12VDC portable boom box out of it. long story... picture worth a thousand words...

i started with a plastic file box, cut some holes, inserted the radio, and a 4X6 and a 6X9 speaker (stock crap from the 2. Cool

. then i wired it all up to a 12V power plug and made a cord. and it even has a handle. as you can see duct tape was the primary tool used. i mostly made this for use in my dads truck, as it has a tape deck and only one working speaker, but i took it down to kfalls and it was kinda nice. music helps me stay awake on long drives.

i don't know if any of you have ever seen the "bucketsub" that i made a few years ago (search "bucketsub" on TGO) but this is like its brother or somthing.

chevymad · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:19 pm Post subject:

Thats some fine rednecking goin on there.

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject:

Yes..... I do happen to remember the legend of the bucketsub. Tony, do you ever do any stereo work that doesn't invovle duct tape in any way? Rolling Eyes

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:13 pm Post subject:

Bucketsub was nicknamed "box-o-bass"

I dub this invention "box-o-beats"

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:26 pm Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:42 pm Post subject:

That's the trick. Hide the tape. Very Happy

Al Hasse · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject:

I actually preffer to use eletrical tape though. Doesn't deteriorate like duct tape, and it's actually stickier. That's about all that's holding my interior door panel together. Completely hidden though, you'd never guess it'd been removed. Very Happy

BigDaddyVu · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:28 am Post subject:

whats wrong with you???

QwkTrip · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:

What he said.

I see a lot of postings making fun of rednecks. Have you guys taken an objective look at some of these ideas?

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:04 pm Post subject:

I just re-read this.....and it reminded me of something...

I had another friend who works for Tap plastics make me a little "delete box" for the 84. I was going to use the mounts for the stereo to hold this in, until Tony suggested that it would be a cool little "cubby" or something if it was turned the other way. Something handy for holding change, a cell phone, a pack of smokes or whatever where the radio deck would be. I think I'll grab another camaro console faceplate out of the boneyard and start experinmenting.....