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Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
Just wanted to share my recommendation for stock GM/Delco radio restoration. Howard Foulds just finished mine and I could not be happier. He was recommended to me by Greg at Turnswitch. Howard did a great job and in record time. He DOES NOT do conversions so don't even ask him. He is a purest and a very talented one at that. It so happens that he is also an extremely knowledgeable gardener so be prepared if you bring it up. I picked a few good tips while I was talking with him. He is a great guy and he does great work. I highly recommend him.
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
Looks like a very comprehensive list. I restore vintage audio equipment too but not professionally. I am limited in my test equipment. Someday I need to get my AM radio out and service it.
Any pictures of the refurbished unit?
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
[QUOTE=toms68cst;8917921]Looks like a very comprehensive list. I restore vintage audio equipment too but not professionally. I am limited in my test equipment. Someday I need to get my AM radio out and service it.
Any pictures of the refurbished unit?[/QUOTE The only cosmetics he did was cleaning the dial lense, new decals and polishing the push buttons. the face plate is still pitted but I couldn't care less as I'm thrilled with the results. the only problem I have now is the number of stations it pulls in and overlaps since I'm near a major metro area. Its also amazing how many modern electronic devices put out a signal/noise of some type. goes away as soon as I pull away from the house. no ignition noise whatsoever. I grounded the radio directly to the frame and the frame to the engine block. amazing how many electrical gremlins can be cured with a good ground. |
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
Looks great!
I've noticed weird noises too on my am radio. I was alongside a Harley(?) a few weeks ago and I picked up a lot of noise from it's ignition until it pulled away. Modern electronics in todays radios probably deal with that stuff better. Heck, I can jam out to a good song on my AM radio as much as I can on a good stereo.
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
You guys actually listen to AM stations. The only thing on AM in my area is C&W plus recorded Rush.
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
Actually lately, I just listen to rattles, transmission whine, throw out bearing and the thrum of my 327. That's usually much better than anything on the radio. Once and a while I'll tune into a local oldies station.
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
As you guys may know Greg from TurnSwitch recently passed away. I think his family is working to keep the speaker side of the business going. They also recommended Howard Foulds to me for radio restoration.
I would prefer a conversion and someone who is willing to refinish the chrome face plate. Anyone have any additional recommendations/experiences they can share. Turn around time is not the big issue for me. Primarily, quality and completeness of work. Thanks.
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
I'm curious if noise is introduced from the power wire to the radio.
Modern day power cords to home electronic devices use a ferrite core around them to block or suppress unwanted frequencies to certain devices. Might be something to look into? Just a thought... Bob |
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
I never knew about these guys. I'm sorry to hear Turnswitch has passed away.
I never have listened to an AM radio. That was the first thing to go in anything I owned. I prefer all the improvements myself. Purist or not, you can't see the difference but you can sure hear it. They are so many places to convert a vintage radio these days to modern capabilities it isn't funny. Personally, I stick with the guy who has been doing it since before the others ever got the idea. More than likely they got the idea from Mike Hagan www.mikehaganantiqueautoradio.com . I'm sure he'd do a straight restoration as well. But he was a pioneer in vintage radio to modern conversions and he gets my business. He's the best in my eyes
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
Gary Tayman did mine. It been in the truck for over 32k miles and I'm very satisfied with the conversion.
I didn't get the Bluetooth module in mine so I can't speak to how that works. Mr Tayman installed the Aurora conversion system in it.
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
Woody...sorry I missed your reply. Thanks for taking the time to give me a heads up. I would have taken your advice. As it turns out, the shop I did choose did an outstanding job. So good that I thought I'd share. I used Joe's Classic Car Radio. Here's a before and after. Pictures don't do it justice.
He did a full soup to nuts. Chromed the face, tone/dummy rings and sourced some deluxe knobs for me. I requested an FM conversion with bluetooth. Every surface, every fastener looks brand new. It even smells good.
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
I plan on getting my original radio converted to A/M F/M with Bluetooth etc and had looked all the shops mentioned in this post. I actually talked with Richard Blankenship about it, he answered the phone, and think I will use him for the conversion. Just gonne put Retrosounds dual coil Ultrathin front speaker up front and seeing my gas tank is not in the cab I am going to " bigblock73's" corner speaker brackets with 6 x 9's. Just want things to look original and be able to use my phone hands free and stream music from it..
https://www.retromanufacturing.com/p...k-series-truck
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
I have that same speaker, I'd recommend it, it sounds great. I'm using it with a cheapo bluetooth amp and have a radio delete plate.
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Re: Delco Radio Restoration: I Recommend....
Thanks, good to know as never sure with this stuff ths one is a little tough to install on an A/C truck.
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