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silvertonguedevil · 01-22-2005, 10:05 PM

I will be installing a CD player/radio in my glove box but I wanted to have a nice stock look to my dash. A friend of mine took this radio out of his '69 Chevy pickup to put in an aftermarket radio and he gave me this one for nada. As you can see in the pics it was pretty ugly. Because this radio will be used as decoration only, I didn't care if it worked or not so I took it all apart and cleaned it all up. The outer case of it had some rust which I sanded off. Once I did that the finish didn't look right so I figured since no one will see that part of it anyway, I painted it a semi-gloss gray (also to protect the bare metal to keep it from rusting again). I sent the radio bezel and two of the knobs in to be rechromed and in the meantime I did small things like repaint the dial indicator and the background and then I cleaned up the push-buttons and installed a new bulb in it. Even if it doesn't work I thought it should light up at night!
I went and picked up the radio bezel and knobs today and they look great! I carefully painted the backside of the bezel black and of course painted black inside the "GM" on the front and then assembled it. The radio looks brand new. The pictures don't do it any justice. I can't wait until the rest of the truck is this nice.

Tell me what you guys think!

silvertonguedevil · 01-22-2005, 10:06 PM

...and the finished product!

lamar · 01-22-2005, 10:18 PM

Man that looks great!

Bowtiefreak · 01-22-2005, 10:19 PM

That looks d@mn nice.

Curbstone Mech · 01-22-2005, 10:26 PM

Noice, very noice!

bigvinnie · 01-22-2005, 10:41 PM

how much did the chroming cost..???

Rod · 01-22-2005, 10:42 PM

Fine Job.

stllookn · 01-22-2005, 10:44 PM

That radio looke sweeeeeet! Very nice job! I am going to do that same only mine is going to work...as soon as I find one...LOL!

silvertonguedevil · 01-22-2005, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bigvinnie

how much did the chroming cost..???

The bezel and the two knobs were $75. A little on the pricey side but they did a really nice job. I'm happy. So with the price of the radio (zero), chroming, spray paint and a new bulb, I'm in it about $83.

silvertonguedevil · 01-22-2005, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by stllookn

That radio looke sweeeeeet! Very nice job! I am going to do that same only mine is going to work...as soon as I find one...LOL!

Here's one...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=137140

bagged91 · 01-22-2005, 11:06 PM

Who did you get to do the plating? I may have an AM/FM bezel and some other small chrome pieces to replate soon. They did a nice job...

silvertonguedevil · 01-22-2005, 11:10 PM

I took it to a place here in Portland called "Cliff's Classic Chevrolet". He specializes in '55-'57 cars and '55-'59 pickups but also does chrome plating. Nice guy to work with too. Here's the website....
http://cliffsclassicchevrolet.com/

Robert1970C20rstbukt · 01-22-2005, 11:50 PM

that looks awesome!

69 Short Fleet · 01-23-2005, 06:11 AM

A true definition of "Mint"

muddpile · 01-23-2005, 03:54 PM

That looks great! I'm leaving my radio too, they just look too cool to replace with a boring CD player.

68w/sbc406 · 01-23-2005, 04:15 PM

you puss you could have just cut the dash

silvertonguedevil · 01-23-2005, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 68w/sbc406

you puss you could have just cut the dash

I was expecting something like that from you!

68w/sbc406 · 01-23-2005, 09:09 PM

what do you mean

chickenwing · 01-24-2005, 12:33 AM

Good lookin job.

BobS · 01-24-2005, 12:41 AM

Looks great! Has anyone here ever had one of these converted to AM/FM? I've seen companies that will change the internals and leave the outside looking original.

Bob

silvertonguedevil · 01-24-2005, 02:32 AM

Yeah, I just read about a place that does them in the November 2004 issue of Muscle Car Enthusiast. Here is their website....
www.antiqueautomobileradio.com

Hooter · 01-24-2005, 02:40 AM

on ebay you will occasionally find one those units the plug in inline with your antenna and they turn your Am radio into an FM one, neat little things, I have one somewhere i should dig it out in my treasure trove of ****

stllookn · 01-24-2005, 02:48 AM

Someone dropped off a truck for me to repair. It has a beautiful stock GM radio that does not work and an aftermarket cd/am/fm. Since he is selling it I think it needs an upgrade with a radio delete. I will check with him first and offer him a discount on the sheet metal work I did.

silvertongue...thanks for the heads up on the link...but this one looks much better...not as good as yours though...LOL!

70c10 · 01-24-2005, 11:28 AM

You did a great job on that radio!.

01-22-2005, 10:05 PM	#1
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	Radio Restoration: 101 I will be installing a CD player/radio in my glove box but I wanted to have a nice stock look to my dash. A friend of mine took this radio out of his '69 Chevy pickup to put in an aftermarket radio and he gave me this one for nada. As you can see in the pics it was pretty ugly. Because this radio will be used as decoration only, I didn't care if it worked or not so I took it all apart and cleaned it all up. The outer case of it had some rust which I sanded off. Once I did that the finish didn't look right so I figured since no one will see that part of it anyway, I painted it a semi-gloss gray (also to protect the bare metal to keep it from rusting again). I sent the radio bezel and two of the knobs in to be rechromed and in the meantime I did small things like repaint the dial indicator and the background and then I cleaned up the push-buttons and installed a new bulb in it. Even if it doesn't work I thought it should light up at night! I went and picked up the radio bezel and knobs today and they look great! I carefully painted the backside of the bezel black and of course painted black inside the "GM" on the front and then assembled it. The radio looks brand new. The pictures don't do it any justice. I can't wait until the rest of the truck is this nice. Tell me what you guys think! Attached Images __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4 Last edited by silvertonguedevil; 01-22-2005 at 10:17 PM.

01-22-2005, 10:06 PM	#2
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	...and the finished product! Attached Images __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

01-22-2005, 10:18 PM	#3
lamar Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Covington,Ga Posts: 453	Man that looks great! __________________ 72 C-10

01-22-2005, 10:19 PM	#4
Bowtiefreak Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: LeRoy, Mich. Posts: 854	That looks d@mn nice. __________________ 1968 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside/Wood floor ECE 4-6 Drop / 406 Small Block 1971 Chevelle 427 Big Block

01-22-2005, 10:26 PM	#5
Curbstone Mech Active Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Carroll County Maryland Posts: 300	Noice, very noice! __________________ 68 short fleet 383 stroker, 700r4 373:1 posi 72 GMC 3/4 ton- weekly driver 700r4 351;1 posi

01-22-2005, 10:41 PM	#6
bigvinnie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: escondido, ca 92026 Posts: 1,222	how much did the chroming cost..??? __________________ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA 72 Stepside Project

01-22-2005, 10:42 PM	#7
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01-22-2005, 10:44 PM	#8
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	That radio looke sweeeeeet! Very nice job! I am going to do that same only mine is going to work...as soon as I find one...LOL! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

01-22-2005, 11:06 PM	#11
bagged91 Out draggin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pitman,NJ Posts: 1,574	Who did you get to do the plating? I may have an AM/FM bezel and some other small chrome pieces to replate soon. They did a nice job... __________________ 91 GMC Xcab LB-Bags/bd/caddy clip SOLD 72 C10 Cheyenne Super LWB SOLD 92 GMC K1500 Burb 72 C10 Burb (ex. Cheesewagon)SOLD 72 C20 Burb parts truck 71 C10 Burb "project"

01-22-2005, 11:10 PM	#12
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	I took it to a place here in Portland called "Cliff's Classic Chevrolet". He specializes in '55-'57 cars and '55-'59 pickups but also does chrome plating. Nice guy to work with too. Here's the website.... http://cliffsclassicchevrolet.com/ __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

01-22-2005, 11:50 PM	#13
Robert1970C20rstbukt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beeville, Texas Posts: 1,943	that looks awesome! __________________ RJD 1984 Chevrolet C30 welding truck 454/SM465 1977 GMC C15 pickup 350/TH350 1970 Chevrolet C20 pickup 350/TH400 1970 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 454/TH350 1969 GMC 8500 478M V6/5 spd winch truck

01-23-2005, 06:11 AM	#14
69 Short Fleet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 1,086	A true definition of "Mint"

01-23-2005, 03:54 PM	#15
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	That looks great! I'm leaving my radio too, they just look too cool to replace with a boring CD player. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

01-23-2005, 04:15 PM	#16
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	you puss you could have just cut the dash __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-23-2005, 09:09 PM	#18
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	what do you mean __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler



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01-24-2005, 12:33 AM	#19
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	Good lookin job. __________________ The truck... you hear that? No really, you did hear that?!!!

01-24-2005, 12:41 AM	#20
BobS Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: West Central Minnesota Posts: 568	Looks great! Has anyone here ever had one of these converted to AM/FM? I've seen companies that will change the internals and leave the outside looking original. Bob __________________ V-6....only GMC Trucks have it! 62 GMC W5000 NAPCO-V6 65 GMC 2500 NAPCO Panel-V6 66 GMC 1000-V6 66 GMC 1500-V6 67 GMC K1500-SBC (originally a KM-V6) 68 GMC C1500-V6 68 GMC C1500-V6 68 GMC Suburban C2500 70 Chevy K20-SBC 71 Chevy C30 Longhorn-SBC 72 GMC Suburban C1500-BBC 72 Chevy C10-SBC 72 GMC C5500-ToroFlow Diesel

01-24-2005, 02:32 AM	#21
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	Yeah, I just read about a place that does them in the November 2004 issue of Muscle Car Enthusiast. Here is their website.... www.antiqueautomobileradio.com __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

01-24-2005, 02:40 AM	#22
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	on ebay you will occasionally find one those units the plug in inline with your antenna and they turn your Am radio into an FM one, neat little things, I have one somewhere i should dig it out in my treasure trove of **** __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

01-24-2005, 02:48 AM	#23
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Someone dropped off a truck for me to repair. It has a beautiful stock GM radio that does not work and an aftermarket cd/am/fm. Since he is selling it I think it needs an upgrade with a radio delete. I will check with him first and offer him a discount on the sheet metal work I did. silvertongue...thanks for the heads up on the link...but this one looks much better...not as good as yours though...LOL! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

01-24-2005, 11:28 AM	#24
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