Antenna Delete

[brichard]

Is there such a thing as an Antenna Delete Plate?
I dont have a radio and have installed a radio delete plate, and the antenna is in bad shape.
An Antenna Delete Plate, if there is such a thing, would provide an option to replacing the antenna.

[heeroyue2002]

im not sure. ive had cowls with no antenna holes though.

[cdowns]

in most cases the antenna came from the factory along with the mirrors on the front seat and were dealer installed . cowls came witout holes ,holes were drilled and antenna installed during dealer prep to deliver new vehicles

[brichard]

That is what I was expecting to hear.
But, I imagine someone must have had the same scenario and came up with an easy solution.
For instance, are there any flat rubber plugs that might be inserted to provide a solid seal?

[cdowns]

measure size of hole go to hardware store and look thru the bins also boat supply store or even radio shack might have block offs

[TX72C10]

I would think you could use a firewall plug and just use a dap of silicone before installation.

[bobs409]

Best way is to replace the cowl with a no hole version. I just found one in a junkyard near me that looked in good condition.

[flashed]

Or you can do like I did and have the bodyshop weld in a plug of metal and its gone for good.

[Rochlow]

And if you weld it closed, a quarter makes a perfect filler patch. Trick I learned from an old school body guy.
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[406 Q-ship]

Originally Posted by Rochlow

And if you weld it closed, a quarter makes a perfect filler patch. Trick I learned from an old school body guy.
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A Quarter is not made of steel so it will not weld in. I bet the body guy used a quarter to mark out a plug to cut from sheet metal, not the quarter itself.

My truck is a no radio truck and it just does not have the hole for the antenna.

[Rochlow]

Originally Posted by 406 Q-ship

A Quarter is not made of steel so it will not weld in. I bet the body guy used a quarter to mark out a plug to cut from sheet metal, not the quarter itself.

My truck is a no radio truck and it just does not have the hole for the antenna.

That's a quarter welded in there.

[Longhorn Man]

I doubt the antenna was installed at the dealer. The mast might have been, but the hole was punched not drilled. Every cowl I have seen that had a factory antenna on it had a punched hole with a notch, and always in the same location. I just went out and snapped a pic of the cowl on my burb. It came with an AM radio, and has no antenna on it at the moment. I welded up the exact same hole in the cowl on my Longhorn. While my C/30 was a radio delete truck, the cowl came off my old '70 CST/20 Longhron that still had the original AM radio under the seat when I bought it.
I just discovered I cant post a pic from my i phone... I'll try to get the photo posted from my laptop later.
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[Longhorn Man]

'72 burb cowl

[ls1nova71]

Originally Posted by Rochlow

That's a quarter welded in there.

You can't weld a quarter to steel. Maybe you could braze it, but that looks MIG'd to me. I'm.with 406 Q-ship, he probably used it as a template.
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[heeroyue2002]

my 71 cst had no radio antena on the cowl. instead it had a different type on the side of the driver cab.

[Rochlow]

Originally Posted by ls1nova71

You can't weld a quarter to steel. Maybe you could braze it, but that looks MIG'd to me. I'm.with 406 Q-ship, he probably used it as a template.
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He would be me.. Yes I mig'd it in there. I saw it done on a dozen gm cars from the 60s when I was younger. And tried it myself for giggles. It worked.
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[406 Q-ship]

There is no STEEL in any US coins (except the WWII pennys) There is no way a mig welder will work on a US Quarter.

The current clad version is two layers of cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) on a core of pure copper[2] giving a total composition of 8.33% Ni with the remainder Cu, weighs 5.670 grams (0.2000 avoirdupois oz, 0.1823 troy oz), diameter 0.955 inches (24.26 mm), width 1.75 millimeters (0.069 in) with a reeded edge.

[BLACK AND BLUE 67-72]

Ummm, so if that's the case how did he Mig it in there?

[TrkEnvy]

Originally Posted by BLACK AND BLUE 67-72

Ummm, so if that's the case how did he Mig it in there?

It's being held in by the boogers on that weld job and a bunch of jb weld underneath it lol
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[Rochlow]

Hey thanks..
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[70-Shorty]

does anybody wanna sell an "antenna delete" PLAIN no hole cowl?
Tim

[406 Q-ship]

Originally Posted by BLACK AND BLUE 67-72

Ummm, so if that's the case how did he Mig it in there?

Then show me where there is a steel quarter, where to buy a nickel/copper mig welder, or a cowl made of nickel/copper. P.T. Barnum used to have a mermaid in it his freak show too, don't make it right or true.

To that picture: I can not tell if it is a quarter in the picture, assuming that it is........it could be silver soldered to the cowl.

[big mike71]

Originally Posted by 406 Q-ship

Then show me where there is a steel quarter, where to buy a nickel/copper mig welder, or a cowl made of nickel/copper. P.T. Barnum used to have a mermaid in it his freak show too, don't make it right or true.

To that picture: I can not tell if it is a quarter in the picture, assuming that it is........it could be silver soldered to the cowl.

I thought that mermaid was real, now you've ruined one of my best childhood memories.

[Rochlow]

Originally Posted by 406 Q-ship

Then show me where there is a steel quarter, where to buy a nickel/copper mig welder, or a cowl made of nickel/copper. P.T. Barnum used to have a mermaid in it his freak show too, don't make it right or true.

To that picture: I can not tell if it is a quarter in the picture, assuming that it is........it could be silver soldered to the cowl.

It's not soldered.

[bobs409]

Originally Posted by 70-Shorty

does anybody wanna sell an "antenna delete" PLAIN no hole cowl?
Tim

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