My 1969 CST/10 has a Chevrolet AM/FM/8-track player

[hamjet]

Thanks, it's an audiovox Am/Fm tape player I bought brand new, box still stapled at an out door flea market. I wasn't even looking for one. I don't know the model number off hand, sorry. I wish it had push buttons for the channels so I didn't have to turn the knob going from channel to channel, but that,s OK.

[dmjlambert]

It took me a LONG time to get tunes going in my truck. But now that I got the A/C going everything else shifted higher in the priority list and tunes was one of those things. I removed the in-dash radio/8-track and I'm hunting for a dash repair section right now, and I'm going to put a stock AM radio and stock speaker in there. For hi-fi I'm going with an under seat amp and speakers and an 8-track player under the dash. If I connect bluetooth from my phone or iPod it will play that, and if bluetooth is not connected it plays the 8-track, auto switching.

This is what the situation looks like with the seat raised up on straps so I can work under there.


2 pairs of JBL 6-1/2 inch speakers that I built plywood boxes for. With the seat installed the speakers are pretty much hidden. The sound seems to come from everywhere, very balanced and centered at the tach position of the instrument cluster. I don't know how that worked out, but I like it.


NOS Sparkomatic under dash 8-track player, this thing puts out a whopping 3 watts of very cruddy sounding stereo power, incredibly bad when connected directly to speakers. When I run it through the big under seat amp it is quite good.


I bought a box of various rock tapes on eBay. Some of them work and some don't. The ones I like I will probably send to an 8-track repair service, it is pretty cheap to have them repaired. https://www.8trackavenue.com/my-tape-repair-service
For titles that I gotta have I will buy them on eBay, etsy, or The 8-Track Tape Store https://the8tracktapestore.com/shop/

Do any of you guys offer 8-track tape recording service? I can send you the CD or mp3's and you can record on blank tape. There are probably just a few modern albums that I would like on 8-track. Since I'm a premium member again it should be fine to ask, so this is a want-to-buy paragraph. Please PM me if you have a recorder and you make tapes.

[va72longhorn]

There’s a post on here somewhere where someone shows how to install a jack to plug your iPod or MP3 player into a factory AM radio. You might want to search it.
I’m looking to do the same with mine.... factory Am with an under dash 8 track and fm converter.

[body bolt]

When I was a junior in HS, a buddy got a new '72 K10 Cheyenne and of course installed the proverbial Realistic 8 track. Some of the playlist as I recall was:

Machine Head - Deep Purple
Eagles - Eagles
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Who's Next - The Who
All Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper released until that time.

I think there was some Jethro Tull. I think Machine Head was #1 followed by Led Zepp amd Alice. One thing I remember to this day was the fade-out, track change, fade-in in the middle of the guitar solo on 'Witchy Woman'. I was also the nerd who repaired everyone's misbehaving tape decks. Mostly it was removing cigarette butts, matchbook covers and roaches (which I retained as my fee).

[body bolt]

Originally Posted by va72longhorn

There’s a post on here somewhere where someone shows how to install a jack to plug your iPod or MP3 player into a factory AM radio. You might want to search it.
I’m looking to do the same with mine.... factory Am with an under dash 8 track and fm converter.

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=502427

You can do this with pretty much any radio as long as you do it before the volume ctl. You could also splice in a BT board such as this. You'll also need one of these. I did that here.

[Richard]

Originally Posted by el_fantasma

With all the musical groups mentioned "the carpenters" seems a little out of place with the others.

Everyone has reasons for likes. My dad listened to the Carpenters all the time. Have a playlist in my ipod that includes quite a few of their songs. Just like the the 72 truck it brings back many good memories of times past when my parents were still with us. The 8-tracks are kind of cool IMO.

[yuccales]

Originally Posted by hamjet

I love my 8-track, I get my tapes from e-bay and flea markets. they're out there..

Hank and that shifter are a great match!

[custom10nut]

I left home to go in the Army some 35 years ago, and have only been back to the farm a couple time since.
I used to have an AM/FM/8-Track and an AM/8-track, sittin on the shelf in the Workshop, with all my other random parts.
Dad never throws anything out and my brother doesn’t use that shop anymore, so they’re most likely still there.
They were out of my73 Nova.
Seeing this thread, I’m now wondering if either would fit in my 70?

[Caddylackn]

That looks like a factree option unit from a Chevy. Although it could be from a Buick, Olds, Pontiac, or Cadillac. Probably late 70s. Some of those units are huge. There is no cadillac crest on the knobs, so probably from one of the other makes. It also doesn't have radio station preset buttons so probably not from a higher end Buick or Pontiac model.

Best bet to find one of these is the junkyard, or Fleabay.

[body bolt]

Originally Posted by Caddylackn

That looks like a factree option unit from a Chevy. Although it could be from a Buick, Olds, Pontiac, or Cadillac. Probably late 70s. Some of those units are huge. There is no cadillac crest on the knobs, so probably from one of the other makes. It also doesn't have radio station preset buttons so probably not from a higher end Buick or Pontiac model.

Best bet to find one of these is the junkyard, or Fleabay.

Audiovox/Kmart. Kraco also had the same unit.

[70cst]

Originally Posted by dmjlambert

OK, thanks. I ordered a variety-pack of tapes, including Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and Neil Young, from eBay. And in case I can't get the in-dash player to work, my longer-range plan is to patch the dash and put a regular stock-looking AM/FM radio in there, and I ordered a cool NOS under-dash 8-track player to install under the dash, under the seat, or in the glove box.

Thats what I did ... I have a factory AM-FM Radio ... so I found an NOS Pioneer 8 Track underdash player and a set of NOS Craig-Pioneer enclosed speakers ... I plan on installing them within a couple weeks.

[dmjlambert]

OK who's hardcore enough to go for this and complete your C-10 experience. Once it arrives in the mail, go ahead and rip open the wrapper and plug it in.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174893380286

[best view]

I still have a nos set of the Chevy 8 track holders that bolted to the doors they hold 4 tapes in here trucks

[tinman_local2]

Originally Posted by hamjet

I love my 8-track, I get my tapes from e-bay and flea markets. they're out there..

I have that exact radio in my '71 K20. I picked up some 8 tracks at an antique store, but only one works. Is there anyone that repairs them? The tapes, I mean.

[dmjlambert]

Yes, see post 27 earlier in this thread, I found a service for that. I have not used them yet. https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...18#post8979718

[tinman_local2]

Originally Posted by dmjlambert

Yes, see post 27 earlier in this thread, I found a service for that. I have not used them yet. https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...18#post8979718

Guess I should do more than look at the pictures! I may have to give this service a try. Seems legit and certainly cheap enough. Thanks for the link.

[dmjlambert]

Today I received from Mrs. Santa several tapes on my wish list, so I'm rocking now:

Chicago IX
Led Zeppelin II
The Best of ZZ Top
The Beatles 1962-1966
The Beatles 1967-1970
Steve Miller Band Book of Dreams
Steve Miller Band Fly Like an Eagle
Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits
The Pretenders
The Pretenders II

Most came from the8tracktapestore.com and 8tracksrback.ecrater.com. It is fun to get the tapes and just plug them in and have them work the first time. These 2 stores apparently do a good job of restoring and testing before sending them.