Knucklehead Saloon Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 G'day from Singleton Australia ! Here's how I did my 80ch UHF radio install. Antenna mounted on rollbar. Close up Old console shot with cassette deck I ripped out to put the UHF in. Removed the whole console to work on it Cassette deck out, look what was underneath.. original radio stuff. The original am/fm hole was hogged out with a hacksaw to take the tape deck. Needed to remove 2 plastic ridges to mount the UHF bracket flush with the internal console housing Had some stainless bolts the right diameter in the shed. They're too long but I cut them down to size. Used a dremel to slot the upper plastic ledge. The plan is to inteference fit the bolt heads under it. Checking slots for bolt diameter clearance here. Bolts measured for cutting UHF radio mounting bracket measured and drilled The bolt heads are an interference fit. That means the heads are taller than the slot clearance. Old plastic is brittle unless you heat it first. Wifey's hairdryer is alot more forgiving than my heat gun so I used that instead Bolts mounted and gently tapped home with a flat blade screwdriver and the palm of my hand for a hammer 4wds are subject to heaps of vibration so spring washers are a must do item Bracket bolted into place UHF head unit bolted up to bracket Here's what the console looks like from the front. I will manufacture a face plate later to make it look pretty Mounting position for the handpiece is on the front of the ashtray And bolted up Looks like this from the front Fuse holder mounted Console installed back in the car. Thinking I'll use the old volume and tone control holes for power window switches later on All systems go ! Job done and works like a ripper ! Cheers, Knucklehead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I don't know if I mentioned this before - I've used the side of an old oil bottle for fascia panels. It's a nice black with a "neat pattern" through it depending on where you cut the oil container. And the plastic is easy to work with which is a bonus. Cheers Bennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knucklehead Saloon Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Cool idea Bennie ! Did you use the base of the oil bottle or the side ? Is the base thicker plastic ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subasaurus Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) thats a really cool looking stock radio though! would love to grab it from you but im pretty sure Australia runs on different bands than the USA. probably explains why it looks so cool. only thing it would be useful for here would be to play music through a cassette adapter. - researched alittle and the only frequencies that i would be able to listen to here in the USA is between 87.7 MHz-90.0MHz, which usually only has church talk and talk radio on those bands lol. Edited May 15, 2018 by Subasaurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 That's funny about those frequencies you're able to access Subasaurus, we have the same sort of thing on those frequencies too! Knucklehead, I've always used the side, it's more uniform in thickness and can cover a larger area. Only thing is it's a cover, it can't hold weight. Cheers Bennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knucklehead Saloon Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 Cool Bennie thanks ! Subasaurus: Aust radio fm band typically runs from 80mhz to 108mhz. If you want it I'll post it to you. It wasnt hooked up so Ive got no idea if it works or not. PM me your address if you're keen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subasaurus Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Cool Bennie thanks ! Subasaurus: Aust radio fm band typically runs from 80mhz to 108mhz. If you want it I'll post it to you. It wasnt hooked up so Ive got no idea if it works or not. PM me your address if you're keen. definetly interested, i sent you a PM, thanks for the knowledge, guess i was reading an inaccurate post, here in america we have 87.7-108 so i guess ill have an extra 80-87.6 mhz, we'll see whats in there lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knucklehead Saloon Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 I got it wrong too. Its 87 to 107.9mhz here. Pm sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 108.0 fm is the highest my head unit goes to knucklehead. Triple J Melbs is the last station at 107.5 that I can remember. I think there used to be an old pirate radio on 107.9 but I never listened to it... Cheers Bennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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