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Wed, 10 October 2012 08:10

JBO

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Registered: August 2012
Location: South Western Ontario

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Howdy GMC Faithful,

I recently read a reply by Mark in Mesa, AZ, concerning an updated stereo system he had installed in his 78 Royale. It had me wondering what others have done in this regard. I’m basically dreaming for the future as I need to take the tire plunge first.

I have had a few really nice system in a couple classic cars I have restored. The thing about old classic cars though is they usually have nice big trunks (well the ones I end up with anyways). These trunks are the perfect place for subs and amps of course. I always tried to keep the stereo stuff stealth in the passenger compartment of these classics. I would hide the head unit in a glove box with speakers hidden under factory type grills.

I look at the 78 Royale and marvel how little room there appears to install something tastefully without cutting everything apart.

When I first brought it home I na�vely thought I could make do with the factory 8-track for a year or two anyway. I actually came by a whole leather case full of near mint condition 8-tracks,some were brand new still in the cellophane wrapper. No one really wants 8-tracks and I bought the whole case for 20 bones.

After our first camping trip this fall, I now totally recall why I couldn’t wait to replace the 8-track in my 72 Plymouth Satellite with a cassette deck way back in 1979 when I was 16.

I could almost live with the mid-rangy narrow sound band. I could almost handle the sound of every tape mimicking Alvin and the Chipmunks due to the slight faster tape speed. I was prepared to live with the songs ending in mid stream only to start again after the big click.

I guess where it all fell apart for me and the 8-tracks was due to the fact, I don’t really have many left after that first trek out. In a two hour drive out I think we lost 6 tapes. I believe we lost another 6 or 7 on the way back!

Yep! The dreaded 8-track eating player. Well quite a few tapes were toast before they even had a chance to be consumed. Even a few brand new ones must have been exposed to heat or something as they were playing multiple tracks at once. The Player soon put them out of everyone’s misery though and ate them but good!

So please tell what you have done in the realm of hi-fi to your coaches.

Jim Owens, 78 Royale, Out skirts of Kitchener, Ontario

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		Stereo Upgrades By: JBO on Wed, 10 October 2012 08:10
		Re: Stereo Upgrades By: Keith V on Wed, 10 October 2012 09:10
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: ljdavick on Wed, 10 October 2012 10:47
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: ChrisW6ATV on Wed, 10 October 2012 12:47
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: Mr ERFisher on Thu, 11 October 2012 15:35
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: tphipps on Thu, 11 October 2012 16:51
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades Speakers By: tphipps on Wed, 17 October 2012 10:27
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades Speakers By: Mr ERFisher on Wed, 17 October 2012 10:34
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades Speakers By: ChrisW6ATV on Fri, 19 October 2012 00:28
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades Speakers By: Mr ERFisher on Fri, 19 October 2012 06:52
		Re: Stereo Upgrades By: Matt Colie on Wed, 10 October 2012 16:25
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: jhbridges on Thu, 11 October 2012 14:01
		Re: Stereo Upgrades By: JohnL455 on Thu, 11 October 2012 17:54
		Re: Stereo Upgrades By: JBO on Thu, 11 October 2012 18:25
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: James Hupy on Thu, 11 October 2012 18:39
		Re: Stereo Upgrades By: JohnL455 on Thu, 11 October 2012 20:38
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: jhbridges on Fri, 12 October 2012 18:20
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: Keith V on Fri, 12 October 2012 20:59
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: USAussie on Fri, 12 October 2012 22:00
		Re: Stereo Upgrades By: WayneB on Fri, 12 October 2012 07:23
		Re: Stereo Upgrades By: mike miller on Fri, 12 October 2012 07:59
		Re: Stereo Upgrades By: JBO on Sat, 13 October 2012 07:47
		Re: Stereo Upgrades By: habbyguy on Mon, 15 October 2012 13:32
		Re: Stereo Upgrades By: habbyguy on Mon, 05 November 2012 00:38
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: ljdavick on Mon, 05 November 2012 01:10
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: Matt Colie on Mon, 05 November 2012 07:06
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: habbyguy on Mon, 05 November 2012 08:31
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: Mr ERFisher on Mon, 05 November 2012 04:17
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: Steven Ferguson on Mon, 05 November 2012 07:32
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: jhbridges on Mon, 05 November 2012 08:35
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: habbyguy on Mon, 05 November 2012 21:49
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: jhbridges on Tue, 06 November 2012 07:15
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: mike miller on Mon, 05 November 2012 14:27
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: Matt Colie on Mon, 05 November 2012 17:43
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: mike miller on Mon, 05 November 2012 19:30
		Re: [GMCnet] Stereo Upgrades By: roy1 on Tue, 06 November 2012 11:58
		Re: Stereo Upgrades By: Craig Lechowicz on Tue, 06 November 2012 14:48

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