04-13-2009, 03:24 AM
Nice '58 there Ron. I "met" you on the oletrucks list about a dozen yrs ago. I remember Mr Philco from your signature. Then when I found a model 20 cathedral in an antiques mall I started looking online for info on it around the same time. The 20 was my second radio, and after doing a RCA 19K it was pretty simple. I'm working on a 20 console now, I've drilled out the filter caps in both of them and replaced the guts with dry caps. Hopefully they'll last a while, I haven't heard of plastic caps drying out. Time will tell.
The Boss decided I'd put enough cash into my '57 a while back, so it sits in the garage. I'm hoping I can get it up to my own standards someday, probably after my 2 clowns leave for college. The original radio was a hulk when I got it, and wouldn't fit after installing A/C. I salvaged the dial to fill the hole in the dash and backlit it with LEDs.
Here's hoping you can get another TF truck. Lots more fun than driving a cookie cutter import.
Dave '57 3100 350/700R4/9"/TCI IFS/PS/PB/AC/WireWorks/etc.
The Boss decided I'd put enough cash into my '57 a while back, so it sits in the garage. I'm hoping I can get it up to my own standards someday, probably after my 2 clowns leave for college. The original radio was a hulk when I got it, and wouldn't fit after installing A/C. I salvaged the dial to fill the hole in the dash and backlit it with LEDs.
Here's hoping you can get another TF truck. Lots more fun than driving a cookie cutter import.
Dave '57 3100 350/700R4/9"/TCI IFS/PS/PB/AC/WireWorks/etc.
Dave
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