A nice thing about those electromechanical radios is that you don't have to worry about a constant power source to keep the memory or computer contents energised. I never thought these things sounded that great when they were new, but the sheer simplicity of them and their unfussy operation appeal to me. It would be be fun to continue checking the circuits such as the FM circuit for proper operation. In your shoes, I'm afraid I couldn't resist the temptation to add a 3.5mm aux jack so I could plug in my ancient iPad or iPod. Also, those nasty plastic lenses over the instruments are begging to be either sanded back and polished or replaced altogether. I'm having fun watching all the fun you can have with this truck.
I think you can mod those GM Delco radios with Bluetooth functionality. You just need to find someone who can mod it for you. Those Delco radios are beasts.
I'm not trying to be facetious, but why not just get an FM transmitter? I'm bummed that my '76 came with an aftermarket single din already installed. I would rather just have the look of the factory radio and have an FM transmitter plugged into the cigarette lighter.
@@n0-one0a FM transmitter for Bluetooth is a great cheap option for Bluetooth audio. Few reasons I didn’t personally go that route: 1) the Bluetooth connection gets played through a FM radio frequency, which means you run into a loss of sound quality (not a big deal to me but worth noting) 2) potentially will need to change the frequency the Bluetooth is transmitting to if you’re road tripping 3) I think they plug into a cigarette lighter port right? and since the truck only has 1 of those then I wouldn’t be able to charge my phone at the same time 4) I think modifying a radio by adding Bluetooth or aux capability is very cool :)
After this I repaired the factory radio and modified it. Adding aux: ruclips.net/video/KtVEok-sdkQ/видео.htmlsi=6fP1PtM2zz1NjxRf Adding bluetooth instead: ruclips.net/video/FqJ3JhTE8x0/видео.htmlsi=YkziqX3TPZ5888l2
Dude you really should have stayed with taking the upper dash it's only six screws and it being glued in would have a differents. You didn't need to remove the duck work the speaker is right underneath the dash pad. Unbelievable
Beautiful truck my grandpa has the same but manual and y sooo cool to drive I want to do the same with the stereo thanks for the idea
A nice thing about those electromechanical radios is that you don't have to worry about a constant power source to keep the memory or computer contents energised. I never thought these things sounded that great when they were new, but the sheer simplicity of them and their unfussy operation appeal to me. It would be be fun to continue checking the circuits such as the FM circuit for proper operation. In your shoes, I'm afraid I couldn't resist the temptation to add a 3.5mm aux jack so I could plug in my ancient iPad or iPod. Also, those nasty plastic lenses over the instruments are begging to be either sanded back and polished or replaced altogether. I'm having fun watching all the fun you can have with this truck.
You and I are thinking the same things here :)
@@bluesxt Uh, oh! 😆 😆 🤣
I think you can mod those GM Delco radios with Bluetooth functionality. You just need to find someone who can mod it for you. Those Delco radios are beasts.
In this video I modify the factory radio and add Bluetooth :)
ruclips.net/video/FqJ3JhTE8x0/видео.htmlsi=er3BqxEkdkvVcteF
I'm not trying to be facetious, but why not just get an FM transmitter? I'm bummed that my '76 came with an aftermarket single din already installed. I would rather just have the look of the factory radio and have an FM transmitter plugged into the cigarette lighter.
@@n0-one0a FM transmitter for Bluetooth is a great cheap option for Bluetooth audio. Few reasons I didn’t personally go that route:
1) the Bluetooth connection gets played through a FM radio frequency, which means you run into a loss of sound quality (not a big deal to me but worth noting)
2) potentially will need to change the frequency the Bluetooth is transmitting to if you’re road tripping
3) I think they plug into a cigarette lighter port right? and since the truck only has 1 of those then I wouldn’t be able to charge my phone at the same time
4) I think modifying a radio by adding Bluetooth or aux capability is very cool :)
@@bluesxt Nice synopsis. I love the convenience of these modern fm transmitters, but those are all good points.
This is a lot of information that I can’t find thank you. Could you perhaps tell me what wires to connect to the stereo to turn on?
Factory radio only has 2 wires for turning on, a positive and a ground. The case on the radio will actually tell you what pins do what for the radio
@@bluesxt I have a gray, black and yellow I tried hooking it up how it looks like it goes but no power so I believe I screwed up?
@@bluesxtwhatd you connect for your constant?
@@cheeriosdelgado7598 the factory am fm radio does not have a constant power source. It is only key on/switched power and ground
@@bluesxtI upgraded to a modern Bluetooth stereo and connected it like it looks like it should go but I got no power
No part 2?
After this I repaired the factory radio and modified it.
Adding aux: ruclips.net/video/KtVEok-sdkQ/видео.htmlsi=6fP1PtM2zz1NjxRf
Adding bluetooth instead: ruclips.net/video/FqJ3JhTE8x0/видео.htmlsi=YkziqX3TPZ5888l2
Please don't cut the dash.
I’m not a fan of cutting the dash. Check out my other videos on this c10 and you’ll see what I do instead :)
What size is the center speaker
@@joeymeadows3817 4 x 10
Dude you really should have stayed with taking the upper dash it's only six screws and it being glued in would have a differents. You didn't need to remove the duck work the speaker is right underneath the dash pad. Unbelievable