tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post7748193261706368007..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: On The Workbench This Weekdrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-25945722633714891872016-01-28T20:23:44.203-08:002016-01-28T20:23:44.203-08:00HAH!
The first car I ever drove with real "A...HAH!<br /><br />The first car I ever drove with real "American Style" power brakes was my Dad's 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale.<br /><br />First time I clamped on the binders about sent me through the windshield......drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-16090152603779912552016-01-28T20:08:04.146-08:002016-01-28T20:08:04.146-08:00They were called a package shelfs because when the...They were called a package shelfs because when they were first put in cars, the breaks didn't slam, they just sort of went "huh, did you want to slow down? Well okay."DoninSacto1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10909897234940528988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-86250773628007471692016-01-27T20:57:29.564-08:002016-01-27T20:57:29.564-08:00Well, the only "hard" thing about it was...Well, the only "hard" thing about it was soldering the wires together, and putting the heat shrink tubing on them.<br /><br />You don't even need to solder the wires together anymore, as they make these neat little things like wire nuts, but better:<br /><br />http://www.crutchfield.com/p_669PP500/Posi-Products-Car-Stereo-Connectors.htmldrjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-12953437630086797132016-01-27T20:52:27.459-08:002016-01-27T20:52:27.459-08:00I had an 8 track in my 1969 Charger, but only had ...I had an 8 track in my 1969 Charger, but only had two speakers mounted in the rar package shelf.<br /><br />Why they ever called it a "PACKAGE Shelf" is beyond me, because anything put back there becomes a real head knocker the first time you slam on the brakes....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-39370293418812817052016-01-27T20:43:01.868-08:002016-01-27T20:43:01.868-08:00See, I understand that. I hung am 8-track with a 4...See, I understand that. I hung am 8-track with a 4 speaker system in my '65 Buick just before I went to SEA and my brother really enjoyed my car while I was gone.DoninSacto1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10909897234940528988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-78540591445591155722016-01-27T07:21:29.418-08:002016-01-27T07:21:29.418-08:00That's quite an undertaking. I diddle around w...That's quite an undertaking. I diddle around with a few things in my Jeep, like the navigator system, but nothing so complicated as what you are doing!Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-13631999513397421442016-01-26T19:37:44.052-08:002016-01-26T19:37:44.052-08:00Sure, I can do that....
I'm putting a new rad...Sure, I can do that....<br /><br />I'm putting a new radio in my car. Along the way I found out I was missing some parts, and some of the others were wrong.<br /><br />I got new parts and put the radio in, and it works.<br /><br />:-)drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-5238237008590528512016-01-26T18:56:12.928-08:002016-01-26T18:56:12.928-08:00Very interesting. Now, can you tell us again in En...Very interesting. Now, can you tell us again in English? Just kidding. I know just enough to follow along. I wouldn't try to do it myself, but it was interesting.DoninSacto1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10909897234940528988noreply@blogger.com