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coolcoupe · 03-16-2021, 06:49 PM

Wondered if anyone had ever installed a different radio inside the casing of a 47
Ford car ? It wouldn''t matter if it was 6/12 volt. Is it possible ?

coolcoupe · 03-16-2021, 07:22 PM

Wondered if anyone had ever installed a different radio inside the casing of a 47
Ford car radio ? It wouldn''t matter if it was 6/12 volt. Is it possible ?

paul2748 · 03-16-2021, 07:29 PM

There are some people out there that can put modern guts on the inside while maintaining the stock appearance. For a 47 radio, I don't know. Try Hemmings

rotorwrench · 03-16-2021, 07:41 PM

I can't vouch for them but they've been around a while. Check the link for a basic run down of services. There are others that do the same thing.

http://www.turnswitch.com/radio1.htm

Ken/Alabama · 03-16-2021, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rotorwrench

I can't vouch for them but they've been around a while. Check the link for a basic run down of services. There are others that do the same thing.

http://www.turnswitch.com/radio1.htm

Good folks. They’ve done a couple radios for me with modern internals and 6 volt.

51504bat · 03-16-2021, 08:38 PM

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This video is a couple of years old but the mods to the radio are impressive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1LQDpBNi8c

coolcoupe · 03-17-2021, 04:42 PM

I was thinking of trying to put a complete radio inside of my radio case and was wondered if anyone has done it ?

rotorwrench · 03-17-2021, 08:15 PM

Why put the whole thing in there? Modern radios aren't much more than a tuner with a couple of circuit boards inside.

coolcoupe · 03-18-2021, 02:35 PM

Rotorwench, I was thinking of the volume and tuning knobs that might be at the wrong spacing. In my 47 the spacing between knobs is 7''. I thought I might able to find a complete radio with that spacing to drop in.
Any ideas ? I do have a nice chxxy radio that I could try but the volume and tuning knobs are only 5'' I'm only trying to get FM stations that I can control from the front of the radio. Thanks for help, Moe

rotorwrench · 03-18-2021, 07:56 PM

They can actually use the original control set if it's still in good restorable condition. On/off/volume is just a rheostat/switch and any form of tuner will work including presets if the set is so equipped. Some radios also have tone selections and they are just different switch functions. There are a lot of possibilities when working with a mix of old and new technologies.

woodja · 03-18-2021, 09:13 PM

You might try 'Ralph the Radio Guy', he just did a great job on my '41.
I don't know about a web site, but email him at

[email protected] --------------nice guy and easy to work with. Pete

03-16-2021, 06:49 PM	#1
coolcoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ontario,Canada Posts: 450	Radios Wondered if anyone had ever installed a different radio inside the casing of a 47 Ford car ? It wouldn''t matter if it was 6/12 volt. Is it possible ?

03-16-2021, 07:22 PM	#2
coolcoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ontario,Canada Posts: 450	Re: Radios Wondered if anyone had ever installed a different radio inside the casing of a 47 Ford car radio ? It wouldn''t matter if it was 6/12 volt. Is it possible ?

03-16-2021, 07:29 PM	#3
paul2748 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midland Park, NJ Posts: 3,980	Re: Radios There are some people out there that can put modern guts on the inside while maintaining the stock appearance. For a 47 radio, I don't know. Try Hemmings __________________ 48 Ford Conv 56 Tbird 54 Ford Victoria

03-16-2021, 07:41 PM	#4
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: Radios I can't vouch for them but they've been around a while. Check the link for a basic run down of services. There are others that do the same thing. http://www.turnswitch.com/radio1.htm

03-16-2021, 08:38 PM	#6
51504bat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SoCal-Redlands Posts: 3,013	Re: Radios Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) This video is a couple of years old but the mods to the radio are impressive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1LQDpBNi8c __________________ Making the simple complicated for over 30 years.

03-17-2021, 04:42 PM	#7
coolcoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ontario,Canada Posts: 450	Re: Radios I was thinking of trying to put a complete radio inside of my radio case and was wondered if anyone has done it ?

03-17-2021, 08:15 PM	#8
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: Radios Why put the whole thing in there? Modern radios aren't much more than a tuner with a couple of circuit boards inside.

03-18-2021, 02:35 PM	#9
coolcoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ontario,Canada Posts: 450	Re: Radios Rotorwench, I was thinking of the volume and tuning knobs that might be at the wrong spacing. In my 47 the spacing between knobs is 7''. I thought I might able to find a complete radio with that spacing to drop in. Any ideas ? I do have a nice chxxy radio that I could try but the volume and tuning knobs are only 5'' I'm only trying to get FM stations that I can control from the front of the radio. Thanks for help, Moe

03-18-2021, 07:56 PM	#10
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: Radios They can actually use the original control set if it's still in good restorable condition. On/off/volume is just a rheostat/switch and any form of tuner will work including presets if the set is so equipped. Some radios also have tone selections and they are just different switch functions. There are a lot of possibilities when working with a mix of old and new technologies.

03-18-2021, 09:13 PM	#11
woodja Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3	Re: Radios You might try 'Ralph the Radio Guy', he just did a great job on my '41. I don't know about a web site, but email him at [email protected] --------------nice guy and easy to work with. Pete