240 radio install tips, PLEASE!!!

[siteunseen]

Must have tool for this type work, your Mother's heating pad!

 

[z3beemer]

Was looking thru the forum for help with reinstalling my stock radio.  Looks like others had the same problem.  I don't know why it would not go back in the way it came out but I eventually gave up with why and just fixed the problem.  Thought I'd share my experience. I refer to the heater panel (the dash mounted center panel above the consul) and the face plate (radio face plate with station numbers, on/off tuning , etc).  The infamous metal plate was the problem (for me).   BTW I''m working on a 73 240Z.  I did have to modify the original rear bracket to accommodate the new heat / ac system but that was not my problem because I still had plenty of room behind the radio. If you look at the other pictures posted in this thread, you'll notice the metal plate has about a 1/2" lip on it. It attaches to the radio itself with the lip facing forward behind the heater panel.  That's the only way it can go.  The plate is too big to go thru the radio opening in the heater panel from the front.  When inserted from behind the radio control shafts will not come forward enough to attach the face plate, even with the metal plate tight against the back of the heater panel. After wrestling with it for a few hours I said   &#%! it.  I removed the metal plate completely reinserted the radio from the back thru the heater panel opening then attached the radio face plate.  I did have to fabricate a few mounting brackets to secure the back of the radio to the trans tunnel for a solid mount but it's in, solidly mounted and working.  Still don't know why it would not go in the way it came out but it's in now.

[dutchzcarguy]

Like to ad here that we overhere in the Netherlands ,  europe,  ..  had a radio from the brand Clarion with only AM and 5 buttons and no stationseeking or anything else.. type of radio Clarion RN-135F Plane and simple radio with 1 speaker and about 5 Watt scratsy sound. 😁

In the States there was the Hitachi with AM/FM  I believe also mono or was it stereo? (The FM ?) Let me know.

[z3beemer]

The one I have here in the states is a Hitachi . AM/FM mono with on speaker in the left rear hatch panel