Radio in a Bradford? Sorted

Keith Andrews · Post by **Keith Andrews** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:10 pm

Anyone mounted a radio in a Braford? and where?
The old style AM radios where very flat and could mount in the center of the roof, and still look the part.
Modern radios are too big and look like a sore thumb there.

I am considering mounting below the glove box.
Make up a panel steel plate, formed to the bottom of the cardboard glove box. Mount this from the 2 bottom screws that hold bottom of the cardbaord glove box, under the glove box back to the battery tray, where 2 screws would hold the other end.
Then weld the mounts for the radio onto this.
The radio would have to be mounted back under the dash, to clear the passengers legs best.

Keith Andrews · Post by **Keith Andrews** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:59 pm

You sound like John in NZ here....
Was talking on the phone to him yesterday, he said the same thing, without the clove compartment part....
So desided to wind him up a bit, told him about the big duel 4 ft sub woofers have in the back

John took the hook line and sinker...

Do subwoofers come that big?

4ft? and duel there is no way they would even fit in there??

Should have seen the reaction a few yrs ago on a club garage crawl...in a voice a little loader than normal, I mentioned I measured up to fit a SB chevy....silence

till thet realised I was just pulling their legs.
Thu I have to give John credit on that one he was the only member who twigged straight away I was fooling around.

OH I need an ash tray , a cigarette lighter, interior light and heater too...

And the wife wants a little handle above the glove box when going around corners.

The radio I thought about in the glove compartment, besides looking out of place and stupid, I use the glove box!

Better still not have one ar all and be able to listen to the slight throb of the exhaust and quiet engine if you have one that is!

Not at the moment, the engine is ready to put together, just time at the moment, with a recon (not rebuilt) gearbox, and a diff is on the bench waiting for time to recon that.
The Bradford is still on the road driven daily, hopefully will not die before the new drive train is ready to go in.

John Wolf · Post by **John Wolf** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:50 am

Keith, you will have to do better than that to wind me up. After reading Pauls comments you are out on your own on this one. Just remember what I said about heaps of demeritt points at Concourse time.

Regards
John Wolf

John Wolf · Post by **John Wolf** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:17 am

Sorry Pat about the typo with your name in my last reply. I agree 100% with your comments regarding the radio.

ian Howell · Post by **ian Howell** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:54 pm

I may have missed a point here, but I seem to recall that my Bradford (back in 196...) had 6 volt electrics. Can you still get 6 volt car radios?

Also, by my calculations, a pair of 400Watt woofers consume about 135Amps.

Have pity on your dynamo!

Keith Andrews · Post by **Keith Andrews** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:30 pm

Also, by my calculations, a pair of 400Watt woofers consume about 135Amps.
Have pity on your dynamo

A chrome A/C delco Alternator would take care of that...thu there maybe not enough power let in the bradford engine to move the car

Oh well a SB chevy ?

Just in case some are not used to Kiwi humour...We are just fooling around.. Thu Im not sure about John

hes aready deducted "heaps of demeritt points at Concourse time" cause my inlet manifold is 'VERY clean'....he calls it polished

And under the paint , the radiator has some vewry nice brass, that is temping to polis... clean very well.

Earlier Bradfords where 6 volt, later 12V....
Can tell from the zig zag on the firewall. ads far as the dates I will leave to those of more knowledge in that area

Tony Fearn · Post by **Tony Fearn** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:41 pm

"Christmas is coming. The geese are feeling wan. Who'd put a radio in a Bradford Van"??

But Glad Tidings abound!!

Keith A. and Pat L. are still talking, and seem to be pals again. Hallelujah.

Ian Howell as usual talks sense.

John Wolf isn't fazed by spurious posts.

There are so many people in the Jowett world who haven't yet "seen the light", (even though it may be only 6 volts), but over one hundred of us have worldwide. So if you look at 'JowettTalk' more than once a week, why don't you register if you're not in that hundred, and get involved in the discussions?

GIVE YOURSELF A CHRISTMAS PRESENT WHICH COSTS NOTHING.

Best wishes to everyone who accesses this site.

Tony.

Keith Andrews · Post by **Keith Andrews** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:59 pm

Keith A. and Pat L. are still talking,

Yeah, I dont see why not...just cause ppl disagree on something doesnt mean they cant get on...unless they never progress from the school yard, or belive what they see on soap operas...

John Wolf isn't fazed by spurious posts.

We have been digging at each other for a few yrs now......except for my demert points

And he loosing the economy run after yrs of bragging, to 2 Bradfords that where having a race

All good Jowetter fun...Espec if one mixes a ex hot Rodder (US cars) with classic English car guys

Sort of like mother in law jokes....and yet still have a neat mother in law.

I am serious about the radio, maybe the ash tray...one of those ones that sort of turn out from the door panels.

TedAllen · Post by **TedAllen** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:34 pm

Well, Keith,
I don't know whether you see the soap called Coronation Street down under but living in the very place where it is filmed, we Mancunians actually know that it is real life for us. Having slept with my whippet for some years whilst my wife toils in the cotton mill and then comes home to donkey stone the front step of our terraced house where the only running water is down the inside walls, we know what gritty real life is about.
Not only that, the cobblrd streets and acid rain are far more damaging to the Jowett than any of your roads.
We are also the birthplace of the king of Mother in Law jokes, the late beloved Les Dawson. We keep a picture of the Mother in Law on the mantelpiece.......it keeps the kids away from the fire !
Happy Chrimbo to all in NZ and good Jowetteering in 07

Ted

Keith Andrews · Post by **Keith Andrews** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:52 pm

Radio is in..
A couple pionts to note
The car has to be changed to -ve earth...see related polarity post
I found the best place to mount without cutting steel, was to make a couple of angle brackets from the bottom screws that hold the cardboard dash in (using the cardbaod dash screw clips on the bracket and the holes in the cardboard. The other end is held with a machine nut and bolt going thru the back of the battery box.
Speakers are small 4" mounted in the kick panels I made.
These are held in place with screws going into the hinge pillar and 3 90 deg tags spot welded at the front end of the cavity, behing the kick panel.
The screws are placed to line up with the screws holding the door panel on.

The aerial...The scuttle must have had one of those old type aerials mounted on the drivers side as these holes had rubber grommets in...fortuantly in the back of the workshop I found some old stock old sytle side mounting aerials (new) which I have used.

Keith Andrews · Post by **Keith Andrews** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:17 am

Not sorted...a couple points:
1/Late model radios need both the yellow and red joined to =ve to work
I want to use the radio with ign off ...the yellow draws power while not in use (connected to access on modern cars) one ends up with a flat battery over night
The only way around is to have another switch for the yellow (may as well put both Y and R to it) this mean u have to turn this on and off before and after using the radio.

2/Slightly older radios..(.80s) also have a red and yellow, power...they work diff , these canbe connected to live power with out the battery going flat

3/ mounting under the glove box, flush with the bottom under edge, results in it facing towards the door..the back edge of the lower dash is tapered...so make sure u can set it back on the right hand side about 5mm
The other alternative is to shape the bottom back edge of the dash panel...
If u do, dont tell me cause I have a very anti 'thing' about cutting vintage steel.

Radio in a Bradford? Sorted

Radio in a Bradford? Sorted

Radio in a Bradford.