If willing to pay $150 + shipping, I would be willing to part with my 8-track play. This past Fall I replaced the factory installed 8-track from my '78 SA, with a I-Pod compatible cd player. The 8-track is sitting in my garage, along with the four 8-track tapes my dad gave me with the car. FYI - it was working fine when I removed it.

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That is a good price I would not let mine go for that.

Done deal - thanks to all for reading/listening.  Original '78 radio soon to be enroute from left coast to Indiana. 

Gary

I'll look forward to seeing that installed this spring Gary! Good luck!

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I wanted a Corvette my whole life, but I never dreamed of all the wonderful people I would meet because of it!

Did Gary write, "Left Coast". I'm thinking he meant 'Vette Coast. After all, our 'Vette's out here are loving these 60 degree Winter days sans ice or snow ~ as are their drivers...  :-)

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It's ALWAYS Vette weather down South! :)

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"Let them that don't want none have memories of not gettin' any."
- Brother Dave Gardner

Ok, it could be "left coast" or "vette coast" or just plain California, but no other inference intended.  The weather there and in the South sounds to be much more supportive of hitting the road with the Vette.  Here in Indiana today we may reach 50 with some rain.  May be able to squeeze in an exercise run in the pace car, but we'll see later.  I try to get it out monthly for a 10-15 mile run. 

Doug, most bits now in hand for the retro conversion to your old radio.  I do not know what to expect with respect to how the original wiring was chopped up.  I have the wiring pigtails for the radio in hand from Ecklers.  Colors not EXACTLY the same as those on your original connectors, but suspect we'll get it figured out. 

Also wanting to get the A/C figured out.  When I had a friend doing some work on the speedo and tach last year, he indicated that something possibly was amiss wiith the A/C ducting behind the dash.  Discussion/investigation did not go any further at that time.  Now it's time for the great dig into what's really behind the upper bezel.  The '78 service manual has some pretty good artwork on ducting layout.  I think I need one of those mini cameras that I could do some exploring.  In the olden days as I investigated engine failures, we'd use a bore scope to look at the possible carnage inside the cylinder.

Take care

GaryC

Good luck with the install, Gary. Wiring was definately a challenge when I upgraded the 8-track. Had my 'Vette out every day this week :-)

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Retro fit of the original AM/FM 8 track unit has been completed.  AirMed unit operates just like new. 

Take care
Gary C

That is great.  How many 8 tracks do you have?

I'm afraid my 8 track count is the four that Doug graciously sent along with the radio.  I'm not a collector, just wanted to go back to the original style system.  The company that I retired from did a promo 8 track MANY years ago that I want to find again.  I had one, but it died a few years ago.  I'm sure that someone among my fellow retirees has a good tape that I can deal on.

Take care
Gary