72 TA : New Project

[southernfriedcj]

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Okay, so I was posting to the companion novel I have of my progress on the T/A, at the Performance Years website and this guy jokingly asks me how I am going to "restore" that grungy old 8-track tape of the "Pontiac Stereo 8-track Sounds for 1972".

Having laid down the gauntlet I decided to go ahead and do just that, just to bust his balz.

Here is the before tape:








I took the tape and scanned all three surfaces of the label into my computer, and converted it into a jpeg. I then spent about 12 hours on the Microsoft Paint program at 800% magnification, erasing all the yellow from the background and from between every single letter, pixel by pixel. It was like Pac-Man on a massive scale. (I should have let my kids do it, it would have went much faster). Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a wonderful thing. Once that was done, I cut and pasted the three images together into one image file. The next fun was the 2 hours of adjusting the size so it printed out in the exact same size as the original decal. I had to keep adding to the length of the image to get it to center properly on paper with the right width and length.

Here is the final version. I printed it out on adhesive backed label paper that I had at the house. A glossier paper would be better but this gives you an idea of how it looks. Now all I need is a nice clean blank 8-track to put it on. Anybody have one?





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Steve, you are unbelievable! Your T/A is going to be awesome when done.

[njsteve]

I just got my AM/FM Stereo radio and 8 track player back from Wards Classic Car Radio Repair www.wardsclassiccarradiorepair.com They did a very nice job on the whole set up. It cost $175 total, including return shipping. It took about 2 weeks, which included an entire weekend that he let the 8 track player run just to make sure it checked out after they finished cleaning and refurbishing everything. I asked him what he was using to play for 48 hours straight. He said they have quite a collection of old 8 track tapes just laying around for that purpose. Knowing how bad these things sounded back then compared to today's sound systems, I cant imagine how they deal with it, but hey, they are the experts! I guess you have to scarifice for the sake of your art.

[Mr70]

I prefer the original sound of 8tk tapes over <u>ANY</u> other music media today..

[TC]

So, 8 tracks are not making a come back, And I should finely through these away?







BTW...the T/A in loking AWESOME
Tom

[budnate]

Dang Rick, where did you find the picture of Bruce??

[SSJunkie68-69]

HA HA....that's his OTHER job after taking pics at Pavillions. He sure does have a strong pimp hand.... just kidding Bruce~

[njsteve]

You're in for a treat cuz Disco Stu's diggin that 8-track beat.

[Xplantdad]

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Dang Rick, where did you find the picture of Bruce??

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Too funny Bud.


I thought I told you not to tell...now I'll have to let everyone know about you and the Zebra...in that hotel room in Collinsville...LOL

[njsteve]

Now here's what I'll be listening to...Brings back memories of lounging around the pool when I was about 7 or 8 years old.