1969 Chevelle SS 8-Track player mounting help

[L78M22Rag]

Nice car!!

What is that crap that they sprayed across Framingham buildsheets?

[1969L78Nova]

Nice Car !...My 69 Nova has the original U57 8-track player in it. The window sell sheet indicates it was a $133.80 dollar option. Quite expensive back then.

[Woj]

Helmut,

The glue across the build sheet was glue for the anti-squeak strips on top of the gas tank. This one got caught between the tar strip and tank. Luckily the build sheet survived fairly well.

Dan, I can bring this to NOCC show on Friday. Bringing the black SS and 300 hard top on Saturday.

Back to the 8-track. The assembly manual has some decent diagrams regarding the installation. Kick panel speakers (correct) and grilles are tough to find. Along with the ashtray/handle. Speaker harnesses are accurately repopped for these. Team Chevelle tech section has the correct part number for the correct 8-track player. Usually the 8-track player is stereo and the radio mono. There is a legitimate combo with am/fm stereo along with the 8-track.

Good luck with the install.

Phil Woj

[Postsedan]

Phil,

If you need a driver to help transport a car, you can twist my arm.....be glad to help.

Dan

[69nut]

Phil thanks for the pictures, looks to me that i have the wrong bracket on my 8-track. Does anybody know what bracket mine has so i can help someone else find the one there looking for. By the way love all the options on your car. Thanks Dennis

[Woj]

Dennis,

I assume the pix that Sam posted are of your car? I do not recognize that 8-track mounting bracket. To find your correct bracket, you might want to start combing ebay, craigslist and hemmings. I'd also consider contacting a few of the old car radio guys out there to see if they might have some left over parts. There was a gent on ebay years ago that went by "STLradio" that sold 8-tracks and related parts. Also put an ad in the wanted section on this site and Team Chevelle.

If that is your car in Sam's photo, I see the speaker harness plug there and ash-tray fiber optic cable. It looks to have a few nice options as well.

Good luck,

Phil Woj.

[69nut]

Yes those were my pictures Sam posted, i have been digging allot.I did try one radio guy in CA. I will put some posts up and keep digging.
Thanks Dennis

[wheelhop]

The correct mounting bracket for the 69 chevelle has the cutout for the ashtray. You will also need the "handle" that is riveted to the front of the ashtray because once 8 track is installed you can't get your hand under the ashtray to open it.

[wheelhop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69nut</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Phil thanks for the pictures, looks to me that i have the wrong bracket on my 8-track. Does anybody know what bracket mine has so i can help someone else find the one there looking for. By the way love all the options on your car. Thanks Dennis </div></div>
your bracket could be from an Impala

[Postsedan]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: wheelhop</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69nut</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Phil thanks for the pictures, looks to me that i have the wrong bracket on my 8-track. Does anybody know what bracket mine has so i can help someone else find the one there looking for. By the way love all the options on your car. Thanks Dennis </div></div>
your bracket could be from an Impala </div></div>

Better chance it was from a Caprice, as they had more options.

Dan