Gearhead Thread

[Susquehanna Birder]

[mussa]

now thats what im talking about.

the gto's are badass

[Phanatic]

My car stereo is dead. None of the buttons work and I drive too much to not be entertained. So I was shopping around online and found a great site. www.crutchfield.com They send you everything you need to install the radio in your car or truck including step by step instructions for doing it yourself. A buddy of mine recomended the site and said their customer service is awesome so I'm giving it a go. Ended up purchasing this johnson.


It has a USB connector right on the front that any USB drive/MP3 non I-Pod will work through. Plus it has HD Radio built in. Not a brand name but has good reviews and I got the whole thing for 129.99. For 50 bucks more I can get a blue tooth phone adapter thing too.

Hope I can install it OK. That part worries me a little. Not really a wrencher anymore.

[Susquehanna Birder]

Crutchfield is great. They should have clued you in on the adapters and wiring harnesses you need to make it work with your factory wiring (assuming you're doing that). I've gotten quite a few car stereos from them over the years.

[Phanatic]

Crutchfield is great. They should have clued you in on the adapters and wiring harnesses you need to make it work with your factory wiring (assuming you're doing that). I've gotten quite a few car stereos from them over the years.

Yeah they included all the adapters and directions free of charge. I can't wait to get this thing installed.

[shorebird]

Don't know how many watts per channel your receiver is, but you might want to start saving for new speakers.

[Phanatic]

Yeah I can see a speaker investment in my near future.

[mussa]

so what is the skinny on batteries? im picking up my truck from inspection in 2 hrs, they suggested a new battery, but they wanted to charge me too much for it. can i find out what i need in my manual? any suggestions on brand, etc. do i got cheap or no with batteries?

[Phanatic]

Just got to autozone and go up the counter. Tell them you need a battery for your make and model and they'll give you options.

[Diomedes]

and then if you buy the cheapo battery, you'll get a cheapo battery

hope that helps

[Seabiscuit36]

i have an old RedCell deepcycle battery, it fit my 2000 Chevy xtreme and 2003 Blazer, your welcome to it for free if it fits

[mussa]

I got a cheapy, but apparently I had another person say cheap or expensive there is not much of a diff. it has a 6 year warranty also.

[Phanatic]

Installed my new car stereo this weekend. Mostly pretty smooth. Took a while to solder the wiring harness together. I haven't soldered anything in about 10 years so I forgot I knew how. Sounds really good though. I thought I'd need new speakers because they were cracking a little with the old stereo. Now they sound like new. Strange but I'll take it!

[PhillyPhanInDC]

So, I sold all but two of the toys, kept the 69 GS, and the T-Bird (the old man has that up in PA anyway), and I've been in the market for something modern, within reason price-wise.

This current car market sucks nuts. I wanted a coupe, with some balls under 30k, that I could "tweak" later down the road:

Mazda RX-8: Handled great, zero torque. Expensive rotary motor with zippy upside.

Nissan 350z: Very nice, but with the options I wanted, way north of what I wanted to pay.

Mitsubishi Evo: Holy christ. This thing is a beast. Came real close, but the rough ride killed it.

Subaru STI: Very fast, great handling, fit and finish was junk, and it rode like it was riding on boulders.

So I looked and looked, and this is my bitch:





GT with the premium package, 5 speed, posi rear. Was a Ford Motor Company demo car (not the the thing half-wits get to take for a test drive). It rides real nice and with 300hp stock, it screams pretty good (I raced my wife with her driving the 70 GS before the guy picked it up, and I stayed right on her quarter panel). Has 12,000 miles, full warranty and I paid 19k.

On a gay, guido note, I reserved my license plate, BAD P51.

This is the plan within the next year or so:




Never thought I'd get one of these things, but true to form, bang for buck, the Mustang is still near impossible to beat.

[SD_Eagle5]

You're like the anti rjs