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Old 10-23-2010, 04:47 PM   #4
KE5ZRT
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Here's another one that I am proud of. This is in my storm chasing vehicle (2003 Pathfinder) a.k.a. my toad. The whole radio is installed in the dash where a small storage cubby used to be. With a lot of grinding and filing, I made the plate out of 16 gauge steel and I had a friend weld some brackets to the face to fit the factory mounting holes on the radio. The rubber trim around the radio is sliced automotive vacuum line for aesthetics and to reduce vibration against the steel plate. I also ran a remote speaker to the headliner since the factory speaker is now inside the dash. Overheating has not been a problem since the Icom 208 has a cooling fan.

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