questions for the 'old timers' and exhaust gurus, too

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:18 pm

yeah, i talked to my friend who was helping me get my car ready and he didn't remember the pipes really getting messed up at all when we straight piped it, since the inlet is center and outlet is offset, it's really not a big difference, so each pipe will move just a hair to fit in right...i figure i'll try the turbo mufflers that come with the kit, but if they don't roar, glasspacks are goin on...can't imagine driving my car quiet

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:29 pm

Craig Powerplay...was checking the net for one...and found THIS...what appears to be a 71-4 B-body with the craig powerplay mounted under the dash

CtownRunner · Post by **CtownRunner** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:00 pm

Having graduated HS in 74 I can relate to everything said so far. Never had $ to spend on 4D Cbody or 4D nova with a 2 spd auto. Just a waste of time and money I figured.

Tunes was another story. Whatever car you drove had to have TUNES.
My friends had 8 tracks. They sucked then and still do. Never had one.

Got a Craig PowerPlay cassette player with FM. Got 2 6x9 Craig PowerPlay speaker for the rear shelf. They had 3 or was it 5 lb magnets.
Add some 4in speakers to the kick panels and ROCK ON.

Anyway have a Craig PP cassette deck underdash quick release unit. I take a portable battery CD player with antiskip and a cassette adapter. Plug it in to the tape deck and still ROCK ON.

8 tracks are like bias ply tires.
Nice to look at if your have a trailer queen but not worth using if you drive your car.
JMO

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:02 pm

that's what i'm starting to read a lot of...tapes breaking, not playing right, etc....then i was trying to figure a way to haul around 8 tracks in a car not in an alligator suitcase

Serious Satellite · Post by **Serious Satellite** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:15 pm

I never had a problem with tapes breaking in the day. . .the biggest problem I had with the 8 tracks were the girlfriends ejecting the Led Zeppelin and sticking in the Bay City Rollers. . .I don't give a damn if it was Saturday Night, I don't like Pop. . .

It's funny how things go. . .in our community, cassette players didn't hit it big until after the eighties hit. . .until then, it was 8 tracks.

I'm installing mine more for show than anything else. I'm sticking in a Sirius Satellite in the glove box.

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:16 pm

Great stories,brings back memories,

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:38 pm

one step closer to 1970s lol...got a holley double pumper coming from ebay.....lookin at edelbrock torker intake nearby on craigslist...also checkin out a KRACO fm/8 track player

fourforty6pac · Post by **fourforty6pac** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:38 am

Does anyone remember 4 track players. My dad had one in a 65 impala ss convert. I believe it was a dealer installed setup because the case matched the interior and my dad was the type that wouldn't have anything in his car that wasn't from the dealer. Yea, I know, this has nothing to do with the topic.

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:25 pm

well, don't think i'll be getting a craig powerplay...one just came on ebay like the one i posted above in a 71-4 B it's $100......i tried finding cassette players, but they seem to be harder to find than 8 tracks...go figure

Serious Satellite · Post by **Serious Satellite** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:28 pm

I got mine off of e-bay, a quad set up with two carrying cases filled with 8 tracks for 35.00 bucks. Most of the tapes were crap . ..tom Jones in the seventies? C'mon!!!!!!

So Landon, patience grasshopper

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:31 pm

lol just lookin for now...i just dropped over 200 for a double pumper, which really isn't bad considering it just came off a running car ( too much carb for the motor he had) plus the fuel line, but still a dent in the account, so i may have to wait a lil while

i would like to get one with at least fm radio on it as well, since i usually just listen to the radio...however i do plan on using the 8 track, just for kicks

rr6pak · Post by **rr6pak** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:21 am

Serious Satellite wrote:I never had a problem with tapes breaking in the day. . .the biggest problem I had with the 8 tracks were the girlfriends ejecting the Led Zeppelin and sticking in the Bay City Rollers. . .I don't give a damn if it was Saturday Night, I don't like Pop. . .

It's funny how things go. . .in our community, cassette players didn't hit it big until after the eighties hit. . .until then, it was 8 tracks.

I'm installing mine more for show than anything else. I'm sticking in a Sirius Satellite in the glove box.

I can relate. My RR came with the cassette mounted player on the hump (which I still have). I didnt think the cassettes hit it big til late 80's. My dads SSP had a 8 track in it.