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Old Dec 15, 2017 | 11:24 PM
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So I'm wanting to keep the inside of my 77 looking close to original or at least done with GM parts. After looking at the custom audio route I remembered I have an original tape player from an 80's GM square body truck that I believe still works and I've seen some folks add an auxiliary input to these radios. My question is, is there enough room in the dash for such a large radio?
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Old Dec 15, 2017 | 11:30 PM
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Wow, must be lighter than air to float up to the ceiling like that.

If the ***** are the right distance apart and the center dial part is small enough to fit into the dash, the rest of the radio will most likely fit.....I think.
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The depth is the issue. Remove the passenger side panel and measure. I was in the same boat last year and ended up getting a RetroSound because the radio I had was too long. Bonus is the RetroSound is about 1/5th the weight.
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My 77 8 track measures 7 3/4" deep, 3 3/8" high. There is a mounting offset on the front area, hard to see it on your radio.
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