Boattail needs some yacht rock!

[Raggedy Ann Riviera]

Hi!

 

Finally got my baby home after fixing all the stuff required for Missouri safety inspection, however registration is proving to be the next hurdle 🙄

 

  In the meantime of getting that sorted out there’s lots of work to be done to make her cruise worthy.
 

  For one thing there’s no tunes.

My 71 has the original radio.. but it seems to be broken

 

  my service manual hasn’t arrived yet to see how to take it out but it appears I would have to remove the whole dash face and drop the steering column, is that correct?

[rivgs]

Remove the ashtray assembly( the entire slide out) remove the rear bracket supporting the radio, remove the heater duct tube behind the radio ( round fabric with metal coils,disconnect the wiring and then the nuts at the radio control studs (the ones at the front you can see in your picture ) wiggle the radio back and down through the ashtray hole. Should take about 15 minutes.