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what would be the easiest route for the control cable of the maratrac from trunk to dash.
i am not sure if it is long enough or if i have enough room under the door jamb.
the acclaim and sister doge spirit were used as govt vehicles for years so i am hoping someone would have a good idea on how to route these cables.
thanks paul

We ran the control and main power cables down the same side as the battery. Under the door 'kick' plates.

thank you very much. that is the way i ended up doing it myself. the install is a temp on for now but the cables are routed the way they need to be. just trying to figure out the best location for the control head.

just a couple pics of the maratrac vhf hi. the maxtrac uhf is in now but the pic was taken before it's mounting. a maratrac vhf lo willing be joining the group just as soon as the mods to put it on six meters is done. if i can find one of those 29.7 mhz maratracs i may go ahead and mod it for ten meters and add it to the mix. may need to get a bigger car lol.

Those are some pretty scuzzy looking sockets. Hope the rest of your tools don't look the
same.


Jim

kb2crk wrote:just a couple pics of the maratrac vhf hi. the maxtrac uhf is in now but the pic was taken before it's mounting. a maratrac vhf lo willing be joining the group just as soon as the mods to put it on six meters is done. if i can find one of those 29.7 mhz maratracs i may go ahead and mod it for ten meters and add it to the mix. may need to get a bigger car lol.

those were some el cheapo sockets bought for an emergency repair. most of my tools are in much better shape. lol. the trunk unit will be mounted properly as soon as i build a mount for the base that will allow me to pull the spare tire cover off without an issue. small cars are a pain in the ass.

Yes - figuring out how and where to put the truck unit has always been a challenge. Imagine a sargent's or a BC's car with two or three radios, a siren package, their emergency kit, their flares, maybe a spare weapon (or two), and everything else they want to carry. I just noticed you radio is missing the handle. How will you mount it? Criss cross pipe strap?

Bill_G wrote:Yes - figuring out how and where to put the truck unit has always been a challenge. Imagine a sargent's or a BC's car with two or three radios, a siren package, their emergency kit, their flares, maybe a spare weapon (or two), and everything else they want to carry. I just noticed you radio is missing the handle. How will you mount it? Criss cross pipe strap?

I suspect duct tape. Lots of duct tape.

tvsjr wrote:

Bill_G wrote:Yes - figuring out how and where to put the truck unit has always been a challenge. Imagine a sargent's or a BC's car with two or three radios, a siren package, their emergency kit, their flares, maybe a spare weapon (or two), and everything else they want to carry. I just noticed you radio is missing the handle. How will you mount it? Criss cross pipe strap?

I suspect duct tape. Lots of duct tape.

NLN7713A, mounting tape kit, pkg 10

Bill_G wrote:Yes - figuring out how and where to put the truck unit has always been a challenge. Imagine a sargent's or a BC's car with two or three radios, a siren package, their emergency kit, their flares, maybe a spare weapon (or two), and everything else they want to carry. I just noticed you radio is missing the handle. How will you mount it? Criss cross pipe strap?

the handle is back on it. i did not have a key until last week and it was easy to pull the handle until i got one. had to program it some way...

some pictures of the bracket for the trunk mount while being built. it will probably go in later today or tommorrow depending on when i wake up.








please excuse the not so good pics as they were done with the cell phone in marginal lighting

Nicely done. We've fabbed mounts like that to fit vehicles too.

the mount is in the trunk.
here's a pic.




and a pic with the 6 meter sitting on top. not wired up yet and mod not finished. this is what it will look like.

You got my vote! Glad it's going well and glad I could help.

the uhf maxtrac has been changed from 6 to 32 channels thanks to a maxtarc LS donor radio and an eeprom change. just a few pics of the install.











thanks for all the help...

added another motorola radio to the mix and wired up the PA for the maratrac. not done yet as the wiring needs to be straightened out and loomed up and the under dash panel put back in. yes i know the new radio is an eleven meter am radio. just a few pics.