Anyone running CB's in their truck these days?

[slomotion]

And here I am, late to the party again!

I did some serious soul-searching before I drilled the holes for the mount, but figured worse-case scenario I may have to repair them at some time, or, just leave the radio there. Not the end of the world either way. Ran the antenna wire back to the headache board, installed a bracket there for the whip. Only downside was I had to run a ground wire back to the cab just to insure a good ground.
In the first photo the white speckles on the headliner are reflections from the radio knobs. In the last image the antenna has been removed (quarter-twist) so it didn't get bent up going in the garage.

[70cst]

Originally Posted by slomotion

And here I am, late to the party again!

I did some serious soul-searching before I drilled the holes for the mount, but figured worse-case scenario I may have to repair them at some time, or, just leave the radio there. Not the end of the world either way. Ran the antenna wire back to the headache board, installed a bracket there for the whip. Only downside was I had to run a ground wire back to the cab just to insure a good ground.
In the first photo the white speckles on the headliner are reflections from the radio knobs. In the last image the antenna has been removed (quarter-twist) so it didn't get bent up going in the garage.

Very nice

[Rods]

Slomotion I think I know the answer but will ask anyway. Why did you mount the cb were you did ? I’m thinking because of the shifter and it (CB) being in the way ?
Im building the same truck as yours and have looked at pictures and have studied your truck to get ideas for mine. Very nice by the way.

[slomotion]

Originally Posted by Rods

Slomotion I think I know the answer but will ask anyway. Why did you mount the cb were you did ? I’m thinking because of the shifter and it (CB) being in the way ?
Im building the same truck as yours and have looked at pictures and have studied your truck to get ideas for mine. Very nice by the way.

Thank you 70cst!

Thank you Rods!
You're right, under the instrument panel was not very convenient, and the mic cord and shift lever would have been wrestling each other all the time . A couple of other considerations were the radio speaker is on the bottom of the transmitter so I didn't need an external speaker this way and I didn't want it on the dash because it was too visible from outside. I guess another reason was habit. I drove commercially for a lot of years and just got used to the radio being overhead and easily visible to me.

[Noah96]

Any recommendations on a decent antenna for a 40 channel radio shack cb. Going on a 1969 GMC C2500.

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by Noah96

Any recommendations on a decent antenna for a 40 channel radio shack cb. Going on a 1969 GMC C2500.

I have always loved the Firestix 2's, tune em up with an SWR meter in an open field, and you will get out well with them.

[Ironhorse]

Noah, I used a pair of twin "Hustlers" when I was doing the CB bit. Got out well with them. Not sure if still have them in the garage or not. Could look and see if still have them. Think they were 40'' long if I remember. Ran them with a splitter for the two antennas.