Thanks and that's a very nice and friendly offer. However the Task Force trucks are more simple than some and I'm trying to keep the costs down. So I'm hopeful we can do it using our collective imaginations. Basically the Task Force truck radio blank-out plate was just a plain rectangle with angled ends. Probably everyone who owns one of these that didn't have a radio has seen it, but you can see it below along with some other images I hope will help. The blank-out plate actually became the mold for the radio shroud piece...I made a silicone mold, cast the piece in fiberglass, used a CNC machine to rout out the shape of the radio, made a new silicone mold and from that mold the shroud pieces will be made. Now...attaching it to the dashboard will be easy (for the user). Using two molly bolts or toggle screws the radio piece and the shroud will be attached as one...these two screws being easily accessible from the front. As you can see this is a very compact radio and also very light. It does not need large screws to hold it in place. There will be two power wires...one for 12v + and one for a good 12v - or ground connection. Then there will be right and left speaker connectors/wires (+ and -) and the antenna plug-in socket as you can see in the image below. The same radio is being used for all the pickups...the shape of it just happens to match the Task Force design very closely. Hopefully this helps. I'm in the process of making fiberglass plugs (blank-out plugs) for the volume and tuning spots. Hopefully I'll be able to show you those before too long. I have wait for the silicone to cure and if you're curious you can see a blue rectangle in one of the images below. That is it in a little mold frame I made. As I said before the shroud and the blank-out plugs could be painted to match the dash or they could be painted silver, black or whatever.
~ Jon 1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end
