finally fixing up my trc 918

[floyd]

been long enough since i got this thing ,it had more holes in it than the titanic

huge gaping ones and big pieces missing from the front case ,on the corners especially .

filthy dirty inside and out .

tuner works great ,and so does the cassette now that i went through the hell or re belting it

all in all this is a pretty bad ass sounding radio as good or better than the trc 920 and i like the sound of the 918 more than i do the 920 .

basically just gutted and refinished nearly square inch of this thing as best i could , i think it turned out great so far . some of the pics are blurry

 

[blu_fuz]

P-I-M-P!

Looks great

 

[kingrat2010]

:super: :super: :super:

 

[floyd]

thanks guys . she was worth every minute of it , i don't know why but i love the hard cases and broken down busted up boomers .

 

[redbenjoe]

way to go , floyd-

the 918 even has a neat control that the 920 doesnt = loudness

 

[im_alan_partridge]

Nice work mate, looks great

 

[MasterBlaster84]

Awesome job, the 918 is a great medium box.

 

[k2j]

Wow, what a sweet looking box! Great job man!

What are you doing in this pic?
uploads/jvcfloyd-70/trc918019.jpg

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

I gotta hand it to you brother, you did an excellent job!!!
For a JVC lover you did a SUPER job on the Lasonic!
Must've been the "His Master's Voice" that spoke out to ya! LOL!

 

[baddboybill]

great boomer Floyd great job in restore

 

[floyd]

Wow, what a sweet looking box! Great job man!

What are you doing in this pic?
uploads/jvcfloyd-70/trc918019.jpg

in that pic i am adjusting the tape speed by turning the small screw located on the back of the tape drive motor.

 

[floyd]

thanks guys , i been going through all my boxes that need work and fixing every issue . i already did my trc 920 and now the 918 .

i realize now that having these fixed up was way over due . it's almost like getting new box having these all fully working and looking decent for a change .

i even learned a lot about adjusting the tuner boards , i fiddled with the 920 which had crappy reception and got it to pick up almost every station clearly now.

still have a few details to wrap up on the 918 then when the weather clears up i can take more better outside pics.

i love my lasonic's.

 

[skippy1969]

AWESOME Job Floyd!

 

[floyd]

thanks scott

 

[floyd]

I gotta hand it to you brother, you did an excellent job!!!
For a JVC lover you did a SUPER job on the Lasonic!
Must've been the "His Master's Voice" that spoke out to ya! LOL!

i love to save the under dog and give the beat down old boxes some chance for life .

i love my lasonic's always have

 

[baddboybill]

Did the deck on the 918 seems a little more difficult to you it was a pain in my A$$ rebelting mine

 

[floyd]

Did the deck on the 918 seems a little more difficult to you it was a pain in my A$$ rebelting mine

yes it was very hard . like almost no way to remove the board that sits on top of where the belts go to get in there to change them ,so i got it apart as much as i could and finally got the belts on .