The item installed was the newly painted instrument panel. Needless to say it was quite a project trying to reconnect the rats nest of wires and cables. I won't know if I was successful for a couple of months when I hook up the battery again.
It also occurred to me that this is the best timing for swapping in the radio from the parts car, as I already had the dashboard partially dismantled. It turned out to be surprisingly easy to remove it from the parts car... just two screws and it slid right out, with just one wire to be cut.
Installing it in the good car though turns out to be a much bigger job. The centre glove box is the proper location, and the unti is designed to fit there. However, I did have to cut part of the metal dashboard frame, and the clock seems to be in the way. I checked the parts car, and it appears the clock is a bit smaller in the parts car, so my next project will be to swap the clock, then hopefully the radio will fit.
The other issue is... does it work? I did hook it to a 12 volt battery on a workbench, and the display light came on. When I twiddled the dial though, I did not get any significant reception, just a bit of snapping sound in a couple of frequencies. There is no aerial, so that may be the issue. I will check it out on my next car day.
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