BigRix
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After getting outbid on a Cobra 29 LTD Army I decided to roll my own.
It all started when I came across an old speaker in my dads shed.
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055538.100142.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055538.100142.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/260/260680-0388b59a717a7b1c5dd3b9ebee1a85a4.jpg)
I did a little more digging and came across a Realistic radio covered in dust. Here's a pic after some scrubbing.
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055638.832971.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055638.832971.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/260/260681-4d1a6b7a3b2f792d3631f773dac005d1.jpg)
Rewired the speaker and put some silicone on a small tear in the cone. Pluged in the radio and made sure it worked then pulled it apart for paint.
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055842.565824.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055842.565824.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/260/260689-d5a4a1822bbda5240a968e6937994cdd.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055869.328272.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055869.328272.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/260/260690-bf79e274bb8ca30dd0e94e48cae882a2.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055887.204283.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055887.204283.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/260/260691-83b3d0dc3a51c6a5746e0a1cad842bae.jpg)
Think it looks the part and best of all it works and sounds way better than the radio I took out. I was talking a lot further and they guys I was talking to asked if I was running a linear. I like it.
Total cost $10
It all started when I came across an old speaker in my dads shed.
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055538.100142.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055538.100142.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/260/260680-0388b59a717a7b1c5dd3b9ebee1a85a4.jpg)
I did a little more digging and came across a Realistic radio covered in dust. Here's a pic after some scrubbing.
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055638.832971.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055638.832971.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/260/260681-4d1a6b7a3b2f792d3631f773dac005d1.jpg)
Rewired the speaker and put some silicone on a small tear in the cone. Pluged in the radio and made sure it worked then pulled it apart for paint.
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055842.565824.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055842.565824.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/260/260689-d5a4a1822bbda5240a968e6937994cdd.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055869.328272.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055869.328272.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/260/260690-bf79e274bb8ca30dd0e94e48cae882a2.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055887.204283.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1347055887.204283.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/260/260691-83b3d0dc3a51c6a5746e0a1cad842bae.jpg)
Think it looks the part and best of all it works and sounds way better than the radio I took out. I was talking a lot further and they guys I was talking to asked if I was running a linear. I like it.
Total cost $10