Retro iPod boombox

Make an iPod boombox from a classic radio

It works with 4 batteries to power the amplifier giving high volume level, ideal for outdoor use.

It can also work without batteries with a volume suitable for indoor listening.

more photos here

Step 1: Start

Removing the cover.

Comments

[Da Nugesta]

WOW you could get tetanus from just looking at that hunk of rusty crap. great instructable though, nice concept. xD

[firestormcomputers]

not retro, dude just medically threatening

[Udon]

Impractical. Dangerous. And trashy. I like it very much. This even coming from a guy who never got his tetanus/diphtheria shots. Pity the rust's not on the outside though...

[firestormcomputers]

A real pity, eh?

[dogbeardbirdbeer]

hahaha. "it's not pwactical!" "it's wusty!" "it wooks cwappy!" hurry! someone call the waaaambulance!

[Da Nugesta]

xD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[junits15]

rusty

[corksean14]

there is a difference between things that are retro and things that require tetanus injections.

[pinkpooj]

Use a ghetto blaster instead of that junky radio. I wouldn't be suprised if you caught some sort of hobo disease just looking at the innards of that thing.

[diablonstuff]

just out of curiosity, did you steal that radio from a bum?

[sk8erdude]

This is really cool! -sk8erdude

[TheMadScientist]

man, get that oxide off asap... wait, its probably oxidized to the core, in that case, throw it out and get some metal from an old computer, everyone hates steel cases!

[dan]

here is a trick if the radio does not have an external Line-In: inside the radio the tuner section and amp section are usually separate, if you look carefully at the circuit board you can find the Line-Out from the tuner going to the amp. then you can splice there to add a Line-In. I've done this on an old car-stereo to add a line-in jack.

[brunurb]

thank you for the tip

[modio]

WOW thats rusty! Also, awesome idea.

[FrenchCrawler]

I did something much like this, but it was coverting (or changing) an old TV into a new. I'll have to post an instructable on it, but since it's already finished I'll have to use paint as my guides. At least I can give you the finished (roughly finished right now) look of the TV..... I like your idea. It's also a creative way from keeping people from trying to steal your ipod (which is what I, more or less, designed my customized TV to do).