How to place question

Discussion in 'General Car Audio Discussions' started by luv2listn, Mar 10, 2011.

  1. luv2listn

    luv2listn Full Member

    Folks,

    I have collected auto stero stuff over the last year or so but I don't know how to place some of it. Can I post a question about how many speakers to use and location ? ..my last placement of custom stuff was, I think, 1979 so I am really rusty.

    Thanks
    Ian.
     
  2. connerray2010

    connerray2010 Full Member

    speaker location- double sided tape and experiment.
    # of speakers- as many as you like as long as you have the power. (most people do a set of components in the front and coaxials in the back for normal every day driving )
     
  3. luv2listn

    luv2listn Full Member

    OK.

    I have a 150 or 200 watt amp to run a 10.5 sub woofer in a ported box in the trunk.

    I have a brand name, quality 900 watt amp 2 run:

    2 tweets (with crossovers ) in the dash
    2 5 inch tri axles in the kick panels

    For the back, I want to build a speaker box that fits on the back shelf..not sure to partition and port it. I will kant it at a 30 or 40 % angle.

    In this box, I want to install:

    2 6X9 tri axles
    2 tweet horns (with crossovers)

    and I have a spare 8 inch sub woof that I would like to install in the middle run off the other amp.

    I have the heavy duty wiring with fuses to power the two amps.

    This will be installed in my kid's MOPAR muscle car...so there will be interior noise :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    Opinions please
    Luv2listn
     
  4. H8glasswerk

    H8glasswerk Full Member


    Oh- what kind of Mopar muscle car?!
     
  5. luv2listn

    luv2listn Full Member

    It is a rust free '75 Duster with 33k miles on it. WE are replacing all the drivetrain, interior and seats. Do I have too much bass in the back or should I dump the tweeter Hornes..???

    BTW, this is for my kids who want to wreck their hearing and not for the old deaf guy :)
    luv2listn
     
  6. connerray2010

    connerray2010 Full Member

    sounds good to me. sounds like a nice car. motor size?
     
  7. H8glasswerk

    H8glasswerk Full Member

    Duster's are awesome. Not a lot of people build them. Here's an install we did on a client's Duster.

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    Center console.
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    Package tray, rear fill.
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    Trunk.
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    Bottom of trunk lid.
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    Last edited: Mar 15, 2011
  8. luv2listn

    luv2listn Full Member

    Holy crumbs !! That car is sw-eeeeet.

    We have a crate 360 with a bit lumpier bump stick going into it..we want to be able to drive past gas stations..we are paying just under 5 bucks a gallon here...and this is for my kids..not me <RBG>

    Where did yiu find that kick pannel with room for 2 speakers ?

    I was thinking I may have too much tweet and I am not sure if the smalle sub bace in the cockpit will compete with the one in the trunk.
     
  9. H8glasswerk

    H8glasswerk Full Member

    We built those kicks.

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  10. luv2listn

    luv2listn Full Member

    I tried to build but they took a lot of body filler..not sure if I will be able to install..tey are quite heavy..I followed the step by step from a vid on youtube. How did you go from 2 to 3 ?

    thanx
    ian.
     
  11. luv2listn

    luv2listn Full Member

  12. TheViking

    TheViking Well-Known Member

    I want that Duster!!!!!!!!!!!!! Minus the wheels, make it look .......shalll i say, ghey.....LOL! Nice install!
     
  13. H8glasswerk

    H8glasswerk Full Member

    Guess I'm not really understanding your question. In pic 2. the kick panel is wrapped in grill cloth. Then I worked in fiberglass resin into the cloth using paint brushes. But you have to make sure you completely saturate the material. In pic 3. I topped it with some fiberglass chop. (Which you would need a chopper gun to do. But tearing up pieces of fiberglass matte works just as well.) This is to make them a little more solid for the body work. There is NO STRENGTH IN JUST CLOTH AND FIBERGLASS RESIN! You should always use some chop or fiberglass matte.

    What!? I think those wheels look great on there! (and don't you dare say I'm gay! Lol!) They were even custom built for the proper offset for that car.
     
  14. luv2listn

    luv2listn Full Member

    OK,

    I started by building a structure. The I stratched cloth over it. I then saturated it with resin. Then I put fiberglass over it and saturated it . I then smoothed it out with body filler.

    Mistake not having the cloth tight enough around it so I wouln't need the body filer.

    So my mistake was the body filler. DRats.

    Thanks
    Ian,
     
  15. H8glasswerk

    H8glasswerk Full Member

    I got you now. Yes, make sure the fabric is very tight, or when you saturate it will start to sag, leaving you with huge low spots or worse distort the shape you want.
     
  16. pedro quiroga

    pedro quiroga Well-Known Member

    holy balls! that duster is pure sex.

    very nice install.

    IAN good luck with your build. looking forward to photos if you care to share when done.
     
  17. luv2listn

    luv2listn Full Member

    Will do. I bought the duster as an inducement for my kids to retire from MX. Unfortunately, the car is a /6...on the postitive side, it hase no rust and it was a failed project (retired Chrysler mechanic)so some upgrade parts went with the car and I have been collecting others for a year now. I am going to flip it up on it's side so we can wire wheel it / epoxy and paint. It doesn't have rust now and I don't want it to rot now.

    H8glasswerk, how can I contact you ? Perhaps I am too new to this board to have PM rights ?

    Ian :)
     
  18. TheViking

    TheViking Well-Known Member



    Sorry, didnt mean to get personal! I think that thing needs the original slotted aluminum mags off my old aspen! I am old school, never like the new stuff too much ! Ya i am old and crabby! LOL!


    Anyway, post pics of your car, this would be a great thread for a build in an older car on a budget or such!
     
  19. H8glasswerk

    H8glasswerk Full Member

    You can PM after 10 posts.


    Viking, I want to see some pics of your Aspen.
     
  20. luv2listn

    luv2listn Full Member

    for 9th post