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.
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 )
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 Opinions please Luv2listn
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
Duster's are awesome. Not a lot of people build them. Here's an install we did on a client's Duster. Kickpanels. Center console. Headunit. Package tray, rear fill. Trunk. Bottom of trunk lid.
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.
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.
I want that Duster!!!!!!!!!!!!! Minus the wheels, make it look .......shalll i say, ghey.....LOL! Nice install!
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.
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,
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.
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.
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
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!