What have you done with interior after tank removal?

[tex_waco_usmc]

i am planning on having a custom shallow fiberglass speaker box built. There reall is no where to out speakers in this truck and I do enjoy listening to my country music while I am out for a cruise. I will put it in my build thread once it is complete!

[stich626]

I'm (once it's moved) am installing a speaker box. with a storage compartment for some tools. the gas cap hole.. will stay with filler neck still there. pop off the cover and under it will be a + battery post.. as the battery will be under the bed..

[stich626]

Originally Posted by tex_waco_usmc

i am planning on having a custom shallow fiberglass speaker box built. There reall is no where to out speakers in this truck and I do enjoy listening to my country music while I am out for a cruise. I will put it in my build thread once it is complete!

custom autosound makes kick panels that u install speakers into..


http://www.casmfg.com/Chevy_Truck_Kicks.htm

[HuggerCST]

I bought carpet from Trim parts that covered the floor all the way to the back wall, and a piece of carpet made to cover the back wall. (Also made by Trim parts) I don't see the back wall carpet listed on their site now, but I would bet that they still make them. I bought mine last summer. The fit was not great on either piece though.

[paintpyro]

Originally Posted by IBGOATIN

I was looking at http://www.roddoors.com/pages/rearcabcovers.html but they dont have any pics? I was looking for something that wrapped around and the pics they show of the 60-66 looks like it does.

Roddoors is out of business as of last year.
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[tantrumpipeline]

Porterbuilts is sweet, what can't they do perfect? thanks for the thread, I know where I'm gonna go with my build now

[shiner2001]

Originally Posted by tantrumpipeline

Porterbuilts is sweet, what can't they do perfect? thanks for the thread, I know where I'm gonna go with my build now

Definitely some awesome stuff on there! Did anyone find the tank replacement piece on their site?

[Blackholebob]

I had some sheet metal cut and rolled to match the corners of the cab.Then put sound deaden-er on the back and cover the front with carpet.Not as custom as the Porterbuilt pieces but it works.I held it in place using screws in tho old tank mount's.

[shiner2001]

Originally Posted by Blackholebob

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I had some sheet metal cut and rolled to match the corners of the cab.Then put sound deaden-er on the back and cover the front with carpet.Not as custom as the Porterbuilt pieces but it works.I held it in place using screws in tho old tank mount's.

Is that just one piece of sheetmetal that's rolled on both ends to match the corners or is it a few pieces put together? Any pictures before it was carpeted?

[Blackholebob]

It was two pieces that were spot welded together.If you look right behind the amp you can see the seam.They were just overlapped to make it easy and the carpet hides most of it.

[stich626]

Originally Posted by Blackholebob

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I had some sheet metal cut and rolled to match the corners of the cab.Then put sound deaden-er on the back and cover the front with carpet.Not as custom as the Porterbuilt pieces but it works.I held it in place using screws in tho old tank mount's.

ok. like this, but the sheet metal must move and end up at somepoint with the tin canning, rolled or not.. you might want to remove it and add a 1by3 across it under and over the 6 by 9's
spray in bedliner also helps with the metal coloring the sound.. then add ports so the bass will come through,it wont be boomy but it'll sound better as 6 by 9's are limited and you'll not have to turn the bass knob on the headunit(radio) up so much..
I like your panel. but I'm anal about my music..

I might do this over a box..
nice work..

[67C10BUB]

Originally Posted by Jmac0585

Porterbuilt's panels look like a perfect way to add a gun compart... ERRRRRRRR UUUHHHHHH, I mean a second glove box.

Can I get an AMEN?!!!

[67C10BUB]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Porterbuilt on here makes metal panels for this area....

I don't see this on their web site. Is there a certain person to contact for this? What is the price?

[DeputyDan]

Originally Posted by 19673ontree

I'd like to have the carpet tank cover , but wouldn't think of removing my tank ,

Kudos to that! Can't believe people cut it out to put subwoofers, oh well to each his own I guess.

[stich626]

Originally Posted by DDixon1000

Kudos to that! Can't believe people cut it out to put subwoofers, oh well to each his own I guess.

not keen to having a tank full of fuel behind my @$$.
one little leak and boom..
wife also smokes..

[mrh33916]

Here's a picture of what I did to mine.

I'm not a big stereo guy and wanted to have some storage room behind the seat so I made this.

It's made from plywood covered in insulation and carpet.

[lakeroadster]

I have a Muncie 4-speed and the shifter sits back pretty far. Not a bad thing, it is where it should be for ease of access. Since I removed the tank I now have room for a factory truck console. With the fuel tank in the cab there wasn't room for the console, it hit the shifter and the fuel tank.

[chevy72pu]

Originally Posted by chevy72pu

Sorry, no pics. I cut a sheet of 1/4" masonite the width of the back wall of the cab and cut the height so it would be a tight fit. Covered it in black carpet to match the rest, then glued it to the back wall of the cab. Then cut two pieces for the corners, covered them in black carpet and mounted 6 x 9 speakers in them.

Finally got some pics today.

[shiner2001]

Originally Posted by chevy72pu

Finally got some pics today.

Very nice...I like the clean look.

[Hubscrub]

if i did it would be for the storage, it don't bother me being behind the seat i don't ever think about it ...... i did see a truck at a cruise in yesturday that had reliefs cut into the metal under the window for the round part of the low back bucket seat to fit into looked nice it was maybe a mid 60's chevy

[68C10HotRod]

lakeroadster,

what brand are those buckets? the low back looks pretty nice inside a truck.

[67C10BUB]

Originally Posted by chevy72pu

Finally got some pics today.

Where did you buy the carpet to match?

[chevy72pu]

Originally Posted by 67C10BUB

Where did you buy the carpet to match?

Oh man, that was about five years ago. I really can't remember. It was some internet company that sells replacement carpet, and they also had carpet available in short rolls. Since it is black, I didn't worry to much about the color, but I can tell you that the material itself is not as good a quality as the molded carpet on the floor.