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Driveway Dreams · 03-11-2010, 05:12 PM

I think your truck would look great with a mild drop on it. Really help to clean it all up and tie all your new stuff together real nicely.

JohnC · 03-12-2010, 10:19 AM

mwooten92 · 03-12-2010, 06:14 PM

ya. ive gotta get a good picture of the truck outside in the sun. all the pictues i have on here are at bad angles or there is a glare.

got a wheel alignment yesterday and the tags today

SevenSeries · 03-12-2010, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mwooten92

ya. ive gotta get a good picture of the truck outside in the sun. all the pictues i have on here are at bad angles or there is a glare.

got a wheel alignment yesterday and the tags today

Taking pictures of a beautiful truck is always hard, pictures never do its justice.

Haha well thats good. progress progress! I am jealous of everyone who can continue progress. but glad to see it all happening!

mwooten92 · 03-14-2010, 10:05 PM

drove the truck home today and tried poping the hood knowing the cable was on its last leg. i pulled gently and the cable snapped. it snaped near the latch and the hood is still shut...

got a new cable. triped the latch open

mwooten92 · 03-19-2010, 03:57 PM

first car wash today

mwooten92 · 03-19-2010, 03:59 PM

these are the after market seatbelt we installed from LMC

mwooten92 · 03-19-2010, 04:01 PM

the radio i installed

JohnC · 03-19-2010, 07:13 PM

Looks awesome man!

menace121978 · 03-19-2010, 11:30 PM

i agree! looks sweet! love the color too

68Timber · 03-24-2010, 12:37 PM

Beautiful truck, well done.

79gmc5.3 · 03-24-2010, 04:02 PM

Man that looks sweet! But I am very partial to the blue and silver

*RMrider17* · 03-24-2010, 09:20 PM

Hey what do you have to do to put your head unit there? For some reason mine is up in my headliner but its retarded. I just am not sure how it installs in the dash. Do you just cut it, put the metal tray thing in, and slide the head unit in, thats it?

-Adam

mwooten92 · 03-24-2010, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by RMrider17

Hey what do you have to do to put your head unit there? For some reason mine is up in my headliner but its retarded. I just am not sure how it installs in the dash. Do you just cut it, put the metal tray thing in, and slide the head unit in, thats it?

-Adam

what i did was took that gauge bezel out and took the metal cage that holds the radio made a outline of it on the bezel where i wanted it and used dremel tool to cut out. once i cut it out i put the bezel back on ( metal on dash wasnt cut yet) put a couple of screws in to hold it in place then outlind the dash where it needed to be cut. took the bezel back off. cut the metal top and bottom then fold the sides inward.. put the plastic bezel back on slid the metal cage in and bent the tabs around the metal to hold it in place. slide the radio in and put trim peice on. i had also painted the metal cage black so it isnt noticeable if it was.

u dont have to have a very neat of a cut on the gauge bezel because the radios trim peice should cover the edges.

*RMrider17* · 03-25-2010, 11:33 PM

Haha cool, I just gota start cutting, thanks
-Adam

mwooten92 · 03-26-2010, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RMrider17

Haha cool, I just gota start cutting, thanks
-Adam

pretty easy. just be careful. goodluck!

mwooten92 · 03-29-2010, 11:02 PM

thinking about making a box for behing the seat for some speakers. what u think?

JohnC · 03-30-2010, 08:51 PM

You may consider getting the 6x9 speaker brackets that Jeff, bigblock73, sells. Then making a box like you designed for a sub and amp. Also you will want to check the depth of the 12" subs. I had one behind my old 84's seat, and I notched out the box, and recessed it, and still had to scoot the seat up. Just something to keep in mind if you are tall like myself.

mwooten92 · 03-30-2010, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnC

You may consider getting the 6x9 speaker brackets that Jeff, bigblock73, sells. Then making a box like you designed for a sub and amp. Also you will want to check the depth of the 12" subs. I had one behind my old 84's seat, and I notched out the box, and recessed it, and still had to scoot the seat up. Just something to keep in mind if you are tall like myself.

yea ive been looking at mostly shallow mount subs. ive seen a guy with 4 memphis 10 inch subs behind the seat. im 6'0 and i have the seat clicked 2nd to last click. not much room behind the seat. trying to get a few ideas.

You have pics of ur subwoofer box?

JohnC · 03-31-2010, 09:07 AM

No pics of it. I just built it out of scrap plywood, and made it as shallow as possible. It was just a basic box, nothing fancy. If I had it to do over again I would have went with 10" subs, but when you're young you don't always think things through.

mwooten92 · 06-02-2010, 03:47 PM

been a while since ive posted on this thread but i started another project this week. i started my subwoofer/speaker box for behind the seat.. i got everything cut out and ready to put together..

mwooten92 · 06-02-2010, 03:52 PM

silvereagle07 · 06-02-2010, 06:11 PM

Looks cool. What speakers are you going with?

3r!c84 · 06-02-2010, 06:38 PM

heres what i went with mine..and the amp is under the seat

mwooten92 · 06-02-2010, 08:24 PM

its going to have rockford fosgate p3 shallow mount subwoofer and a p300-1 amp. and im thinking about going with memphis 6x9s

03-11-2010, 05:12 PM	#151
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03-12-2010, 10:19 AM	#152
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03-12-2010, 06:14 PM	#153
mwooten92 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Posts: 336	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb ya. ive gotta get a good picture of the truck outside in the sun. all the pictues i have on here are at bad angles or there is a glare. got a wheel alignment yesterday and the tags today __________________ 85 C-10 ShortBoxChevy! Build Thread of my 85' C-10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=367919

03-14-2010, 10:05 PM	#155
mwooten92 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Posts: 336	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb drove the truck home today and tried poping the hood knowing the cable was on its last leg. i pulled gently and the cable snapped. it snaped near the latch and the hood is still shut... got a new cable. triped the latch open __________________ 85 C-10 ShortBoxChevy! Build Thread of my 85' C-10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=367919 Last edited by mwooten92; 03-21-2010 at 11:19 PM.

03-19-2010, 03:57 PM	#156
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03-19-2010, 03:59 PM	#157
mwooten92 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Posts: 336	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb these are the after market seatbelt we installed from LMC __________________ 85 C-10 ShortBoxChevy! Build Thread of my 85' C-10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=367919

03-19-2010, 04:01 PM	#158
mwooten92 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Posts: 336	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb the radio i installed __________________ 85 C-10 ShortBoxChevy! Build Thread of my 85' C-10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=367919 Last edited by mwooten92; 03-19-2010 at 04:01 PM.

03-19-2010, 07:13 PM	#159
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb Looks awesome man!

03-19-2010, 11:30 PM	#160
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03-24-2010, 12:37 PM	#161
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03-24-2010, 04:02 PM	#162
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03-24-2010, 09:20 PM	#163
RMrider17 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Warrington, PA Posts: 27	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb Hey what do you have to do to put your head unit there? For some reason mine is up in my headliner but its retarded. I just am not sure how it installs in the dash. Do you just cut it, put the metal tray thing in, and slide the head unit in, thats it? -Adam

03-25-2010, 11:33 PM	#165
RMrider17 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Warrington, PA Posts: 27	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb Haha cool, I just gota start cutting, thanks -Adam

03-29-2010, 11:02 PM	#167
mwooten92 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Posts: 336	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb thinking about making a box for behing the seat for some speakers. what u think? __________________ 85 C-10 ShortBoxChevy! Build Thread of my 85' C-10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=367919

03-30-2010, 08:51 PM	#168
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb You may consider getting the 6x9 speaker brackets that Jeff, bigblock73, sells. Then making a box like you designed for a sub and amp. Also you will want to check the depth of the 12" subs. I had one behind my old 84's seat, and I notched out the box, and recessed it, and still had to scoot the seat up. Just something to keep in mind if you are tall like myself.



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03-31-2010, 09:07 AM	#170
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb No pics of it. I just built it out of scrap plywood, and made it as shallow as possible. It was just a basic box, nothing fancy. If I had it to do over again I would have went with 10" subs, but when you're young you don't always think things through.

06-02-2010, 03:47 PM	#171
mwooten92 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Posts: 336	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb been a while since ive posted on this thread but i started another project this week. i started my subwoofer/speaker box for behind the seat.. i got everything cut out and ready to put together.. __________________ 85 C-10 ShortBoxChevy! Build Thread of my 85' C-10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=367919

06-02-2010, 03:52 PM	#172
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06-02-2010, 06:11 PM	#173
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06-02-2010, 06:38 PM	#174
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06-02-2010, 08:24 PM	#175
mwooten92 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Posts: 336	Re: 1985 chevy c10 swb its going to have rockford fosgate p3 shallow mount subwoofer and a p300-1 amp. and im thinking about going with memphis 6x9s __________________ 85 C-10 ShortBoxChevy! Build Thread of my 85' C-10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=367919

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