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Dodge68charger · 06-26-2018, 03:29 AM

Id Like To Put Some Speakers In The Kick Panel Area of My 70 c10. Anyone do Something Different Than Buying The After market ones.

Might Modify My Ebrake To Move It To The Right Side More To Get Some Bigger Speakers In There If i Have To. Thanks
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MattPSU · 06-26-2018, 08:34 AM

I made my own. Wood construction, covered in fiberglass, then body worked and painted body color. I also deleted my emergency brake and moved my high beam switch a little so they would fit.

Old_Gold · 06-26-2018, 09:45 AM

Nice!

Dodge68charger · 06-26-2018, 10:11 AM

Looks Great. How Did U Fasten Them?
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MattPSU · 06-27-2018, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Dodge68charger

Looks Great. How Did U Fasten Them?
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Believe it or not, I used Heavy duty Vecro to hold them in place. Works great.

engineer_gregh · 06-27-2018, 09:16 AM

Serious skills! Those look great.

diggerbob · 06-28-2018, 10:53 AM

That's about the best I have seen. You oughta make me a pair!

Tork? · 07-03-2018, 10:43 AM

Atomic Armadillo Metal Fab I follow them on Instagram. Small business handmade in Wisconsin. Some other cool custom bits available by them and reasonable prices considering the skill and work involved.

**FL71C10** · 07-03-2018, 02:46 PM

Do those clear the e-brake pedal?

Tork? · 07-03-2018, 04:06 PM

I recommend check out their website and send a message the guy is very responsive and interactive on Instagram

68c10airstream · 07-05-2018, 09:51 PM

I went to tractor supply and bought small metal buckets with the bottom just a little wider than the speaker diameter. Used tin snips and cut slits down the sides of the buckets and carefully bent them at 90 degrees and got the buckets to be tilted up at me. Mounted to a 3/4" mdf board and cut the bottom out of the bucket, leaving a mounting flange behind. Bought a gallon of body filler from evercoat (on going special for years for $20.00) and moulded in the tin buckets to the mdf board because i haven't done a job in fiberglass yet. Sanded and painted to match the truck, put a little fiberfill inside the hole before i installed the speaker.

I angled the speakers so the p/s is pointed at my face and the d/s panel is angled to passenger face. Both the fiberfill and the weight and mass of the body filler and mdf help with the bass notes. Used the speaker hole to hide the mounting screws.

06-26-2018, 03:29 AM	#1
Dodge68charger Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Washington Posts: 536	Kick Panel Speaker Ideas Id Like To Put Some Speakers In The Kick Panel Area of My 70 c10. Anyone do Something Different Than Buying The After market ones. Might Modify My Ebrake To Move It To The Right Side More To Get Some Bigger Speakers In There If i Have To. Thanks Posted via Mobile Device

06-26-2018, 08:34 AM	#2
MattPSU Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lyman, SC Posts: 734	Re: Kick Panel Speaker Ideas I made my own. Wood construction, covered in fiberglass, then body worked and painted body color. I also deleted my emergency brake and moved my high beam switch a little so they would fit. Attached Images __________________ Matt Criswell - Lyman, SC 1972 Chevy Cheyenne SWB - Build: Porterbuilt State 1 Front & Rear, Bolt in Notch, McGaughys 2.5 Drop Spindles, Boyd Welding Fuel Tank UPSTATE SC GM TRUCK CLUB: FACEBOOK WEBSITE

06-26-2018, 09:45 AM	#3
Old_Gold Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Mason City, IA Posts: 157	Re: Kick Panel Speaker Ideas Nice!

06-27-2018, 09:16 AM	#6
engineer_gregh Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Smyrna TN Posts: 1,153	Re: Kick Panel Speaker Ideas Serious skills! Those look great. __________________ 1971 Longbed BB Cheyenne Super 1972 Longbed SB Cheyenne Super 1972 Longbed Highlander Custom Deluxe 1975 K5 4x4 full convertible Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645165 Greg Smyrna TN

06-28-2018, 10:53 AM	#7
diggerbob Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bartlett, TN (near Memphis) Posts: 202	Re: Kick Panel Speaker Ideas That's about the best I have seen. You oughta make me a pair!

06-26-2018, 10:11 AM	#4
Dodge68charger Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Washington Posts: 536	Looks Great. How Did U Fasten Them? Posted via Mobile Device

07-03-2018, 10:43 AM	#8
Tork? Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 217	Re: Kick Panel Speaker Ideas Atomic Armadillo Metal Fab I follow them on Instagram. Small business handmade in Wisconsin. Some other cool custom bits available by them and reasonable prices considering the skill and work involved. Attached Images

07-03-2018, 02:46 PM	#9
FL71C10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,509	Re: Kick Panel Speaker Ideas Do those clear the e-brake pedal? __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

07-03-2018, 04:06 PM	#10
Tork? Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 217	Re: Kick Panel Speaker Ideas I recommend check out their website and send a message the guy is very responsive and interactive on Instagram

07-05-2018, 09:51 PM	#11
68c10airstream Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Marquette michigan Posts: 828	Re: Kick Panel Speaker Ideas I went to tractor supply and bought small metal buckets with the bottom just a little wider than the speaker diameter. Used tin snips and cut slits down the sides of the buckets and carefully bent them at 90 degrees and got the buckets to be tilted up at me. Mounted to a 3/4" mdf board and cut the bottom out of the bucket, leaving a mounting flange behind. Bought a gallon of body filler from evercoat (on going special for years for $20.00) and moulded in the tin buckets to the mdf board because i haven't done a job in fiberglass yet. Sanded and painted to match the truck, put a little fiberfill inside the hole before i installed the speaker. I angled the speakers so the p/s is pointed at my face and the d/s panel is angled to passenger face. Both the fiberfill and the weight and mass of the body filler and mdf help with the bass notes. Used the speaker hole to hide the mounting screws.

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