Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Rian, before you go all crazy with mounting speakers, you may want to look at investing in some foam backing baffles for them.
The reasons being they will improve sound quality, extend the life of the speakers, and in the case of the door mounted ones, they will protect them from the rain water and dirt that slip in through the window gaps.

They run about $10 USD for a pair, and IMO are by far worth the investment.

Good use for the holes in the doors though !!
Are you going to paint the rusty panel to match your door skins? (as in black?)

Hi Mike

Thanks for the reply and advice.

I agree about protection for sure. It will happen.

I had a Ford mini-truck years ago as a student(Google Ford Cortina/ford P100 pickup or Bakkie for images) and had what looked like half cups in plastic over the door mounted speakers. Nicola's MX5 door speakers were rotten for the same reason, so it will be happening.

Regarding the door panel paint..... They will be cleaned up and painted.

However, I may still panel them like the upper panels in leather/vinyl or satin black.
I plan on repainting the whole dash satin black too, as there is just way too much red in there for me.
It will also include welding up that ugly assed radio mount hole and redoing it neatly, and the auxillary gauge panel next to the main instruments and relocating the auxillaries to a panel below the dash. There is a tear in the metal on the one corner of the glove box that needs repairing too. Weld or braze??

If I can have a decent new carpet made up using the existing one as patern, and for sensible money I may go that route as well.

The truck has to stay a driver and working truck, so I need to put function ahead of form all the way. Things like the quarter vent window rubbers will get replaced as they are rotten but the side trim will only get replaced if I earn a bonus or win a lottery draw.
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[Grizz1963]

Years ago I gave this amp and sub speaker to my mate Dirk for a little Suzuki van he had, but it got stolen within a week of him purchasing it. So he never got to use them.

When I saw him recently and mentioned that I was going to investigate the doors to see if they had holes and if I could fit the 200watt 6X9 speakers I had in my secret reserve stash, he said he still had the amp and sub, just needed to find them, and I could have them back.
About 25 minutes later and typically the last storage crate he looked in, they came out.



I cannot remember the power output of the Sub, but had it in a car before and it was more than sufficient.

So now just need to figure out where to mount it in the truck, maybe use an old surround sound box.





Looking forward to getting all this sorted.

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[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

I had a Ford mini-truck years ago as a student(Google Ford Cortina/ford P100 pickup or Bakkie for images)

Just Googled this, reminds me of the Ford Courier Mini Pick-ups here in the Colonies...

As for your Vent Windows, When you get ready to do them, Check out Alan's thread on them, very detailed and informative...

Have a Great Weekend...