Vintage air snowball effect. How does this happen!

[steveo3318]

How can one addition turn into so many things on our trucks?

I ordered vintage air ac. After pulling everything out I wanted to por15 under the whole dash. Then I dyno matted the whole floor including under the dash. I decided now would be a great time for a new stereo. Decided on USA-230 pioneer 400 2 channel, focal 6 1/2 components, pioneer slim sub with built in amp. I also decided to use the original floor vents for the 6 1/2s and seal them off completely. It will work with a touch of metal work. I put the tweeters under the original speaker grill on a custom built bracket. By the way I couldn't be happier with the stereo. I then decided to clean up all under dash wires. I then decided to make the idiot brake light work with the emergency brake and added the idiot temp light and correct wires, sensors, and pin outs for it to work with the ignition switch if the truck overheats. I do have the regular gauges also. Theeeennn I said it's a good time to upgrade to an entropy radiator but see if it will work with my stock fan shroud. It will and looks great. Lastly I added an overflow bottle.

In the end I have done a ton of work and my ac still hasn't came in. How in the hell can one addition turn into so much work? I can post pictures if anyone wants to see. I doubt anyone does though. Most never read my post lol

[tommys72]

I'd like to see the radiator and fit

[steveo3318]

I will be glad to get you some pictures tonight when I get in from work. I only had to trim where the hoses went in on the shroud a tiny bit and two lips of the radiator to sit flush like stock. I am very happy with entropy radiators work.

[BossHogg69]

Sounds like you got performed some nice upgrades, and OF COURSE we want to see the pics!!

[67ChevyRedneck]

Either you work REALLY REALLY Fast or you supplier sucks. I had the kit for my C10 and mustang within a couple of days.

[steveo3318]

Laid back creations on this site is who I ordered from. A little over a week ago. It's all I am waiting for. I am uploading a few photos I have on my phone now

[dfwright]

If you stopped while the body panels are still on, and the engine installed, then you've done well! Congrats!

[michael bustamante]

Originally Posted by dfwright

If you stopped while the body panels are still on, and the engine installed, then you've done well! Congrats!

thats exactly how i started my truck, now it looks like my truck front end exploded in my garage! pieces everywhere!!
and now im doing an LS conversion......it never stops...... its a sickening addiction

[wpotter]

Have you checked with Laid Back to see if the kit was ordered? Vintage Air builds the kits as ordered but only takes 2 to 3 days right now and only 2 days to ship to MS. I would suggest checking with them or call Vintage Air direct.

[steveo3318]

I have checked with Sarah. As of yesterday she was checking on tracking for me but I haven't gotten a pm back. I am not going to bad mouth as I am sure they are busy too. I thought it would take a week or two to get it personally

[firedemon]

id like to see the dynomat and how much did you use I want to do my interior this winter

[57larry]

a lot of work done so far. I'd like to see some pics. thanks, Larry

[steveo3318]

Pictures are loading right now. about 20 of them! sorry for the delay. Also just for clarification Sarah from laid back creations contacted me and there was a bit of a mix up. But the kit is on its way. Great customer service in my opinion. Pictures and notes coming

[GoaterAz]

Originally Posted by dfwright

If you stopped while the body panels are still on, and the engine installed, then you've done well! Congrats!

Ha! That was good...and so true.

Looking forward to these pics.

[sherm6413]

Pics of vents housing speakers??!

[steveo3318]

already had the motor out 4 times and panels and bed off once. It was interior love time. speaker pics are coming. My connection is extremely slow tonight on the uploads

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by steveo3318

I have checked with Sarah. As of yesterday she was checking on tracking for me but I haven't gotten a pm back. I am not going to bad mouth as I am sure they are busy too. I thought it would take a week or two to get it personally

This is also the worst time of year to order/ship anything.

[toolboxchev]

I end up doing the same thing all the time also. With a driver over 40 years old this always is the case, fix one thing and find 2 others that need fixing also.

[steveo3318]

ok guys these may be all over the place so please bear with me. Half of them wont up;pad damn it.

this is a 65 c10 warmup/temp idiot light combo. I incorporated it to work with my ignition switch just like the brake light and i can either use it to warm the truck or for high temp by moving the connector. I prefer idiot light for high temp

[steveo3318]

just a firewall after clean up and interior

[steveo3318]

heres the entropy radiator with about ten minutes of fitment issues with the shroud. I cut the radiator lip where my finger is pointing and the shroud around the hoses. fan sticks out a 1/4 inch, perfectly centered. In this picture the bottom of the shroud is not bolted up but i assure you it fits like factory



my overflow

[steveo3318]

pictures of the por15, this was the first coat. I hit any spots I missed with the second coat. This tested my patience and I was covered in it but well worth the gasoline and nail polish remover bath i had to take later. I also coated inside the vent wells 4 times using a scope camera to get the places I couldnt see

[steveo3318]

This is the dyno mat. sorry for the bad pictures but i was aggravated after doing the drivers side. It was a beast. the mat is awsome though. I sealed any holes and now with the vents sealed I HAVE to crack a window to close the doors almost. shes tight as prom night. I truely feel like this is going to quieten the ride down a ton.

[steveo3318]

Ok so please take it easy on me on the speaker seals. let me start by saying they are not slicked out and finished yet. heres what I did. I bought a pair of 180 dollar focal 6 1/2 components with the tweeters separate. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE THE AC WILL CLEAR WITH TWEETERS IN CENTER, Plus I couldn't be happier with the sound since i put them in the original speaker hole. I have some smoothing out and painting to do above both speakers.
I used the original flappers and drilled the rivits out to get the rubber out. I tack welded them in once I cut them to size. I had to fit the speakers about 8 times. I used water proof marine baffles on the back sides of the speakers. The only spot that needed any work was the hump on the passenger side up high. a few metal hammers and she fit perfect. a ball ping and a metal rod was what I found best. I screwed everything off and silicon-ed the piss out of it. which I have to get off the speakers now.

I am pushing these with the 79 dollar pioneer 400 2 channel and they are all I can stand volume at 60 with gain 1/4 way up. stereo goes to 100 volume by the way.

Onto the tweeters. I wanted them reflecting off the glass but not in plain sight. I got a piece of sheet metal and cut it 8x10 inching and bent a 2" 90 on the 10" wide side to screw to the firewall. I installed all this as high as possible so the vintage air middle ac will still work. PLEASE EXCUSE THE GORILLA GLUE its only underneath the tweeters, lol. I painted the sheet metal black so it would hide anything below it.

Now heres the added funny bonus to the speakers in the vents, beyond the fact you cant see them and wont kick them. When the doors are closed and windows are up you have the clearest stereo ever for washing the truck coming out of the cowl vents. I loved it.


The pioneer slim sub give you just enough bass to get that tingle under your sack but not ghetto blasting. A nice little amp sub package.

[68350]

Very nice work! It's crazy how little projects turn into big ones. My projects usually get bigger because I break something lol. And yours is a "finished" project. Much more than I can say about most of mine