Don't forget the space in the cab corners. I have a couple 6x9s there. Not
enough room for an enclosed speaker but I just lay them there with a little
insulating material behind them Makes it's own enclosure. Maybe you could
build an enclosure that would fit. Also under the dash pointed at the
floor/seat. Of course all this makes for much reflected sound, hidden, but not
ideal. The 6x9's in the cab corners sound much better to me than when they were
in enclosures behind the seat pointed forward. Cd player in the back of the
glove box. I get people asking at shows, "I see cd's, where is the player and
the speakers"?
Grant
50 Chevy 3100
52 GMC 150
Old Chevy Pickup wrote:
> Tim,
>
> I have done a lot of thought about speaker placement in my 55 first series.
> I do not have the truck done yet so the stereo will have to wait awhile.
> But what I am planning on doing is creating custom speaker enclosures that
> mount to the inner cowl panel. They make them for newer cars. The
> enclosures are formed out of fiberglass and can be modified anyway you would
> like. I am planning on putting 6.5" woofers in them along with a small
> tweeter angled up. I will try to find some pictures of these. I think
> Crutchfield has them. There web site should be www.Crutchfield.com.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Dan Jacobsen
>
> '49 3-window (hers) (but I drive it)
> '51 5-window (for sale)
> '55.1 3-window (mine) (rod project)
>
> >From: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
> >Reply-To: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
> >To: Ole Truckers <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: [oletrucks] Another request for interior photos
> >Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:40:07 -0600 (MDT)
> >
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> >As another semester begins, I'm reminded that fall isn't all that far
> >away, so I should finish up some of my projects on the interior of my '54
> >pickup, most notably another repair of the heater and the mounting of my
> >front speakers.
> >
> >I'm looking for photos of the interiors of some AD trucks, especially
> >54-55 1st, and *especially* with "modern" stereo speakers installed. My
> >particular interest at the moment (besides having a working heater before
> >the weather causes my windows to fog up) is devising some way to mount my
> >two front 3 1/2" speakers without cutting any of my truck's sheet metal.
> >This task is complicated by the uniqueness of the 54 (and 55 1st) dash,
> >which has the radio *below* the speaker grill -- otherwise I could just
> >buy a Custom Autosound speaker set.
> >
> >Any interior photos, or even descriptions of creative speaker mounting,
> >are appreciated. Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Tim Lloyd, omaha@tmbg.org
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