72 Chevelle System Fix - Worst install (by a shop) ever - REDO - FINISHED - Page 23 6/17/13

[XmaximuS]

The pre-install was nauseating...

The reinstall is very cool..

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[slc123]

Whats going on with this Chevelle Steve?! Haven"t posted in a while. Hope it means your just too busy workin to get around to posting up progress , and also hope everythings going ok! Keep up the good work SMD! Cant wait to see how this thing comes out:)

[meade916]

sorry guys, parents were in town from Florida for about 10 days...and i didnt do SHIT to this car or any other in that time Went to the shop to get my orders out (SMD products) every day and that is about it...

they are gone now so i jumped right on it today.

Anyone wanna see some updates? We are back to the BAD again, these guys really jacked this car up...straight up BUTCHERED the rear deck. Anyway, i am uploading now.

[OrzechNJ]

I was about to go to sleep but I wait for it

[Miguels]

way to keep us up

[meade916]

Part of doing a job like this, is getting the car to a point where you have something to work off of. I got the kick panels done (obviously) but now i am in the back, trying to determine if the box can be saved. Before i can do that, i gotta pull the subs out and find out exactly how they hooked up the woofers and then run a PROPER wire for them. When done, i am going to hook his box up to my test bench and see if the tonality of the box is good. If it is OK, it will stay and i will fix it up so it works proper. If it isn't i will probably build him a new box.

Ok, i was wrong....sorta. It's not 1/4" Plexi, it is closer to 3/8's, which still sucks LOL - but being that is is mounted to a 1/4" piece of MDF, it doesn't matter, it is still only as good as what it is attached to. FAIL. I will replace with a 3/4" piece. It should be sufficient for 2 P3 15's.

If you can't get the woofer to fit, grind the fuck out of it! At least it was only the trim ring.

Nice, double screwed for extra hold. LOL

[meade916]

Another shot of the custom screws. 2 is better then one i always say.

And we got half RF 16ga and half purple Lightning audio 12ga. SWEET!

I will replace this shitty wire with brand new RF 12ga speaker wire.

I think this trim ring is an anti theft device.....you could lose a fucking finger trying to steal these.

Time to pull off the rear deck and see what is going on under it.

Nice job sealing off the hole...with GOD DAMN CHIP BOARD, BUTYL SEALANT, and about 50 screws. NICE!

Just when you think the chipboard gap filler was bad, wait till you see what they were covering up.

I can't believe they did this. How much bass you think this was keeping out of the trunk? NONE.

[meade916]

I don't always isolate my cabin from the trunk, but when i do, i use cardboard (chip board) LOL

This green shit was driving me nuts so i ripped it off.

Already looks 1,000,300 x better.

new, MATCHING 12ga Rockford Fosgate speaker wire.

I WILL be replacing the old, thin plexi window with something thick enough to handle it....but for NOW, just to hear it and see if it sounds good, i am sealing it off with a piece of wood. If i like how it sounds, i will put plexi over the hole.

again, this is just for test purposes so i can see if the box is savable....and IT IS. Sounds pretty good, i think. I gotta finish isolating the cabin first though cuz it RATTLES BAD.

[Miguels]

and thats why im afraid to have someone cut into my deck

[meade916]

Ok, i admit, this rear deck is so bad, i was just going to repair it with some 24ga GSM, and cover these speakers up.....but i couldn't do it. Don't be a lazy motherfucker i told myself and then out they had to come. Look at the hole it makes haha.....at least i am going to fix it.

Did i mention, they are BOTH broken?

Fucking BUTCHERS!!!! And yes, i am using the F word more then normal...these pics are blowing my mind.

Time to rebuild the rear deck and replace some lost metal. Here is some 24ga GSM. I plan on making the deck new again and then covering it in Second Skin.