[Roadsters] Stereo/speakers

[robert k. smith]

  hi russell, this advice has to do with the padding you are going to put
on the inside of the roadster. it does absorb sound well, but consider
that you have a convertible. sooner or later you will get water inside,
mabe  by washing it, or being out in the rain. i would not put anything
under the seats(that the seats bolt through). i would think it would be
good to be able dry out the floor of your car, instead of having a soaked
carpet and padding that will take weeks to dry out. the worst floor rust
ive seen on roadsters, were the cars that had the carpet pinned under
the seats. this applies to the footwells, too. you can glue the padding to
the bottom of the carpets, and make them removable, using snaps, like
the original carpets.--- just my opinion.
                                                            best of luck, bob
smith, ohio




> To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> From: vulforge at aol.com
> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:09:48 -0400
> Subject: [Roadsters] Stereo/speakers
>
> I am halfway through replacing the interior in my early '67 and adding a
> stereo system. Thought I would run my plans by the list and ask for input
and
> ideas. I have already scraped down the floor pans and painted them with POR
> 15. I plan to line pretty much the whole interior with a Dynamat style
(Mega
> Mat brand) sound deadening material. Then it will get new pads, carpets,
> panels and a refurbished dash. My plan for the stereo is to use a
> vintage-style cassette player head unit with a 4 channel amp and 4 5.25"
> speakers and the headrest speakers in a set of Miata seats. I plan to mount
> the speakers in the diagonal brace under the dash on both sides, and the
> lowest pillar holes behind the seats. The amp will go under the dash on the
> passenger side where the speaker box used to be.
> Might there be any potential problem with cutting the holes for the
speakers
> in those locations? I will need to cut two 5" holes in the diagonal braces
> and enlarge the pillar holes from 4.25" to 5". Do the speakers in the rear
> holes need an enclosure behind them? Any problem with running the headrest
> speakers in parallel with the front set? That would be one 5.25" and 2
> headrest speakers on each front channel. I am looking at Pyle brand
speakers
> and a Legacy 300 watt 4-channel amp. Any advice or ideas would be
> appreciated!
>
>
> Russell Criswell
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