Street rod sound system

[Josh068]

So, I've got a 1953 Chevy truck. Completely gutted. The interior is going to be covered in Dynamat. I was thinking 6x9s in boxes in the cab corners and maybe 5x7s in the doors. The head unit will be the Pioneer DEH-80PRS with a Fosgate 4 channel amp.

Any thoughts and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

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[61ragtop]

Why not go with a nice set of components up front and a 10" or 8" behind the seat?

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[Josh068]

What size of speakers would you recommend? Unfortunately 6.5s won't fit (old truck, small space).

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

What size of speakers would you recommend? Unfortunately 6.5s won't fit (old truck, small space).

Deadener is definitely your friend if you're going to have an engine that sounds like a helicopter.

6.5" components can work. Consider building some pods that will fit snug in the kick panels. Kicks are a great location for good imaging and also wont require any cutting or altering other factory stuff that you may want to keep stock and intact.

 

[61ragtop]

Hmm as an all around component I would have recommended a 6.5. Is it the depth that is too small? Could build a spacer or put them in the kick panel area?

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[Josh068]

The passenger side kick panel will have all the A/C hoses running behind it. The door is thick enough, but the widow and mechanism take up a ton of room in the door. And there is only about 3/4 of an inch between the inner shell and the glass. Another option would be to put the speakers behind the seat, completely hidden. But I'm not sure about the sound quality.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

When someone mentions an install in an old vehicle (metal dash, lots of room behind it) my first thought is always HLCD's (compression horns).

 

[Josh068]

There is not nearly as much room behind the dash as you would think. A lot of it is taken up by wiring, especially with a late model engine that requires a computer and A/C which takes up a lot of room.

 

[61ragtop]

Pics of the kick panels? What is your skill level? You could build kick panels that would space out the speaker from the panel with fibre glass.

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[Josh068]

I remeasured the kick panels and mocked up some hoses. There will actually be enough room for 6.5 speakers. So my question is, who makes good component speakers that don't cost a fortune?

 

[61ragtop]

Many companies. I like Audison, hertz is nice but I found them to be not as crisp. Best bet is to go to a couple audio shops and listen to what they have. It is a lot of personal preference. I went in looking at alpine type R's till I heard the other speakers.

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[61ragtop]

As for a sub you could go with a JL Audio 10tw3 they only need .5 cu ft in a sealed box and are only just over 3" deep.

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